It must be said now that Liz and I were not very drunk when we decided to get married inside a small pink chapel off the Vegas Strip. It also must be said that the wedding wasn’t a random act, seeing that we got hitched on Valentine’s Day after enduring about two hours in the bitchin’ Nevada winter with our two male witnesses, Ryan and Kim. We ( Read more... )

Hello (if there's anyone who still read my work here),

I've relocated. I'm dedicating most of my personal-writing focus at thechhunalsorises.blogspot.com. Actually, I've been doing this for the past couple months but decided now it's the best time since I'm gaining a bit of a following there.

I've enjoyed my stay here.

Here's my latest post: bit.ly ( Read more... )

Not even a full week after I had boomeranged back home from Utah, I was feeling content about my life. My parents had reopened my childhood bedroom to me, with no expectations that I would contribute toward the rent, in hopes that I would figure things out. My former employer sent me an extra check on top of the final check, for the vacation time I ( Read more... )

Technically, the walk covered four blocks and about a quarter-mile of one of the sketchiest parts of Modesto -- the place I call home. But it was filled with plenty of little moments that perhaps will shape the rest of Jade's life. I didn’t intend to give my 2-year-old niece the walk of her life, but have you ever heard the pleading "Please! Please ( Read more... )

My left eye began to twitch. I was certain this was a sign I should turn my car around and head home, skipping out on an important day at work. I was certain that this day could be my last, as my mother has always believed that when your left eye twitches, something terrible’s gonna happen. And at that moment, she’s always advised, you must ( ( Read more... )

The other day, in 100-degree weather and without the comfort of shade, I was sweating like a fugitive on the basketball court. I was playing against a former high school teammate. We hadn’t played together in nearly a decade - and I swear there were two guys sitting comfortably under a large tree hoping for a story to tell ( Read more... )