things which make me think of Gretchen

-"It's Raining Men!"
-the chickendance song
-peanut butter and pickle sandwiches
-the idea of doing cartwheels in high heels
-TV production
-moseying
-pop philosophy
-Trivial Pursuit
-"The Sound of Music"
-Skid Row
-"Grease"
-tall blonde girls (seen from behind)
-anyone calling me "Chrissy," possibly for the rest of my life
-spending hours and hours walking around Chesterbrook
-hangin' out at Genuardis
-'scientific' experiments on starburst candies (hint: they don't smoosh when run over by a car)
-playing "Lewis and Clark" and getting totally lost in the woods
-sneaking out to go to Burger King
-sleepovers, so many sleepovers
-planning parties
-Super Sick Totally Disgusting Sundaes (any sundae with more than 7 toppings)
-the little blue Oldsmobile
-alpha
-gold star confetti
-"Rock the Vote"
-bad teenage poetry
-the King of Prussia Mall ca. 1992
-sour patch kids
-super bounce balls
-talking about boys
-terrorizing people with a video camera
-choral probation
-"Grease"
-trips to Long Island (with my parents)
-bad romance novels
-bad early 90s hair bands
-YMCA
-ee cummings
-"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
-talking shit about Mr. Smedley
-thinking up "Skip"'s nickname
-cutting 8th period TV class to go the McDonalds
-cafeteria runs
-driving down the scary road of demons in Valley Forge National Park (they've widened it now, it's no where near as scary)
-Dennys in the middle of the night
-learning how to wear makeup
-fancy underwear
-big sunglasses
-lost potential
-regret

I'll never get to talk to her again; I miss her.
-Christine