One of the things I like to do when I am all alone at work is to look inward and figure out how I tick. This is useful for many reasons, but especially when it comes to my interpersonal relationships. Now, more than ever, it is imperative I understand my inner self, because I have so often bungled what could have been excellent relationships by ( Read more... )

Oh...my...God. 34 degrees! This is freakin' Los Angeles! Suffice to say, work has not been any fun with the temperature this low. I can't wait to get home and snuggle into bed. I just wish I didn't have to snuggle by myself.

I got a couple CDs gifted to me from one of the staffers at lala: Plans by Death Cab for Cutie and The Lost Christmas ( Read more... )

I went to the dentist today for a long overdue exam. My last exam, if I recall, was in February 2004, while I was still working for Health Net and had dental HMO benefits. After I quit for grad school in July 2004, I had no dental insurance and didn't go for another cleaning until December 2005, a year ago. Now I have Blue Shield of California ( Read more... )

First of all, I took my basketball final earlier and scored 94%. Woot! I'm so glad that class is over. It was fun and it helped get me into better conditioning, but it took a toll on me, what with all the injuries. Jammed fingers suck. A sprained ankle so bad that it took days before I could put normal pressure on it is beyond suckage...it was ( Read more... )

I've been neglecting my journal lately, so it's time for an update.

The fall semester is winding down, and I am really glad for that. My final exam for basketball class is on Monday, the 11th and it should be pretty simple, so I will just cram the night before and then after waking up Monday afternoon. For creative writing we're doing a group ( Read more... )

Here is a sample of some various poems I've written over the years. They're not in chronological order nor are they all based around the same inspiration. Various people have been my inspiration for these poems over the years. What I have done is to arrange them in such a way that there is a narrative thread developed...starting low, getting ( Read more... )

For a long time, this song by Simon & Garfunkel was like my personal theme:

A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship ( Read more... )

I was going to post last night that I wanted to invite Clare to collaborate with me on my second ARG, but decided that maybe it was too early for that. She posted on lala that she wants to create her own ARGs, maybe with me. Perfect! Intellectually and creatively, I've never felt so attuned to someone like I do with Clare. I love it. We're ( Read more... )

I'm glad I have my Vornado heater with me. This thing does a great job of taking the bite out of the chill in the office where I set up my laptop and hang out between my hourly patrols. If I didn't have it, I'd be spending the entire shift in the patrol car with the heater running...I'd have my laptop with me, but it would be much less ( Read more... )

I'm gonna be eating turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, and cornbread for days. I have a big ol' tub of gravy, too. And lots of pumpkin pie and whipped cream. Mmmmm. I wonder if Clare likes whipped cream...on her neck.

Speaking of Clare, she called me while I was in bed, about to fall asleep, to give me an update on her Black Friday ( Read more... )