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this one has no caps because i'm pulling a james joyce--stream of consciousness writing--and it's just easier with no capital letters.

you ready?

i miss my blanket that has two sides. i miss alpine bagel. i miss my alpine bagel friends much more. i miss the quad. i miss the trees. i miss walking back from class. i miss riding the elevator with strangers. i miss our water pitcher. i miss having friends at the ready late into the night. i miss eating cereal at two in the morning. i miss bad vh1 shows. i miss escandalo tv. i miss watching bad comedy with great people. i miss the local on the 8's. i don't miss having to climb up into my bed. i miss the squirrel's nest. i miss the good times we've had in the squirrel's nest. i miss being able to rent movies downstairs. i miss watching movies with people whenever i want to. i miss learning new things. i miss meeting new people. i miss people-watching. i miss jennica. i miss rachel. i miss elizabeth. i miss kelley. i miss kate. i miss jess. i miss craig. i miss daniel. i miss ryan. i miss josh. i miss leo. i miss kellen. i am tired of listing people, but i miss everyone else on my hall. i miss standing on the balcony and looking out. i miss walking by the baseball field. i miss walking by the intramural field. i miss going to franklin street. i miss ram's head. i miss lenoir. i miss walking to class. i miss fresh air, even though i get it at home. i miss living nextdoor to lots of people. i miss our decorations. i miss laughing 10 times more than usual. i miss weirdo humor. i miss playing practical jokes. i miss scaring people. i don't miss the laughing person from somewhere below us. i miss alpine's sweet tea. i miss my veggie wraps. i miss diuretic sodas, sort of. i really miss my alpine friends again. i miss talking about hunting even though i listen more than i talk. i miss room-hopping. i miss quirky professors. i miss quirky friends. i miss nice professors. i miss nice friends. i miss the grade that still hasn't been reported yet. i really really miss my alpine friends. i miss getting distracted by people and stuff. i miss having fewer chores. i miss our carpet. i miss my trash can. i miss my mugs. i miss our coffee and hot cocoa mixes that are absolutely divine. i miss singing outside on the balcony and being chastised for it. i miss seeing people i don't know every day. i miss walking uphill. i miss walking downhill. i miss looking at all the cars on stadium drive. i miss having schoolwork to do and not doing it. i miss doing schoolwork. i miss the beautiful campus. i miss gumby's pokey sticks. i miss marinara sauce. i miss ordering pizza late at night. i don't miss having the pizza person mess up and tell you that they don't have your pizza even though it's later than it should be delivered. i miss cherry hershey's kisses. i miss lots of dirty dishes. i miss searching for a movie only to not find one and choosing to simply sit and talk instead. i miss my alpine guys. i miss singing often. i miss harmonizing. i miss vowing to clean up. i miss talking to people in the bathroom, no matter whether they are brushing their teeth or showering or doing something else. i miss collecting insights into guys' minds without them knowing about it. i don't miss walking around construction that pops up overnight. i miss having concerts and events a fifteen-minute walk from where i live. i miss having a dinner date, even dinner dates, every night. i miss my hallians. i miss unlimited food. i miss pesto pizza and cheese bread. i miss pasta for life. i miss the pleasant latina who works at ram's head and is really nice when she serves food. i miss being able to get omelettes every single day. i miss the awesome belgian waffles. i miss having an nc branded in my waffles. i miss watching basketball games with fellow fans. i miss hearing my guys laugh at family guy, even though i don't seem to appreciate its wonderful humor. i miss having people tell me what movies i need to watch. i miss lemon shake-ups. i miss baking in our kitchen. i miss people who aren't on my hall. i miss people who live on the other side. i miss people who live downstairs. i miss my bible study. i miss those amazing apple pie candy apples at that place in south point that we went to with bible study. i miss being able to tell exciting things to a whole bunch more people than i'm able to at home. i miss smoothies, especially the mixed berry ones. i miss strawberry smoothies second. i miss ice cream with oreos. i miss seeing people i know at dinner and lunch even when i didn't go to eat with them. i don't miss fire alarms. i do miss chatting with people during fire alarms. i miss my wonderful alpine friends so incredibly much. i miss mcalister's spud max potato things. i miss the nice pharmacist at sutton's. i miss having a routine. i miss having opportunities coming out my ears. i miss being around a multitude of fun smart people. i miss learning from my experiences. i miss hearing about others' experiences. i miss needing milk but never buying it. i don't miss being thirsty and wanting chocolate much of the time. i miss people walking in because our door's open. i miss making fun of people, in a good way, sort of, maybe not. i miss encouraging people. i miss missing home. i miss making music videos. i miss making good lifetime friends. i miss making people happy. i miss making people laugh. i miss movies. i miss having buffets every day. i miss jennica's sleeptalking nonsense. i miss baking for lots of people. i miss having lots of people rave about our baking. i miss walking everywhere everywhere everywhere. i miss last-minute planning. i miss planning ahead. i miss wearing blankets and looking like hobos. i miss watching baseball practice. i miss watching the sunrise. i miss watching the sunset. i miss looking at the stars. i miss helping friends study country music. i miss helping friends study spanish. i miss the guys at alpine, one because he's rather wonderful and the other one because i haven't seen him in forever and because he's also great. i miss all my friends, my compadres, my partners in crime.

et cetera.