I need to start writing more. I need to go back to the fundamentals of recording my life. There is something fundamentally sound about keeping a record that enables one to go back, re-read prior posts, nod in concurrence, and exclaim, "This guy really gets it!" I think that's the surest sign that you're writing for yourself and not someone else.

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'And how are you doing in this heat?' I playfully questioned as I looked down towards her bulging stomach.  She was now seven months pregnant, standing in the shade of a picnic pavilion her husband had rented for his 'baby BBQ' - combination of a barbeque and traditional baby shower that I was invited to ( Read more... )

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"....How was the date?"

"Terrible.  The girl was completely horrible at conversation, every conversation opener I threw at her failed miserably.  I even went so far as to ask what she liked to do for fun, and do you know what she responded with?"

"No..."

"She says, 'People always ask me that and I'm not sure what I do for fun, I'm always busy ( Read more... )

"And I taught them the iambic pentameter. I did everything!" she spouted in a giddy fashion.

"I-amic pentramiter?"  I replied in a befuddled tone.

"Yea, where you pull out the scale and - oh wait - you studied math so you probably don't know about that."

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Blue Valentine.  The synopsis characterizes the film as "a couple ...at an impasse in their relationship. While Cindy has blossomed into a woman with opportunities and options, David is still the same person he was when they met, and he is unable to accept either Cindy’s growth or his lack of it."

While descriptive, the synopsis really doesn't do ( Read more... )

"An outlaw has to be a lone wolf. You can't count on anyone but yourself. But sometimes, you just want to feel the warmth of another body."

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"You're leaving?  Well, I'll walk you home" she blurted out as I began putting on my shoes.  At that moment I came to the realization that all my prior attempts at wrapping my arms around her would soon be ( Read more... )

Standard Operating Procedure.
I received my acceptance letter from [Graduate School]; it came complete with a key paragraph stating "I am pleased to offer you a position as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in [Department] for the Fall 2008 school year."  I could tell it was a copy and paste job; the professor worked off of a template in creating it ( Read more... )

Ultimate Cause.
ul·ti·mate cause [uhl-tuh-mit kawz]

1. Higher-level cause (or distal cause) which is usually thought of as the "real" reason something occurred.
2. The true origin of an event, the seed of the cause

v. intr.

Though he was ultimately fired for not showing up to work, the true cause of his dismissal could be traced back to his ( Read more... )

 EHarmony.

Yea, I said it.

I've decided to sign up for the site after being promised a 'free trial' to view my 'compatibility matches.'  (That combined with the haunting dreams I’ve been having involving a certain someone.  I thought that dreams were supposed to be a refuge from the world, that your subconscious wasn’t supposed to tease you with ( Read more... )