January 2024
“Kevin, how are you feeling today?” Levi Cranston asked his friend, Kevin Maggliardi, over the phone. “A little better than yesterday, but not great. I think I am going to call off from work tomorrow,” Kevin replied. “Good to hear. Last week, I was feeling horrible to the point that I did not want to leave my bed. I’m sorry I passed this cold along to you.” “It’s okay. It was bound to happen. Yesterday, I didn’t leave my bed at all. That’s how horrible I felt.” “I had no idea that you could feel this bad from a cold,” Levi said. “This cold kicked my ass,” Kevin replied. “I actually talked to Rhody over the phone earlier today, and he said the same thing. A few days ago, he was feeling so bad from this cold that he also didn’t leave his bed.” “It’s going around. Perfect time for it. So, what are you all doing today?” “I think we are all going to stay in and order pizza. What about you guys?” Levi asked. “Believe it or not, we are all doing the same thing.”
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September 23, 2012
Levi Cranston (The Magic Video Game) and one of his friends from college were talking about their relationships at lunch. During this time, they were both college students at a university in northeastern Indiana. "How long have you been with Mackenzie?" Levi's friend asked. "Going on seven years," Levi replied with a smile. "That is the longest relationship I have ever heard of." "Oh really? I know of a few that have lasted pretty long, including my sister's relationship." "I wish all of us were as lousy as you," Levi's friend remarked somewhat sarcastically. "What is that supposed to mean?" Levi asked, pretty confused. "Wouldn't it be fun to hang out with other girls so you can see who else is out there?" "Um, no. I'm pretty happy with where I am." "Can I hang out with Mackenzie? She's really cute." "No." Christmas 2015
Jayne and Rhody Leyman were back home in Valparaiso, Indiana for the holidays. They were celebrating with their dad and their stepmom, Estrella. Rhody was living in Wicker Park, Chicago at the time with a couple friends. Jayne, his older sister by two years, was living in Grayslake, Illinois with her girlfriend, who was currently in LA area visiting her parents. Rhody fell asleep on the couch in the living room while watching TV. He was so sound asleep, that when Jayne tried to wake him up, he wouldn’t budge. His head was turned to the right, into his pillow, and his breathing was very steady. Jayne lay on the couch next to him, and, out of curiosity, placed her ear against her younger brother’s chest so that she could listen to his heart beating. September 2008
Matthew Rhodes Bacaluso-Leyman (Rhody) spent the weekend in Evansville, Indiana with his dad, since he went on a college visit. They decided to make a foodie trip out of this, and had planned to spend time in southern Indiana, northern Kentucky, and they had even planned a day in St. Louis to try out some barbecue places there. It was Saturday morning, and they had planned to go to St. Louis for the day. Around 8 am, Rhody woke up to his heart pounding really hard in his chest, and he could hear it in his ears He also had some slight nausea, and his breathing was relatively shaky. He had realized that he had a panic attack in his sleep and did what he could to calm himself down in order to enjoy the rest of the weekend. January 2020
Rhody Leyman just came home to his apartment in Brooklyn, New York after having minor surgery to put tubes in his ears after a few ear infections over the past eight months. He could have worked today, but he thought it would be best to rest up for the day. His friends, Graham Maggliardi and Allen Harris, stopped by to check on him. Rhody spent the day on the couch wrapped in his fleece throw blanket with his orange tabby cat, Topaz. He had a cotton ball stuffed in each ear. “Hey Rhody, how you feeling?” Graham asked. “Not as bad as I thought I would. I was pretty nervous about this one since I knew I’d be awake during it,” Rhody replied. “My ears are pretty sore, and I’m exhausted, but otherwise I’m doing alright.” “That’s good. How many times have you had tubes put in?” “This will be my fourth time. I’ve always had issues with my ears and fluid buildup. And we all thought that was resolved when I had my tonsils removed.” “When did you get your tonsils removed?” Allen asked. “I was like sixteen, I think. And this is the first time since then. They checked my throat and my nose, and my tonsils and adenoids haven’t grown back. And everything else came back clear,” Rhody replied. “No other problems?” “No. And the ear infections I’ve had recently weren’t awful, like I could still work and live a normal life. My ears were just sore.” “In case you were wondering, we got you a smoothie while we were out. Wanna hang out here, and we could get pizza for dinner?” “I’m totally cool with that.” December 2019
