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January - Faces in Disguise
I long to take you a secret place
Where we could lay aside our past.
We'd throw the world away with all it's pain
To shine like stars through storm and clouds and rain... -
Happy New Year's Eve 2014
2014 was one of the most significant years I've had in a long time. It's too emotionally dense for me to write about much, and i'm still sorting through a lot of different feelings, but as I sort through the changes in myself and others, I'm ready to meet the challenges of the next year. Though this is normally a time for reflection, I find myself ( Read more... ) -
Rediscovery.
I've been trying, and failing to write an entry about what's changed for me recently. I don't know why, but I have a harder time writing about positive things than negative ones. I suppose I got too used to exploring my own troubles, that when the clouds started to clear for me, I wasn't sure how to put it in words ( Read more... ) -
The Internet of my youth?
I've been noticing something the past few years and I wonder if anyone else has too. Does it seem to you that the internet is becoming more homogenized? When you do an internet search most of the results you get will be company websites or something run by a for-profit endeavor... and if not, it will be something either slicky produced, or using ( Read more... ) -
Work >>>> Life is out of balance
Lately I've been turning over some thoughts in my head and reflecting. Just a year or two ago I was a person with a rich personal life that was a lot more interesting than my job -- I looked forward to getting home from work every day because the days lasted so long, and everything I wanted to do was away from work. Although I poured some time and ( Read more... ) -
When was the last time...
That you said to yourself, "I don't think I'm being taxed enough"? Me neither. But here it is.
Source: Seattle P-ISo now Washington state residents will have to pay that hefty 9% sales tax on anything they buy online, too. It will probably be coming to your state before long, if it hasn't already ( Read more... ) -
Random observations from the road
I am in Billings, Montana right now. I think I've driven over 1000 miles now but I've lost count. My brain is also turning to mush from the monotony of driving hours and hours every day. I've distilled down some random facts from what I've seen over the past 4 days ( Read more... ) -
Instant troll topic: Wal-mart
Anyone who keeps up with the news the past few years knows that Wal-Mart has gotten a lot of bad press. Whether it's their fake blogs, their creepy political advocacy or their reputation for growing like a fungus, there's plenty of well-documented anti-walmart evidence out there ( Read more... ) -
Wanted: a decent MP3 player
I'm about to be in the market for a new MP3 player and there's a possibility that you, journal reader, could help me with this. This is because I have no specific player in mind right now, having not been able to find one that fits my specifications.
A brief history...My first MP3 player was a Creative Zen Micro with a 5GB capacity and I loved it ( Read more... ) -
The Wake-up Call of the Real World
I went to college for nearly 10 years - 6 years full time, 4 years part time, and I make no secret of the fact that I really liked it and the college environment. I used to think I might like being a professor (I've kind of changed my mind about that now ( Read more... )
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