Dear Diary,

I could just die of happiness! I just got pinned by Stanley! Now we're really and truly going steady.

Oh, I have to go - Mom is making Salisbury Steak.

Love,
Lauren



Dear Diary,

Dorothy Hamill just won the gold! I'm going out to the roller rink to celebrate!

Sorry so sloppy,
Lauren



Dear Diary,

Well, I blew this week's allowance on hairspray, but it was so worth it. My hair didn't move once during cheer practice!

Gotta go, Billy is taking me out in his Camaro.

Luv,
Lauren



Dear Diary,

Do you think Charlene noticed that my turtleneck is really a dickey? I hope she'll still ask me to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance....

-Laurence



Deer Dairy,

GO SABES!

-Larry



Yo Diary,

My mom just bought me an awesome Starter jackiet. I'm gonna wear it to school tomorrow over the Giants sweatshirt I got for Christmas.

Later,
Larry




Dearest Diary,

I just got cast as the lead of the school musical! This will be such an amazing experience for me before I move to New York; that's when things are REALLY going to start happening for me.

Oh, I have to run - Mom and I are going shopping for window dressings!

Love,
Laurence

However, it is D.J. who really loves her. The reason, whether it's because she can live on the edge a little by hanging around her, or because she gets to practice her leadership skills and guide her, is uncertain. It's probably more a desire to help Kimmy, though there is a little of the edge, too.

While no mental challenge is ever mentioned, it is of course possible that she had one. It may be that the writers wanted a prism with which to break the harsh reality of mental retardation into an artful spectrum of subtlety; Kimmy provided the means for them to do this.

Kimmy remarks that her family would live in a place for about five years, trash it, and then move out. Mentions of roller blading in the living room and such lead one to believe that is true, while since they lived next door all eight years, something - most likely owning the home instead of renting - led them to take better care of it so they wouldn't have to move out. And, what would cause them to have the money to buy the house next to the Tanners? That is not certain, but the speculation is as wild as Kimmy's 1970s clothing, and one suspects the answer may be as weird as Kimmy herself.

*[Dylan] was horrified by hearing about the abuse [Brenda] had gone through. She was the last person that deserved to go through such a horrible experience. Dylan had had bad things happen to him in the past, he had secrets of his own that ate him up inside, he knew how she felt, and he knew that getting things out would only help her. It was his own advice that he had yet to ever take, but he hoped that she at least would listen to him now. He put a hand on her shoulder.*

I won't force you to tell me if you're not ready, but you can if you need to. I'm by your side. It can only help you getting it out in the open. What you say to me I won't tell anyone.

Nobody told you? Oh well thats because i told them not to make a big Deal about it. Well, I was with Dylan and we went to the beach, just as friends, to watch fireworks. It was late at night so me and Dylan got into a little argument. so we walked off alone he wasn't that far. Then there was this gang thing and they were whistling for me to go there and telling me I'm hot and asking me is i was good in the bed?! I told them to leave me alone and to get away from me and all of a sudden there was a gunshot and it was me. But it is no big deal.

The climate is temperate and Mediterranean with dry summers ("not depressed") and variably rainy winters ("depressed, crying all the time"). Summer temperatures range from warm at higher elevations in the Troöos mountains (AKA "forehead and scalp") to hot in the lowlands (AKA "the groinal regions"). Winter temperatures are mild at lower elevations, where snow rarely occurs, but are significantly colder in the mountains ("shoulders") with sufficient snow ("dandruff") for seasonal ski facilities. Dust storms are frequent throughout the year ("i.e., lack of bathing").

Cyprus has endured 4 years of drought and has severe restrictions on the use of water. Its two desalination plants ("kidneys?") cannot meet the demand. On June 30, 2008 has started to import ("mooch off of") water from Greece. Two tankers ("bottles") per day are arriving - estimated cost is more than 30m Euros.