I thought I knew LA, but every time I go back, I get more and more surprised by what I find. when I lived in the area, I think I just focused on all the bad things in my life and did whatever it took to get out (which I did). it was hard for me to see the good in that city ( Read more... )

I've been thinking more and more about living in the present, which is something I've never really been taught. when I was a kid, it was all about planning to graduate elementary school, then middle school, high school, and college. and, of course, throughout the whole process, I was encouraged to think about what I wanted to do for the rest of my ( Read more... )

if you were to ask me ten years ago if I'd ever move back home at the age of 26, I'm probably tell you to fuck off and that I'm moving as far away as I could from Long Beach. turns out, it gets harder every time I leave for San Francisco. I miss my family (oddly enough), I miss my high school friends (at least the ones I've kept in touch with over ( Read more... )

I get so embarrassed when I read my old Livejournal entries from high school. Good thing I made them all private when I had a paid account!

I have a week and a half left of college and I am lacking motivation more than ever. Just give me my fucking diploma already, dammit.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but do two bottoms make a top?

"Jerome, just so you know, I'm not gay"

Yesterday I decided that I'm going to take a hiatus from smoking pot and drinking alcohol. I'm quitting the former partly because I'm scared of the possibility of getting drug tested for my internship (I have to undergo a federal security background check, though I have no idea if a drug test is entailed), but I'm taking a break from both mostly ( Read more... )

My summer in Santa Cruz has been surprisingly pleasant so far. I did the first session of summer school to be absolutely sure that I could graduate in March. I thought about doing the second session, but I decided to work full time to save up for DC in the fall. That is probably the smartest decision that I have made in a while since I've made $540 ( Read more... )

Die Gedanken sind frei, wer kann sie erraten?
Sie fliegen vorbei, wie nächtliche Schatten
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschießen
Es bleibet dabei: Die Gedanken sind Frei

Life has been a little overwhelming these past few months. I've been trying to balance my current problems with my future problems, but I'm sipping my tea and taking things one at a time ( Read more... )