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Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.
Oh man. Been a long time. A new year, even! Happy New Year, everyone!
So where do I start? Cue bullets:- First off, thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of everything with my stepfather. Unfortunately the chemotherapy was unable to help eliminate the cancer in his system. He had surgery to remove the tumor and has finished all his ( Read more... )
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The only thing that makes life possible is uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
This latest turn of events is heavy and painful to think about. Not only is my mental health at stake but my immediate future has crept its way into a gray zone ( Read more... ) -
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
A little less than 24 hours from now, I'll have arrived at Winthrop University Hospital ( Read more... ) -
Catching Up - Chapter Two... of Two
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS NEARLY A WEEK'S WORTH OF ACTIVITIES BUNDLED UP INTO ONE SMALL…ISH PACKAGE. IF YOU’VE NOT THE TIME, JUST CLICK THROUGH FOR THE RANDOM PICTURESFriday, the 26th of September, was when I met Christina. Oh, right. I didn’t even tell you who this person was or why I had to meet her. About a week and a half prior to this day, ( Read more... ) -
Catching Up - Chapter One
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS NEARLY A WEEK'S WORTH OF ACTIVITIES BUNDLED UP INTO ONE SMALL…ISH PACKAGE. IF YOU’VE NOT THE TIME, JUST CLICK THROUGH FOR THE RANDOM PICTURES OR SKIP TO THE ASIDE FOR MODERN TOPICS - MAINLY TONIGHT'S NINTENDO CONFERENCE.The Saturday before last (September 20th) is how far we’re going back this time around. I was invited ( Read more... ) -
I wasn't really asleep. I was just meditating on unconsciousness.
Sleep deprivation's a funny thing. You try to remember things you need for the present time and yet these long-forgotten memories start to rear their ugly heads. To indulge and ponder away the time is tempting ( Read more... ) -
"Thank you. I really needed that."
To receive a response like this from numerous people for something as simple as giving out a hug... well, it's an amazing feeling. The other day (Sept. 10), I took part in Free Hugs Day for the second year in a row. Dug up my old Free Hugs sign, patched it up a bit and then wished for the best weather possible. While I only hugged around 100 people ( Read more... ) -
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
I'm currently enrolled in a very interesting course pertaining to natural disasters and the sociology behind them. In reality, it's just a history course that discusses the worst of the worst that humans documented. The first lecture was today and I've already had my share of MINDBLOWNedness. I've got to choose a book from a list of some hundred ( Read more... ) -
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.
So college starts anew in a few hours... but it really doesn't feel like that, now does it. I spent the greater half of the evening meeting up with my good Stony buddies and catching up. Already a slew of new inside jokes were made, random summer stories were shared and many, MANY laughs were had. Awesome time was awesome ( Read more... )