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But I'm a Cheerleader!
I purchased a cheerleader costume for Halloween. I did this for a couple of reasons. First, because it was on sale and super cheap. Second, because there seemed to be a world of possibilities for the title of my costume. After dreaming up a dozen varieties of dead cheerleader (e.g. lynched cheerleader, suicidal cheerleader, bulimic cheerleader), I ( Read more... ) -
For the Love of...RAW
My RSS feeds and email inbox began filling up today with pleas to help out an ailing Robert Anton Wilson. I didn’t hesitate at all, and immediately made my meager contribution, only hoping that enough people would contribute to make it worthwhile for him. I came home to read comments people left on several communities I am part of, all extolling ( Read more... ) -
Facil de Montar
I've felt the need to take things slow and simply over the past few days. Although I love all of the craziness I've been up to lately, I started to feel like it was infringing upon my sense of freedom. Days, even weeks in advance were becoming filled up, and I absolutely hate keeping track of that stuff. "Did I remember to write down such and such ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I Became Water
I became water
and saw myself
a mirage
became an ocean
saw myself a speck
of foam
gained Awareness
saw that all is but
forgetfulness
woke up
and found myself
asleep.
~Binavi Badakhshani -
(Untitled)
Have you ever been approached by an acquaintance who unknowingly and innocuously asks you about something that stirs up a bad memory? Welcome to my day today. Normally I try to keep in mind their innocuous intentions and answer as generically as possible in order to flee the situation with all involved unscathed. Today, though, I just couldn't do ( Read more... ) -
Stats
SilkQuit is a neat site for quitting smoking, which will allow you to download a program to keep statistics on your progress. Here are mine as of this morning:
Time Since Quit Date: Three months, two weeks, three days, 8 hours, 55 minutes and 46 seconds.
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1968 cigarettes not smoked, saving $319.91.
Life saved: 6 days, ( Read more... ) -
Macaroni & Cheese
My brother came over Friday evening to watch The Devil’s Rejects (he hadn’t seen, I fibbed about how many times I had:) I made us dinner, my own concoction of homemade macaroni and cheese. It turned out really good, judging by my brother’s third helping. I was pretty excited and am starting to get a little more comfortable with experimenting around ( Read more... ) -
Weekly Highlight
Confronting Fear
I went rock climbing yesterday…indoor rock climbing . This is all new to me, but apparently it is rather common and available in many surrounding areas of Florida . There are a number of climbing walls to use there, and once you sign a waiver alleviating their responsibility for your death or paralysis and go through a fifteen ( Read more... ) -
Doing Good
Before meeting up with my parents yesterday to catch a movie, I stepped into Borders to browse the new September magazine issues. I happened upon Good Magazine , whose cover, " ____________ LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN", caught my attention. I was even more excited to read it's mission statement: "Good is for people that give a damn. It's an entertaining ( Read more... ) -
Semi-Update
I’ve been rather scattered the last few days, mostly because there’s just not enough time in the day for pursuing all of my ideas. I need to slow down and focus on one thing at a time again, but it’s so difficult when you’re on a roll. So, I’m having a beer on this beautiful Saturday and taking some time to prioritize and take a slower ride through ( Read more... )