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New Beginnings
It's been over two years since I've written anything here. Let's see... in the last two years I moved from long beach, got a new job at a lighting company, was rear ended by an 18 wheeler, lost a dear friend, lost my father, visited Indiana and met an internet friend IRL that I had been talking to off and on for 5+ years, fell in love w/ said ( Read more... ) -
Don't let me get me... part 1
I am so infuriated today. A lot has to do with my job and my inability to stand up for myself, I know I need to change but can't ( Read more... ) -
I think I can... I think I can...
This is big. This is huge. I've never done something like this before, but if I pull this off it will be amazing.
If I can follow this through, I can definitely make it through a 10 year education.
OMG. I'm so excited/scared/optimistic.
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HIV Activism/ Speaking is a small community...
It's sad that even though HIV activists are a small community, we all can't play nicely with each other. Anyone that's met me knows I'm genuine, sincere and go out of my way to be kind and accepting of people around me. However, every now and again I meet someone that is so indescribably heinous it makes me lose site of why we're here. My only ( Read more... ) -
Choosing Allegiances
The past week and a half have been a complete whirlwind. Last week after I got back from Illinois Wesleyan University my boss called me in and sat me down and expressed his frustrations over my Hope's Voice speaking schedule and my subsequent unavailability to go on appointments with him to job sites. I can understand his frustrations since ( Read more... ) -
I found 'Normal' in Illinois!
Aloha from Normal, IL. I'm here with Lance and Jeremiah from Hope's Voice. We did a program this evening at Illinois Wesleyan University for their World AIDS week.
It was a special evening as it was Jeremiah's second time speaking as a public speaker and I was soooo proud of him. We all talked afterward and bounced around feedback that was well ( Read more... ) -
Hello Again
Hi Guys ( Read more... ) -
Not Giving Up...
Okay, so after the last entry, just about everyone and their mother screamed for me not to stop speaking. I've really done some serious soul searching about why I speak out and I've thought long and hard about continuing speaking or stopping and the ramifications of either decision ( Read more... ) -
Does it really make a difference?
I had a huge test of faith last two weeks. No, not the godly type of faith but rather self faith. Faith in the cause that I've given myself over for during the last two years ( Read more... ) -
Snippet from a convo about a week ago...
One of my bestest friends web_jerk and I were getting our caffeine fix on in Starbucks near his house in orange county. Starbucks, like the mindful, trendy little organization they are had fliers about local going ons. I picked up one of the fliers and noticed it was for "AIDS Walk Orange County". This is the conversation that followed ( Read more... )