"What is the difference between truth and illusion? That which we see? That which we think we see? Or something in between ( Read more... )

From an outsiders perspective, it would be easy to think that my life is mundane... a grind... monotonous.... in other words, an actualization of my worst nightmare. I wake up at about 6am to be at work by 7, Monday through Friday, week after week, month after month. I've fallen asleep next to the same man every night for more than 7 years. I'm ( Read more... )

 Dear Laya,
   It took me this time to answer your e-mail opf 2/2 because I want to have a clear head before I do. Lets cut straight to the meat. While you say that you are not asking me to choose one person for another , nonethe less if I want too have a relationship with you it is contingent upon whether or not I do have a relationship with ( Read more... )

 Maybe this makes me crazy, but I'm finding the cutting up of raw meat strangely therapeutic.

 Best phone call of the day.

"Hi, this is ___________, I had called the other day about a missing flat iron. The item was fond in a pocket of my luggage. I just want to extend an apology for my behavior. I appreciate you standing behind your staff."

Awesome. See? Vietnamese don't always steal stuff.

While the ignorance of some people is often times amusing, I don't know if the entertainment value outweighs the initial feeling of pissed-offed-ness. Take the following scenario for example ( Read more... )

I find it ironic that I have decided to revisit the series of pictures known to many as Ox Herding. For those of you who don't know, Ox Herding is a series of short poems accompanied by woodcuts meant to illustrate the stages of Mahayana Buddhism and the progression to enlightenment. While I could go into a long lecture on the meaning and symbolism ( Read more... )

 A text message from Dad
Sent Jan. 29, 2010
Please don't get upset. Passing by Lincoln on my way to Omaha tonight, I couldn't help but think of you. The last time we talked there was a lot of anger and emotional turmoil. If part we must, let us do so in peace. I will stop saying that you have no father, because you have one. It is with great sadness ( Read more... )

Abs and Ass ( Read more... )

As I've mentioned before, my relationship with my father over the past year has been... rocky at best. However, over the last few months, I thought things were starting to get better. We were talking more... even laughing. But just a few weeks before my mom came home from Manila, old family friends of the who still reside in Kearney started to ( Read more... )