Castle Shima

I will see you again... But not yet... Not yet...
-- Juba from Gladiator

The following entry will be semi-serious and full of grammatical as well as spelling errors.

A friend of mine died last night.

Das, or A.D. as we called him, was killed in a car accident while going to visit another friend. The news of the accident rolled like a shock wave to all those who knew A.D., especially to the many of us that saw him a few hours prior to the accident.

There we all were, having a good time. The ever present smile in the room and the vocal laugh ringing thru the crowd. Of course, there was the always present phrase of "Dude!" But with A.D.'s accent, its always been more like "Dood!"

Then today, we found ourselves gathered together reminiscing about A.D. and all the things that made us laugh about him.

Remember that snowboarding trip?!
Then he was shouting, "Dood! Are you kidding me?!
He left his credit card where?!
After he's miss the goal, he was going, "Shucks!"
A.D. did what?!
We still yell out, "Fast! Fast!" during soccer because of him...

After an impromptu memorial at the scene of the accident, we continued recalling all the adventures everyone had with A.D.



That is the life we will remember. This intelligent, fun-loving, young man affecting so many people around him. He lived his life as best as he could, savored every moment, and wanted everyone to enjoy it with him.

God speed, A.D. You will be missed, but we'll see you soon enough. And you damn well better save us some beer, dude.