In the backyard we started a project. The online reviews said it would take three hours, we were expecting a challenge. Opening the instruction guide we quickly learned this was going to be a project with only pictures to guide us.

Our normally quiet neighborhood was alive while we worked. People roaming around or riding bikes, no one had anywhere ( Read more... )

Do you know that there are stories that are “not yet”? They have not happened yet, or have happened, but have not been written and shared, not been lived or dreamed about. … or - just not yet. This is one of these - “not yet” stories.

SOAP BUBBLES

A girl of 7 or 8 was sitting with a boy, Jesus, around the same age, at the edge of a cliff. She was ( Read more... )

Don't move to NY if you don't want to mourn, yourself or your past, or an idea based on geography. Stop saying you love NY, because it gives you hope or opportunity. While you were pretending NY worked out, your friends all became professors in your hometowns. They have kids and a morgage. Your dumb delusional ass will be lucky to make living wage ( Read more... )

The global employment and recruitment industry sails to show solid growth, ascending both the depth and scope of its HR solutions and thereby supporting over 70 million people worldwide to access descent work. This is outnumbering the wholesome employed candidates of Fortune 500 companies together. It contrasts with 196.4 million unemployed people ( Read more... )

Google Fiber is free. It’s also a time machine. Remember that first cable connection you ever had after 56K (do people even remember that ( Read more... )

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ( Read more... )

It was a force of habit that she always ran when afraid. She was afraid of other people's judgement, so she dropped out of school. She was afraid of failure, so she quit every job she's had. She was afraid of commitment, so she rejected her boyfriend's proposal. She was afraid of being a mother, so she used various forms of contraception. She was ( Read more... )

I’m procrastinating. In fact, I’m making a plan for the final quarter of the year. I’m actually planning what to do instead of doing what needs to be done. Does anyone else get the same satisfaction from making lists of the would-bes? I’m not overwhelmed by the task(s) in front of me, and I feel so much better just making this list rather than ( Read more... )

You know what I hate most about the dentist? The judgment. The lecture. Like a child being scolded by a nun. You don’t floss. You don’t brush your teeth. Damn right I fucking don’t. I also don’t fucking shower. I’m fucking disgusting. This is also the first time I’ve had dental insurance in a decade, so if you aren’t going to tell me about what ( Read more... )

They met and clicked. They laughed. They started dating.

She was happy, she was sure.

But then…

Is it him? Is it me?

She couldn’t understand. She felt like the world was leaving her behind, and nobody could see it. Neither him.

I love you. I love you not.

Then, he started planning their life together, a normal thing to do.

I love you, but I’m ( Read more... )