tra la la, i've moved.

ardentatman

feel free to tag along.

if not, farewell&&best wishes

It's wonderful when you lose Yourself and, even briefly, manage allow yourself to flow. On my morning walks to work, I chat with the squirrels, coo with raccoons, and relax in the shade with birds. During my stroll to the bank this afternoon for a much needed rent payment, I crossed a familiar street and, upon stepping to the sidewalk, witnessed ( Read more... )

odd dreams. one night it's laying on my tummy with echo at a dock watching martial artists (in uniform) backstroke simultaneously in a pond... the next i'm boarding up doors and windows with ayda to keep freaky-mutant-zombie-fuckheads from breaking into the house. and what dream sequence wouldn't be complete for me without being chased/beaten/ ( Read more... )

I witnessed my first big city fight a few days ago, consisting of around 10 thirteen year-olds brawling downtown. It pitted one Child against the other nine and, surprisingly, he was the one who walked away with a bloody faucet of a nose. This, however, didn't stop the others from continuing to chase him around, complete with a group of girls ( Read more... )

As proned to complain about my job as I am, I love the benefits I'm receiving. Sure the pay sucks, I have to work with some Unbelievably Annoying Fuckheads™, and I never imagined myself in any directly-related customer service position. But my boss is one of the Truest people I've ever met, I'm eating healthier, and developing skills to not only ( Read more... )

a: "don't hurt."

b: "don't hide."

Man arrested after walking through town swinging the severed head of his sister-in-law

"He just walked in, went to the band saw machine and switched it on"

Man Celebrates Neighbor's Death

The Disappearance of Saturday Morning Cartoons

I spent the past few days in Idaho to test for the rank of high brown in Tae Kwon Do. The exam proved to be much more difficult than previous ones, ending with me free-sparring a 6th degree black belt (over three decades of experience... second highest ranked member in our style). My sister attended and managed to record a few video clips of my ( Read more... )

"As we washed him, we could see that inside him he had his own twin brother."

The Armpit of Livejournal

I start work Wednesday as a Juicer. My Darling begins at a coffee shop tomorrow. Jobs = secure. *phew*

I've been poking around for martial arts schools with philosophies and work ethics similar to my Tae Kwon Do training in Idaho Falls, and had the luck of discovering this Shotokan dojo, conveniently located five blocks from my apartment ( Read more... )