Matthew Rhodes (Rhody) Bacaluso-Leyman happened to be back home in Valparaiso, Indiana for the holidays. He was staying at his parents’ house, and his sister and her girlfriend stayed with them as well. His friends from high school, Levi Cranston, Jack Andrews, David Savino, Asad Prejesh, and Benny Wickford happened to be in the area as well. The second day that they were all at home, they decided to go out for dinner and drinks. They initially were going to stay out until about 10 pm. They ended staying out until almost 4 am. “Good morning, sleepyhead,” his sister, Jayne, said to him when she walked into his bedroom. “Shut up. It’s too early,” Rhody replied sleepily in his pillow. “It’s 11:30 in the morning.” “Too early.” “Sounds like you all had a great time last night,” Jayne said. “Yes,” Rhody replied. “You want us to save you some pizza bake?” “Yes.” “You’re not getting out of bed yet, are you?” “Absolutely f*cking not.” February 2019
Matthew Rhodes (Rhody) Bacaluso-Leyman and his girlfriend, Ally Byers, were spending a relaxing afternoon in at Rhody’s Brooklyn apartment, since it was a little too cold to do anything outside. They were watching TV, and Ally noticed that Rhody was dozing off. They were lying on the couch together, and Ally put her hand on Rhody’s chest, so that she could feel his heart beating. Rhody put his hand over hers. “Your heart’s beating really fast. It’s really cute,” Ally said matter-of-factly to Rhody. “Is it?” Rhody responded rather sleepily. He drew in a deep breath. “Is it always this fast?” “No, not to my knowledge. But it is naturally a little faster than most people’s.” “Still really cute.” February 2023
“So, we all booked our tickets to San Francisco for May,” Levi Cranston said to his former neighbor and good friend, Matthew Rhodes (Rhody) Bacaluso-Leyman, over the phone. “Very nice. Wish I could join, but my friends and I are going to Orlando that same week,” Rhody replied. “Who all is coming with you?” “Zach, Brett, your sister Olivia, Audrey, Graham, Ayaan, Allen, Jerome, David, and my girlfriend Ally. Who’s coming with you to San Francisco?” “Jack, Asad, Savino, Kevin, Jing, and Wong. Mackenzie, Shanti, and everyone else are having a girls’ weekend,” Levi replied. “You’re visiting a few friends there, right?” Rhody asked. “Yes, two of Brett’s brothers live out there. And a couple other friends as well. Savino lives in San Jose, and he is going to meet us there.” “Very nice. I love San Francisco.” “I do as well. How are you feeling after last week?” “Much better, I tested like five times to see if I had Covid, because my throat was on fire. It was just a bad cold. But now Zach has a bad cold, and we were going to see Brett’s band perform at a pizza place nearby.” October 2019
“Hello there, hon,” Ally Byers said over the phone to her boyfriend, Matthew Rhodes (Rhody) Bacaluso-Leyman. “Hey Ally,” Rhody replied over the phone. “How are you feeling?” “Like complete crap. I went to the doctor after my friends told me to stop running with them, and I have a bad chest cold.” “You sound horrible,” Ally said. “Yeah, I haven’t left my bed since I came home,” Rhody replied. “Is your cat helping you out?” “Not right now. When you, Olivia, and Kylie are out, can you drop off some pho for me?” “Yes, of course.” “Thanks, Ally.” February 2019
Matthew Rhodes (Rhody) Bacaluso-Leyman and his girlfriend, Ally Byers, were spending a relaxing afternoon in at Rhody’s Brooklyn apartment, since it was a little too cold to do anything outside. They were watching TV, and Ally noticed that Rhody was dozing off. They were lying on the couch together, and Ally put her hand on Rhody’s chest, so that she could feel his heart beating. Rhody put his hand over hers. “Your heart’s beating really fast. It’s really cute,” Ally said matter-of-factly to Rhody. “Is it?” Rhody responded rather sleepily. He drew in a deep breath. “Is it always this fast?” “No, not to my knowledge. But it is naturally a little faster than most people’s.” “Still really cute.” |
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