complacency is disgusting. of course, so is being a hypocrite ( Read more... )

in an attempt to figure out why i feel constantly stressed, overwhelmed, and broke as hell, i'm going to retrace my footsteps over today. i can only commit to today, because i know i will not keep a consistent journal in order to track my budget and free time. i like to shoot low, so if i do keep up with this in the future, i'll be proud of myself ( Read more... )

i figured it out ( Read more... )

after mandy and i split, i opened three credit cards to "re-establish good credit". at first, i was doing fairly well and made purchases, made small payments each month, then paid them off ( Read more... )

i don't think anyone reads this anymore. i think it's just as well ( Read more... )

first portion of the documentation in our travels to see the great mr. waits ( Read more... )

winter is ending, but that's not the only thing that's over. here's to broken hearts and fresh starts. i haven't felt like giving up so badly since the day i was born. we regret to inform you that it just doesn't seem worth it anymore.

when i ask you for your truth, all you can do is cry. all this independence has only led to lies.

"just hang in there, things will get better ( Read more... )

Everyone is so polarized in their views. Two different people can listen to me speak and one deems me an idealist while the other says I'm too stuck in a standard reality to really want any kind of socioeconomic or political change. I've always considered myself fairly radical, not to the point where I'm bombing the headquarters of large ( Read more... )

Despite obviously being disappointed that I'm leaving Mike's house, I'm fairly "at peace" with it. It might just be some sort of mental coping mechanism coming into play, but I feel that maybe I've reached yet another apex in my life. I'm always going to view moving back home as taking two steps back, but at least I've had time to consider where to ( Read more... )