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So, I wasn't planning on sending this 10th birthday v-gift, but darned if I didn't go make sure it would be free if I wanted to. Just checking to see if LJ remembers I've had an account for over six years, y'know.
Jesus Christ. Six years. That's how long it takes for a permanent account to pay for itself, right? But with the advent of Twitter, I apparently no longer need LJ. Yikes.
Seriously, though, I guess I have random shit to say--still. I try to keep twitter as academically/intellectually esoteric as possible, with the odd random comment here and there, and anything of substance goes on my new[ish] blog (in case you missed it), so that leaves mindless drivel for livejournal. And I guess I just haven't had much mindless drivel lately. Oh well.
Mindless drivel alert!
I've been out and about lately; a weekend in Utah, a trip to California to see my little sister graduate, a long weekend at home to see my little brother graduate and brew homemade beer with my cousin. Good times. I'm going to South Carolina the first full week of June, which should also be pretty fucking awesome. Camping this weekend will also be awesome.
It's good, all this activity. I've been kind of weird these days, it's hard to explain, but I've just realized that no matter how much I like my current job, it's not what I want to do for any significant length of time. I miss being outside, I miss using my brain, I miss doing the things I love and getting paid for it.
My intellectual pursuit of religious truth has kind of exploded since I joined twitter; so many awesome atheists and freethinkers on there. I'm writing for my blog, I'm discussing stuff on twitter, I'm thinking constantly about things, and all of this has reminded me that I'm not done with my education and I'm ready to go back. I've been out of university for two years now, and I'm ready to go to grad school now. I haven't been until recently, but I am now. I'm going to apply for the fall of 2010, and may the gods get me into at least one program!
Sorry this post isn't very eloquent. I pour that sort of energy into my blog these days. Seriously, go read it. I'm more proud of it than anything I've done recently. I'm proud of getting my thoughts out where others will see them; I'm proud of writing things down that are important to me and touching people's lives with them (people I've never met!); most of all I'm proud of myself for thinking these things. I am more alive now than I've been in years, and I am alive in heart, mind, body, soul, everything. I never feel this way except when I'm using my brain in this way, and I'm delighted.
I'm also spending more time doing random shit with a buddy of mine; he's unemployed, lives in his van, and kind of just does whatever he wants. We met up in Utah for an awesome weekend, and he's rolling back into the county this weekend so we're going camping and canoeing. He lives life from A to B, and when I hang out with him, I do too, and it's awesome. Seriously, everyone should try it. You have the best days of your life when you wake up in the morning and you're in a sleeping bag next to a firepit and the sun is filtering through the trees and all you're thinking about is lighting the fire and making some coffee and sitting back to enjoy the morning. And maybe later you'll go hiking, or take some photos, or build a dam across a creek, but for now you just want coffee and the morning air.
When I write for my blog, I try to be as cohesive and organized as possible, and give my posts good endings, but here I can just stop typing when I'm done. I'm out.
Jesus Christ. Six years. That's how long it takes for a permanent account to pay for itself, right? But with the advent of Twitter, I apparently no longer need LJ. Yikes.
Seriously, though, I guess I have random shit to say--still. I try to keep twitter as academically/intellectually esoteric as possible, with the odd random comment here and there, and anything of substance goes on my new[ish] blog (in case you missed it), so that leaves mindless drivel for livejournal. And I guess I just haven't had much mindless drivel lately. Oh well.
Mindless drivel alert!
I've been out and about lately; a weekend in Utah, a trip to California to see my little sister graduate, a long weekend at home to see my little brother graduate and brew homemade beer with my cousin. Good times. I'm going to South Carolina the first full week of June, which should also be pretty fucking awesome. Camping this weekend will also be awesome.
It's good, all this activity. I've been kind of weird these days, it's hard to explain, but I've just realized that no matter how much I like my current job, it's not what I want to do for any significant length of time. I miss being outside, I miss using my brain, I miss doing the things I love and getting paid for it.
My intellectual pursuit of religious truth has kind of exploded since I joined twitter; so many awesome atheists and freethinkers on there. I'm writing for my blog, I'm discussing stuff on twitter, I'm thinking constantly about things, and all of this has reminded me that I'm not done with my education and I'm ready to go back. I've been out of university for two years now, and I'm ready to go to grad school now. I haven't been until recently, but I am now. I'm going to apply for the fall of 2010, and may the gods get me into at least one program!
Sorry this post isn't very eloquent. I pour that sort of energy into my blog these days. Seriously, go read it. I'm more proud of it than anything I've done recently. I'm proud of getting my thoughts out where others will see them; I'm proud of writing things down that are important to me and touching people's lives with them (people I've never met!); most of all I'm proud of myself for thinking these things. I am more alive now than I've been in years, and I am alive in heart, mind, body, soul, everything. I never feel this way except when I'm using my brain in this way, and I'm delighted.
I'm also spending more time doing random shit with a buddy of mine; he's unemployed, lives in his van, and kind of just does whatever he wants. We met up in Utah for an awesome weekend, and he's rolling back into the county this weekend so we're going camping and canoeing. He lives life from A to B, and when I hang out with him, I do too, and it's awesome. Seriously, everyone should try it. You have the best days of your life when you wake up in the morning and you're in a sleeping bag next to a firepit and the sun is filtering through the trees and all you're thinking about is lighting the fire and making some coffee and sitting back to enjoy the morning. And maybe later you'll go hiking, or take some photos, or build a dam across a creek, but for now you just want coffee and the morning air.
When I write for my blog, I try to be as cohesive and organized as possible, and give my posts good endings, but here I can just stop typing when I'm done. I'm out.