So said Cypher to Neo, or Dorothy to Toto. After being taken from a nice, quiet, Midwest home and thrown into a strange, bustling world. Or, in the other case, from a loud, obnoxious city into an even more chaotic world. If you can't figure out which reference goes with which explanation, stop reading. Seriously ( Read more... )

(Please note this was written one day when I had no internet; it was later copy pasted onto the web ( Read more... )

To draw a picture: my mom, dad, sister (Grace) and myself at a dinner table. I came about halfway into the conversation due to the fact I had to go fetch a new gallon of milk. The conversation revolves around an upcoming trip to Philadelphia for Grace's matriculation into the UPenn MD/PhD program. Basically, my mom is spending several thousand ( Read more... )

You'd think that coming back from ICON, I'd feel so much different and have so much to say ( Read more... )

This is the pre-Boston post. I figure I won't have time to post again until I get back. And after I get back, I know I'll have far too much to say in a single LJ entry. I'll see what I can do about recording little insights and stuff along the trip, but, as usual, no guarentees ( Read more... )

I've learned where that odd, deep thinking/philosophical side comes from. Plus the fact that I sort of found out where the issues lie as far as me wanting to learn how to have full control over myself. Oh, and we're almost certainly getting a Hyundai for my dad. Picking words carefully, helping massage my parents, etc ( Read more... )

A massage lesson
a Sonata, sharp old ginger
Renewed respect.

I was skimming the channels at 8:30, looking for a news report.

Didn't find one.

The point that was reiterated several times throughout the weekend was that no matter what we did, it would be utterly impossible to explain to other people just how outstanding HOBY was. I had meant to make this post earlier this week, but by a combination of never quite getting around to it and not quite knowing what to write about all played a ( Read more... )

C, H, O, L, E, R, I, U, M ( Read more... )