Transcript of Rep. Gary Jackson (R-NE ( Read more... )

So I applied for 7 new jobs today, five of which are at UC Davis. I finally got the hint that I am not going to be encouraged by management to move up in this company, even though the higher paid workers do encourage me to take that step. Don't fight the tide.

I work as a receptionist. Normally, my duties consist of phone support, messages, filing, collating, stapling, copying, that sort of thing ( Read more... )

Every muscle in my body quivers. I tense as if atop a sheer cliff, with only the pressure of the wind blowing in my face to prevent me from leaping off, screaming defiance. I smile, and the expression freezes somewhere between the place where I imagine it and the place where it is real. I live outside my skin, as if I could feel each individual ( Read more... )

Awhile ago I posted a list of projects I would like to accomplish in the next five years. It's been about 4 and a half months, but it is never too soon to list what I have accomplished in this vein. So, here were my goals ( Read more... )

Let's talk about the social stigma attached to masturbation. Frank and open for a change ( Read more... )

"Leave a comment with your name if you want to know what I really think of you, and I’ll reply and tell you. No lies, all honesty."

As I turn 29, I find that I don't worry about turning 30. It's already too late for me. I have gained weight, lost my 20/20 vision and passed a kidney stone. My body has exuberantly informed me that I am no longer fifteen, or even twenty-one ( Read more... )

I am definitely, absolutely, going to ComicCon this year. The only thing left to do is book the airline tickets. I have a 4-day pass, I will be there Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I will primarily be hanging out in line to get a portfolio review ( Read more... )

I became an artist so that I could pay tribute to the greatest art that has ever been made. This art is something we see every day, and yet, the exposure doesn't jade us. There is always a new facet that will impress us, maybe not every day, but one day. Everyone is susceptible to seeing this piece of art in a new light and being awestruck all over ( Read more... )