I believe in astrology. To some, this truth makes me seem illogical and silly. I'm fine with that. I would normally disregard this judgment by acknowledging that our society's obsession with sun sign horoscopes misrepresents astrology. Would a logical person presume they could predict someone else's day by focusing on a single facet of their ( Read more... )

Things have been ridiculously busy, LiveJournal.

With Christmas is on the way, I've been less focused on writing (in this journal or otherwise). Instead, I've been dedicating the bulk of my time to gift-related projects, daily routine, and the job hunt. I wish I could somehow manage to make writing part of my daily routine, but it's really hard ( Read more... )

This entry will have to cover a great number of topics. Partially due to the middle-of-the-week holiday and partially the result of my general busy-ness, posting in my journal completely slipped my mind. I suppose that's bound to happen sometimes.

Thanksgiving. After the death of my parents, not seeing the bulk of my family during various ( Read more... )

When Amanda and I decided to move to California, I knew my life would be undergoing dramatic changes.

Pretty obvious, right? Moving across the country is bound to affect one's life. Relationships with friends and family suffer the impact of not having physical contact. The security of a not-so-well paying job is lost, and is instead replaced ( Read more... )

Making new friends. Revisiting old friends. Letting go of potentially dangerous or overtly negative friends. There's a lot of this happening lately, and it seems significant somehow.

Let's see where this goes.

I took a brief break from writing in my journal daily. Partially because I'd been writing and working on other things; my play, job applications, organizing a new plan of attack for reaching a physically healthy place, etc. Partially because I haven't felt inspired to write about anything that has been happening (or not happening) in my life. I ( Read more... )

Some things never change. Not really.

With those particular things remaining constant, I must now decide if my means of dealing with them must shift. Do I resort to instinct, cut ties and move on with my life? Do I talk about my feelings, hope that talking will be an agent of change, and continue traveling along the same path? I've been ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful day today. The sun is shining. The temperature is lingering at a comfortable 60-70 degrees. The bay's breeze is constantly sweeping over the landscape, reminding us that the Pacific Ocean isn't far away. Days like these make me really thankful to be a new resident of northern California.

I don't miss the raw-bitter of Michigan' ( Read more... )

Things are in perspective.

This is a good thing. When I focus on my life and the things I hope to accomplish, I tend to embellish the importance of every task. I often lose sight of my priorities because, suddenly, each thing looks equally important. I become fixated.

I am not oblivious to the situation. I recognize that this fixation is ( Read more... )

Presumably, after today, we will be one step closer to "settled" in Oakland, California.

I'm taking a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles today to follow-up with registering our vehicle for Californian license plates. This might not seem like much to most people, but it has taken two months to get to this place. An auto accident in ( Read more... )