A lot of my journal and even twitter entries tend to be on sad, depressing or angry notes. I don't know why my emotional overflow only manifests when I'm unhappy, so I've attempted to post less to minimize the drama. A friend of mine says that her therapist calls this "catastrophizing," and I most certainly can relate ( Read more... )

I haven't been back here in a while. I've been poking around some LJ communities and still reading friends' updates, but I haven't really had all that much to say. Life is still going, and going well. I've made peace about things at work that were deeply bothering me. The way I see it, I only have two options: quit and be done with it, or stick it ( Read more... )

that's my new favorite quote from one of Joel's readers on hijinksensue.com ( Read more... )

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Denton in the New York Times

"Indeed, music seems to be ingrained in Denton’s roots. This unassuming town has given birth to musical acts ranging from the Grammy-winning polka band Brave Combo to the one-hit wonder Deep Blue Something (remember that “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” ditty from the 1990s?). In between are musicians as notable and diverse as ( Read more... )

“You don’t play it safe-you do something that scares you, that’s at the edge of your capabilities, where you might fail. That’s what gets you up in the morning.”
-Brad BirdI got my new Canon XTI in the mail a couple of days ago. It's a lot of fun to play with but also intimidating; there's an awful lot of technical information to absorb. Aperture ( Read more... )

The new Death Cab for Cutie album, Narrow Stairs, is pretty stellar. I can't stop listening to one song in particular, Talking Bird. It's really almost poetic. I won't go into English lit class mode and dissect it line by line... but it's tempting...

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I think I'm all concert-ed out.

*puzzled tilt of head*

Last year, I went on some kind of live show rampage that even continued into the beginning of this year with the Hotel Cafe tour and Juanes. It was fun and fantastic and I don't regret at all spending all that money ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a little off. I went to the doctor yesterday to make sure it wasn't strep since someone from the office was out all last week because of it. Apparently it's highly contagious and the end result, without proper treatment, can lead to something as serious as heart problems. He said my lymph nodes weren't swollen but the fact that I was ( Read more... )

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