| - The Scientist Recapping on the days I have missed since spring
A dear friend of mine had passed away. On April 25, 2004 I awoke to find the news about a friend of mine, Mike Green. It is sad that life can end so quick, and I felt that I needed to enter this event into my entries because mike touched me with the short time I knew him.
A little about Mike: Mike was from the fishers area just northeast of Indianapolis. He's a friend of Brady O'malia, who I became friends with during the first semester. Brady and I became friends because he had a futon...... well, somethinglike that, but we had many nights together at frat parties and late night pizzas and the bars. #1 drinking buddy of mine, lol. I met mike because I moved from my first floor onto another guys floor in the same building. Mike moved in second semester 2 doors down on my floor. At first I was intimidated by this kid because he was so close to brady and kind of had a wiseass comment to make to me all of the time, before I got to know him. Once I got to know mike I was in his room everyday as long as their door was open. I never made the "R" board but that never lasted long in his room. He would always be asking me about good 80's music. "Quick Jt name me off some good 80's music." and if it was a song he already had, he would say, "No, no, no, I already have that."
We became real close, even if I beat him in basketball with fat chris, my roommate. Brady and Mike, both better than we were some how lost to us on the courts across the street. Mike and I played a couple times and when he beat me, he let EVERYONE know. I mean, twice if he could. "hey I beat JT in Bball" HE would also boost my confidence by saying..."Jt you suck in basketball, and they let you play in high school?" lol that was mike always being an ass, but one that everyone liked.
I took his Wheat thins one night when I was starving and he hunted me down, and told me that I have to give him two boxes of wheat thins in return for interest. But I would always give mike some of my exotic beer that I had so that way he could add a new and different bottle to his collection.
Mike reminded me alot of myself in the way he was a sports fan. He went to Purdue his first semester but didn't like the campus so transfered to IU. Mike was the biggest PU fan ever, and he was gonna wear his PU clothes to the rivalry home game in Btown. We told him he was gonna get his ass kicked because there would only be about 100 purdue fans...but nevertheless he stuck to the school he liked. A loyal fan.
Mike would always smile to everyone and talk to everyone, even Winters. it was always Teace Time, Jt time, Andy time, shower time...etc...it was always time.
I introduced one of my friends from high school looking at Purdue and IU for the future to Mike. I thought Mike was the best reference to talk to since he had been at both places, and he had a lot of interesting things to tell my friend. Mike worked well with others and that showed through all those he knew and touched.
On sunday morning I heard the news about Mike at noon. One of the guys down the hall told me about mike. It didn't sink in, nor did I want it too, until later that day I went into his room, and saw his roommate Webb and webb's parents, with Mikes stuff untouched on the other side of the room. His clothes laid out for the next day with his hat on his chair just wainting to be put on. I am sure his computer was probably playing a Billy joel song or something from the 80s.
But it was then did I realize the reality of the event. Its still a sore subject today to talk about but its nice to talk about because its all in rememberance in him. I still remember mike coming by my room the night of around 1:30 asking if I had popcorn. I didn't think i did , but when I was packing for home later that year I found a bag, which , sorry mike... i guess I did, lol maybe I was just greedy, lol.
It is true what most people say about college, you learn lots of things, but never did I realize to what extent they meant. I have learned many things so far in life, but one hits me hard. Life is short so live everyday like its your last. Do not live in regrets and don't hold grudges because you might not be able to have another chance at it. Go out of your way to help others because you can lift someone up by just smiling and saying hi to them.
In my final words of this entry I want to say that Mike is my friend, and will always be my friend. At his funeral, his mom talked about how Mike said the guys that he moved in with on the 9th floor in Briscoe gucker were so cool, and nice to him......I'm glad we could be your friends Mike, its not the same without you, but you will live on in all of our hearts. "Jt time" "Fwing" and "Teace" but its your time Mike, "Mikey Time" I still owe you 2 boxes of wheat thins and a basketball game, so you better practice while I am still in school and I'll take you to the courts when I see you again. I miss you man. "Fwing forever"
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