12.02.2001

Remembering Stanze

I had a little "wake" for Stanze last night - nine friends came over and brought lots of food, drink, and good spirits. We had such a great time - we looked at photos of Stanze, we all told stories of our pets throughout our lives, and then ended up playing DDR while we were all a little drunk (I have a nice headache this morning, but it was worth it). It felt so nice to toast Stanze and just be with friends!

I ended up skipping the DDR tournament yesterday, since I wanted to relax and mourn a little, plus I didn't think I would qualify because of the large expected attendance. Well, I just found out that the qualifying cutoff percentage was 55% - I was consistently scoring 70% when I was practicing! That means I would have made it with no problem! Oh well, I'll just keep dancin' and rock the next one.

The two hardest habits to break - I've been doing these for 15 years:
  • Closing doors when I leave a room so Stanze wouldn't pee in it
  • Eating my food down to a little "last bite" for her