I didn't find out about it until a little bit later, but during an issue at work, one person asked another, "Is Ron even able to be mean ( Read more... )

I am not sure how I found it again, whether I had it linked in my notes or found it when I read back a bit, but I came across this entry again and I realized that the person who inspired it is now likely dead ( Read more... )

Such a beautiful day outside. It's days like today when I sort of lament that many of the things I do usually keep me inside. I need to make buying a bike a higher priority on my list ( Read more... )

A coworker said to me today, "You sure do know a lot about TVs. Especially since yours isn't even plugged in."

Tonight was my first night volunteering at the clinic. I've been excited and nervous all day.

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Does anyone have any suggestions for a way to compile the various letters, pictures, postcards, and other things that I've received from my friend Sarah in England? I've been toying with the idea of scrap-booking them for a few years now, either in a photoalbum manner (held to the pages beneath a sort of film) or in a glued-to-the-pages-of-the- ( Read more... )

I just contacted the coordinator of the "Helping Hands" clinic here in Gainesville. I spoke with him about volunteering back in September, but was unable to help out because I had my First Responder class on the same (and only) night that they were "open" and providing aid ( Read more... )

If I had six thousand dollars to put towards school, I wouldn't be trying to get loans, now would I.

Nor am I guaranteed to make as much as I did before, especially if I take more classes at a time.

And apparently I make too much to actually get the Pell grant.

Just have to wait to see what else they come back with.

Two people at various times in my life--my mother and my former girlfriend--always made fun of me when they saw my toothbrushes. The bristles always poked out every which way, like they got into fights with tornadoes and lost, and the two of them marveled at how I could get my brushes to look like that ( Read more... )

Found out about a neat little device called the "Buddha Machine" a week or two ago when I stumbled across Dr. Peter D'Adamo's blog. It's an interesting experiment in ambient music and/or soundscapes ( Read more... )