as i mentioned in my last post, there are so many people in america who are barely making enough money to get by in life.  i am one of them, sadly...  anyway, i'm reading this book called Nickle and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America.  it's pretty interesting so far, and a lot of things in it really hit home for me.

doesn't it seem unfair to live ( Read more... )

alright, so anyone who knows me at all will know that I'm a little bit of a reading nerd. ok make that a total reading nerd. but i'm ok with that, i love it, and it is what it is. anyhow, i found this list on some random person's lj, and thought it was interesting. supposedly the "average" person has read 6 of these books. that's it. 6 out of 100 ( Read more... )

a fresh start, so to speak. considering its been over a year since my last entry. no more obsessing over things that don't matter. no more whining and complaining about my personal life. this is going to be the new journal, the place where i contemplate things that are actually important, or at least important to me and a handful of people with ( Read more... )