It was just over seven years ago that my best friend from high school and I were just finishing up our Freshman year at University of Oregon. I had seriously slacked off during those nine months, enjoying my freedom from direct parental control just a little too much. Don't get me wrong-I was still a relatively innocent Mormon boy that had simply ( Read more... )

Someone call Sarah Jessica Parker, stat.

THERE IS NO GAP AT CLACKAMAS TOWN CENTER.

Wait, let me repeat that.

THERE IS NO GAP AT CLACKAMAS TOWN CENTER.

NO GAP.
NO GAP BODY.
NO GAP KIDS.
NO GAP BABY.

There was a Gap, BUT IT IS NO MORE ( Read more... )

If you say "Happy New Years!" I hate you.

It's New Year's Eve. And Happy New Year. Singular. There is only one new year per year. So unless you know you will not be in contact with someone for more than one New Year's Celebration, then don't say "Happy New Years!"

And don't even try to argue that you are actually saying "Happy New Year's!" because ( Read more... )

My apartment smells like Christmas Tree. Let me guide you through yesterday's festivities.


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There is no place reserved in love or a healthy relationship for bliss. Bliss clouds judgment and sows ignorance of potential problems. Bliss closes the individual off from the rest of the world and encourages codependency by yielding a false sense of security and romanticizing the concepts surrounding love.

Bliss is bad.

Bad bliss.

Words fail me. It was spectacular, and everyone loved it. They're still talking about it. A now my mom is wondering what we have in store for Christmas Dinner. Here are my favorite photos of the food and people (the entire gallery can be found here):


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Look out, everyone, urban snob coming through.

Last week I received a $20 gift card from my boss for either Romano's Macaroni Grill or Chili's (the other restaurants in the chain don't exist in Oregon to my knowledge). Seeing that there was no Chili's within a convenient distance, I met up with Justin this evening just as he was getting off work and ( Read more... )

My interest is piqued as I read words that have an odd air of familiarity, and as I press on through the paragraph, my pulse quickens. These words aren't just familiar, these are my words. I scan forward to see who submitted them, and there, in gray glory, is my name. My words. Offset-printed on coated paper and distributed to thousands of ( Read more... )

National Hug-A-Native-American Day is right around the corner, and despite the glossed-over history behind the whole conquering settling of North America, I'm rather enthused for the traditional feast. We did make some edits to the menu, but it rests wholly the same. The turkey is brining and some prep was done this morning to ease the stress ( Read more... )

More and more often now I feel the desire to just be five years further ahead in my career path and be that professional creative attending meetings and working on projects and being paid at minimum well enough to afford a mortgage payment on a condo or small house, instead of being three years from finishing my degree and relying on student loans ( Read more... )