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Japan Trip
9/15/18 - Where to begin…
I’m on a flight to Tokyo, having taken off from Dallas. I will be arriving around 2PM on Sunday, 9/16, approximately 17hrs after I departed Boston. A Mexican women’s Pro volleyball team is sitting around me. It is very strange to think back to how I got in this position:
10 years after graduating college
4 years after ( Read more... ) -
Big Changes a' Comin'
So much has happened the past month. Currently I'm in the Seaport on a workday at a Starbucks, in between meetings with former colleagues at Merck, remaining at the outskirts of the national chemistry meeting. I should rewind.
What happened in July? I saw Daphne briefly. We flew to Mikey's wedding in Indiana, which went off successfully. I went to ( Read more... ) -
When Am I Not Myself
What prevents me from being my true self? This weekend I watched Love, Simon, and I'm not sure how I felt about it. I'm not sure I can ever be happy with a gay movie period. I mean, I'm happy about some of the conversations and portrayals it may have broached with the general public. But also regularly find myself frustrated - It is unfair to ask ( Read more... ) -
Empty and Full
I am getting up in fewer than 5 hours to go move apartments, but I find myself unable to sleep.
I got further confirmation of what I've already felt over the last few months - that the CEO wishes to fire me soon. I'm glad I have been lining up options on the side. But when I think about how hard I've worked, how I've sacrificed quite a bit and how ( Read more... ) -
Quick May and June Update
I've been so bad at updating, and surely a lot has happened since the beginning of May!
-We took 1st in the men's ultra for the cape cod relay. It was a lot of fun :) Made new friends and got quality time with old ones. Since then I haven't done much running.
-We took 6th at volleyball nationals, that was also a lot of fun, though I did have to ( Read more... ) -
An April of Weddings
It is now the beginning of May, and I can summarize my April in the following way: weddings. We had 3 - the first was in LA, and was a flight there 2 days after I flew to and from Seattle to finish off a pilot there. That was one of Mark's college fraternity brothers, and it was a gorgeous wedding. The chapel overlooked the Pacific Ocean, and was ( Read more... ) -
End of March
It's been about a month since I last wrote - what has transpired?
-RFTT: we raised $7500. It was incredible, we sold over 300 tickets, and the performances were great, everyone had a good time.
-Few trips to Seattle and SF. Meetings have been going well, and excited for the company's progress. Recently closed series A. This last trip, I departed ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
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Worthless
I keep saying to myself "I hate my life". "This isn't my life".
What I've been missing for 4.5 years now is pride in the work that I do and in who I am as a person.
Mindful walking.
EDIT: At least I ran 3 mi. I mean, I had to stop in the middle, but at least I did it.
Went to Paul's for dinner on Saturday and hung out with the boys. Sunday, ( Read more... ) -
I am really feeling the Sufjan
I cried myself to sleep last night
And the ghost of Carl, he approached my window
I was hypnotized, I was asked
To improvise
On the attitude, the regret
Of a thousand centuries of death
Even with the heart of terror and the superstitious wearer
I am riding all alone
I am writing all alone
Even in my best condition, counting all the superstition
I am riding ( Read more... )