I thought that was a preteen thing. Heh, heh... Nifty though.

Thirty-three people are dead from a shooting at Virginia Tech at the time I wrote this.

You might think I'm tempted to chock this up as another loss of hope in humanity - a huge one - and leave it at that. So do I.

But recently my mom said something to me. She told me that there is goodness in this world. I just don't look for it ( Read more... )

I had a meeting with my psychologist today. That is not exactly the important part of this story. But the place I go to see him has a path along the river behind it. On a whim, I decided that I would walk this path for a while, because I had nothing else to get done, and I had never done it before in all the years I've been going to this place ( Read more... )

Thoreau inspires some great thought ( Read more... )

For the first time in my life there is now a plant in my room. I can feel the space brightening already.

It is a Dracaena marginata, a Dragon Tree. The tops of the stalks have erratic, convoluted growth. I think it might be because of too much light. Dracaenas, I've learned, are meant to be grown in low-light conditions; this plant has been ( Read more... )

Ego is in direct relation to number of comments.

If you're a fairly cool person, and you're attractive, then you're "interested ( Read more... )

Got an acceptance letter from UMASS Dartmouth yesterday.

Beat Sonic the Hedgehog about an hour or so ago.

Didn't get the best ending. Gonna have to try again eventually.

Unlike life. ... 'Cuz you only get one chance.

Got a rejection letter from WPI on Monday.

Beat Twilight Princess earlier today.

I'm not sure if I'm bored or just sad about it. ... I didn't want it to end.

Just like life.

I have returned from a religious retreat I was forced to attend. I had been waiting for this trip to come so it could be over. And the thing was just about what I feared: rather boring. Welllllll... except for a few parts. Like our skit about advertising our religion. Wow. I've never had girls on my arms before, and I actually refused a photo ( Read more... )