So since I last updated, my house lost the odor of cat urine that my predecessor left behind. If fact, it smells like fresh paint and new carpet ... which is exactly what it should smell like. It's been a fresh change. I also have new furniture from Ikea that is (a) comfortable and (b) doesn't smell like cat pee ( Read more... )

This week is going to rule. After all, it's my birthday! YES!

It's times like this I wish I had more friends, had more in town now, or weren't too afraid to talk to some people that probably would be my friend. I'm still clueless as to how I'm going to spend my birthday and it's on MONDAY! I guess worse dilemmas have come about ( Read more... )

So there's a package here for me and I'm not allowed to open it until my birthday. Might I mention how excited I am that my birthday is coming up? Might I mention how sad it is that I haven't made plans yet? It's the last 'exciting' birthday I get to have. After this, I'll begin hiking up Mount Old ( Read more... )

Well, the Pirates just traded half their team. Fortunately, they were all people barely responsible for their 10-6 record since the All-Star Break. Sean Casey is a Tiger. Roberto Hernandez and Oliver Perez are Mets. Kip Wells is a Ranger. Craig Wilson is a Yankee. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say! Although I must admit I will miss Sean Casey, I ( Read more... )

After an appearance in Dallas on Tuesday, I managed to make an appearance in Russellville tonight with Lauren and Ben. More on Kenna, Glassmen rightfully getting no crowd response (and judges unjustly throwing them points), and general awesomeness after a period of sleep ( Read more... )

The general theme of this summer has been this: Everything has been so unexpected. Things that were certainties faded to nothing. Things that were probable happened beyond expectation. Some things just flat out came out of nowhere. I was planning to do so much this summer, but none of those plans happened. Instead, a different batch of things have ( Read more... )

Glory! I'm back in Jacksonville!

Here's an awful graphic representation of how much I've driven lately.


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Here's a post that's a little less overwhelming. I realized half of that last one didn't make sense because I was so tired when I wrote it. Oh well ( Read more... )

It was late June 30 when I decided it might be a good idea to leave right at that moment. As I grew closer to Shelby, the sun provided more and more light. It got brighter with time and I think it's a good metaphor with my mentality this week ( Read more... )