INNOCENCE. Are we born with innocence, or do we acquire it? Are children necessarily innocent? Is innocence something adults sentimentally ascribe to children? Is ignorance the price of innocence? Is innocence dangerous, as much to others as to oneself? Can we regain innocence once we have lost it? Was there some point in history, or pre-history, ( Read more... )

When I"m feeling down I get in my car, put on this old cd I burned from a friend a long time ago, and head down to Nugget to buy a Virgil's Root Beer. That first sip of Virgil's is like walking outside after a hard rain and taking a deep breath. I then sit at one of the tables out there and spend about half an hour drinking it. Tonight I ( Read more... )

I swear there are people who sit outside my window in the evenings and make deeply thoughtful comments about my eclectic musical tastes and late night habits

It seems that life itself is coming to a close. Friends cling to friends, trying to secure the final bonds of companionship and assurance of a inevitably feigned everlasting loyalty. The good ones matter, the bad wash away in the year to come. Searching for new buds of friendship, fearing opportunities lost, potential wasted, fearing that the ( Read more... )

after much reflection (and taste testing ( Read more... )

First Livejournal post in forever.

Dear Brian:

I am pleased to offer you a place in the Class of 2010 entering St. Olaf College this fall. Congratulations!

Those of you who have heard me talk about this place know that this is definitely my college. Now it's time to relax, and wait for the tougher ones.

might as well go with the crowd on this one ( Read more... )

one of the only times that i'll post lyrics on my livejournal ( Read more... )

As I was filling out my Stanford Application today, look what i found ( Read more... )

hey guys ( Read more... )