Bush was elected when I was 18, a month and a half into my first year of college. For the first time in my adult life, I feel hope for this country.

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As much as I sometimes feel like I'm not accomplishing anything on the writing front, I just updated my curriculum vitae for a job application, and damn, I'm really cranking this shit out ( Read more... )

Okay, I need some advice from the very formidable collective reasoning power of my friends, associates, and sister. Here's the score ( Read more... )

Every month I pay ( Read more... )

The day that you've all been expecting has finally arrived. Today, I got hit by a car while riding my bike. By an SUV, nonetheless. In the West Hills, nonetheless. The guy was obviously very well-to-do. I think I feel some whiplash coming on ( Read more... )

Today was my second day running the kindergarten. I had twelve kids. Here is a list of things that happened ( Read more... )

I'm back from Europe. Everyone, go to Venice. If possible, bring my sister with you, so you can throw birdseed at her until she is attacked by pigeons ( Read more... )

So it's 3:15 in the morning here in Germany, which is 6:15 pm yesterday in Portland. I fell asleep at about 8 on the couch, then woke up at 2 am and couldn't go back to sleep. So...I've been cruising the job postings on-line for the last hour ( Read more... )

It's interesting to discover that, although I am now an adult and moving under my own free will, the emotional cycle of moving somewhere new and rebuilding my life hasn't changed much since I was in high school. There is the initial excitement of how novel everything is in a new place, the thrill of exploration and the delight at the vast ( Read more... )