So i find myself amazed and pleasantly surprised this year. It's a new experience for me to vote for the WINNING presidential candidate. I was eligible to vote in 2000, but couldn't get an absentee ballot in time. I would have voted Gore. And I voted for Kerry in 2004 ( Read more... )

Haven't written anything lately. Haven't felt angsty or inspired enough. Although the leaked VH album is certainly putting me in that frame of mind.

I really wonder if I enjoy torturing my own mental state sometimes...

Often in life, things will not get done without motivation or planning. Events will not take place until someone feels initiated enough to take charge and complete them. More often than not, strategic advance planning is required, knowing full well the situation could change at any moment, making the plans utterly useless (unless, of course, you ( Read more... )

Section entitled: Box Out ( Read more... )

Haven't decided where this goes; been kicking it around as a prologue, or a turning point section. First thing I wrote, probably about a week, week and a half ago ( Read more... )

Yes, you read that right (assuming you read my title). I've given myself the green light, as well as received several voices of positive suggestion to go ahead and start writing "something, anything... just write... you're good at it ( Read more... )

a good 15 minutes on the edge of sleep last night brainstorming...

Why is it you must always write when the muse strikes?

To wit:
So these are my resolutions for New Years 2008.

1. I will not base the happiness and satisfaction of my life on a romantic relationship or lack thereof. Fail.
2. I will no longer hold myself responsible for my father's death. It wasn't my fault. I am NOT culpable. Pass.
3. I will not let past relationships and their outcomes dictate how I ( Read more... )

So I'll write it here where you may never find it ( Read more... )

"You've always been a great friend and I regret not talking to you more. But my observation, though it may sound like henpecking, is that you spend an AWFUL lot of time thinking about the past. As if this can really compound that feeling, you write the occasional LJ post of away lamenting about what was. I think you dont spend enough time smiling ( Read more... )