yes, every white, heterosexual, middle aged man is special and unique.

"not all casualities come home in body bags...there are ghosts of kids who are still alive ( Read more... )

the two handsome gentlemen stood in my doorway. i wouldn't have even looked up from my double monitors had i not overheard the word "database." as the two e-business whizzes discussed the revisions to a major project plan for our primary client, i just watched from over the tops of my monitors, evesdropping ( Read more... )

in the midst of a heinous roommate processing session, i realize that one of the pieces of mail on my kitchen table is from ENGLAND! miss mel chan sent me a loving card (oh i miss her so!) and a mix cd, perfectly titled "a little emo, a little indie, a little emmy ( Read more... )

i usually don't mind when you have to work late... except that your late nights always coincide with my cute hair days ( Read more... )

how defiant. how disrespectful. how thoughtless, insensitive, cruel, hurtful. how arrogant. how self-serving. how truant.

to love. openly and unabashedly.

why is it that if i don't sign my name with bows, ribbons, puppydogs, and smiley faces that my tone is suddenly curt or accusatory? why is it that if the same note was sent from anyone of my male collegues, it would have been considered concise and brief, ultimately "normal ( Read more... )

in the end, i'm playing arbitrator. and i'm quite good at it. these terms are not up for negotiation. nor do i intend to hear further pleas or evidence from either side. the conflict is unresolvable, but not unmanagable. i've made my decision and the terms are binding.

the time has come.

and now we begin the bengini.... is that how you spell it? this couldn't be more exciting.

"i think i communicate best the less i say."

if you're like me and you talk a lot, then yes. silence, even, seems to speak at the greatest volume. (not to be confused with "your silence speaks volumes." that's not what i mean.)

"you say it best when you say nothing at all."