Those who know me know that I have a mish-mash mentality of optimism head-butting against cynicism. I've always had the optimism aspect going in my brain, but the cynicism didn't come until way later in life. I was talking to someone about my cynicism and it occurred to me as we were talking that I can pinpoint the exact moment that my cynicism was ( Read more... )

The B-Sharps were having a CD release party for their debut album. They've been together for eight years, I've been watching them play for at least seven, and I played quite a few shows with them, never getting tired of seeing them play. So there was no way I was going to miss the show ( Read more... )

I got back from Texas very late last night, after two of the most uncomfortable consecutive plane rides of my life ( Read more... )

It's 11:30 right now, by this time tomorrow I'll be well on my way to Texas ( Read more... )

I made myself a promise that this semester and hopefully into the summer, I would get involved with a project again. I didn't get involved last semester because I didn't think I had enough time, but now I realize that I have to make time, whether I have it or not ( Read more... )

This was written over a period of a couple weeks ( Read more... )

The future is uncertain for almost all forms of media ( Read more... )

So Jess, one of my best and longest-standing friends, has been making a few trips to the doctor's office recently doing various tests. She told me the other day that she might have cervical cancer. Nothing is certain yet, but things aren't looking good ( Read more... )

Since I've been writing again recently, I've inevitably been thinking about Kurt Vonnegut ( Read more... )

Some ups and downs recently ( Read more... )