Goodbye, 2012. I'm not terribly sad to see you go ( Read more... )

So finally, after so much chaos, transition, and insecurity...I feel at peace. If only for tonight.

It's always during the most chaotic times that I feel creativity stirring. This time is no exception. I only wrote one thing in Tokyo, over a period of one night and while traveling back to the airport, but sometimes one thing is all you need ( Read more... )

I'm too tired to write a big post, but I just have to say one thing - feverfew is a miracle herb. taking just one capsule of dried feverfew leaves a night has essentially cured me of headaches. all of the misery and suffering of these last 12 years cured by a little supplement that you can get at any vitamin or health food store. Based on my ( Read more... )

One day, in the distant future, I will have peace and relaxation.

At this point, that day is not forseeable.

Yes, it's that time of the year.

So here we go again. Chaos reigns, and the school year is about to start once again. Life has been its typical roller coaster of ups and downs, with crazy training schedules, summer conferences, paper writing, friends visiting, and friends leaving. A bunch of friends from undergrad visited recently, so that was great to see everyone, when I ( Read more... )

Saw an abysmal performance by Castanets last night at the dressing room in downtown phoenix. We still had fun, as we were able to laugh about Castanets' drugged and drunken performance ( Read more... )

today is a day of songs, writing, working, and somehow trying to grow up.

And everything you thought you had has gone to shit ( Read more... )

These last two weeks have been an extreme combination of ups and downs. The academic/work life is going quite well, it seems like the good news just keeps on coming. I have a great staff, and I get along with my coworkers. I was just offered another academic job, and given a promotion in the reslife one. I gave probably one of the most ( Read more... )