I've long thought of the analogous terms that an individual is a nationstate. Right now, I am experiencing some foreign policy setbacks. Or, to take away the intellectual veneer: AA drama. It sounds so much prettier with an intellectual cover; it is easier to detach and view as a game. In fact, that's part of my overall detachment issues: I view ( Read more... )

When I think back on the darkness of December, I sort of laugh. When I think back on the tiredness of January, the brief February (the month is always too brief), the calm of March, I'm sort of stuck wondering where April went ( Read more... )

Sometimes I just want to post blank entries, in a "less is more" kind of way ( Read more... )

As my mind continues to work and move toward more sane and stable behaviors, one of the neat things is moving beyond the obsession of listening to maybe 3 songs on loop all day; to do more than just quote and discuss and listen to that same Pink Floyd or Smiths cd. I know I sort of have done similar with Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag ( Read more... )

...the title is a poor paraphrase of a line from Community. Though initially I scoffed at the show, I have come to eat that scoff up; what would be funny about Chevy Chase? After all, didn't I chuckle so hard circa 1995 at the Critic line "at 10 o'clock, the best of Chevy Chase...then at 10:05, the news ( Read more... )

A sort of milestone occurred earlier today. Nearly 6 months ago, I began reading two inspirational books with a friend. A sort of two-person book study, if you will. The books are done and since they were manuals for a better life, all that is left is to live what I read. I've already lived the problem, the pain; there is a solution and it is time ( Read more... )

It appears that no matter what I think, no matter how hard I try to articulate it and go back and edit, I am ultimately tongue-tied. It is some sort of cruelty; to allegedly be skilled in regards to language, but have no ultimate idea how to phrase and deliver the message. My thoughts pertaining to the subject matter vary, but at this time I wonder ( Read more... )

The title speaks volumes, if only you knew me and the self--inflicted anguish I was experiencing in January 2005 ( Read more... )

Student teaching has proven to be one of the most exciting moments of my life. I am enjoying the process and how it is helping me to grow as a person and how I am in turn helping others to grow and learn ( Read more... )

One of the best Marches of my life. True, significant signs of positive growth and development. It was a month I was dreading, back in December when I briefly glanced at the calendar. It has now disappeared, and from here on out, the pace of change, the march toward credential completion will pass in a blink ( Read more... )