New Years day my neighbors were found dead in their basement. A family of 4 including two little girls: Stella, 9, and her sister, Ruby, was 4. Her mom is a co-owner of World of Mirth in Carytown. They were found just before 2pm. Their friends showed up for a New Years day party and found the house on fire. The entire family was tied up in the ( Read more... )

It's almost 5am and I'm still at the VCU library. Everyone here who's pulling an all-nighter --we're kind of bonding since we're all going through the same pain. They served us brownies and coffee. It's not so bad. It's kind of fun --in a sleepover type way. (Not to mention my house doesn't have electricity right now so it's probably under 30 ( Read more... )

Today Richmond was ranked #5 most dangerous city:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/21/camden.crime.ap/index.html
1. Camden, New Jersey
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. St. Louis, Missouri
4. Flint, Michigan
5. Richmond, Virginia6. Baltimore, Maryland ( Read more... )

I said this last year and I will say it again. I fear for our [state].

Why today is a bad day:
- I live in a red state and today is election day
- I ran 3 miles on an empty stomach and then threw up stomach fluids
- The 8k is this weekend and I don't even know if I will have energy at 8 in the freaking morning

What made it better:+ My mom ( Read more... )

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An excerpt from one of my favorite books, "Life of Pi"...A discussion about faith ( Read more... )

P.S. Oh yeah and flying over Greenland. It was very pretty =)


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Some of my favorite memories from Europe:


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Ok guys...especially all you ethics lovers out there...here is the situation. Consider the following case ( Read more... )

To see a shark in your dream, represents a person whom you see as greedy and unscrupulous. This person goes after what he or she wants with no regards to the well-being and sensitivity of others. The shark may also be an aspect of your own personality which exhibit these qualities. Alternatively, you may be going through a difficult, painful, or ( Read more... )