I found myself again explaining to my best friend today why i don't go to "church" (a born-again Christian Northern Baptist church)

I suppose i'm suppose to go though the motions of contemplating what i believe in.  Is there a higher power? Does he/she/it care about the actions of a finite life form?  Do i believe that there is another life after ( Read more... )

 ELIZABETH -You have a need to communicate and express yourself. You are inclined to over intellectualize, and hate to be misquoted. You have a diplomatic flair to your nature. Equality and fairness are important to you. You are relatively demonstrative in your affections. You enjoy being stroked verbally and physically. You are compassionate ( Read more... )

 
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My year, 2010.

• Grad class i attempted to take in the spring failed due to various paper work flubs via the grad office
• I continued my attempt to solve my shoulder pain. ultamatly resulting in smashing my face on the floor of the drs office and breaking my noise. Also found out my dr cannot handle the  sight of blood. joy. (also... apparently i'm ( Read more... )

I did come to a realization that one of the reasons i hate the holidays so much is that we no longer exchange gifts between the adults. And while part of it is selfish in the fact who doesn't like getting gifts, but the major part is that 2 out of 3 brothers don't bother to think about what i like to do, my hobbies, me in general unless they are ( Read more... )

Christmas and  New Years ( Read more... )

So with my employee discount i got a pretty sweet art book from Borders on sale last week. World Art: The essential Illustrated History.

There isn't much history in the book itself, basically chronological order of art movements starting with Gothic/ Medieval all the way through the Modern era around 2001. Big beautiful illustrations of primarily ( Read more... )

So leaving Binghamton into Port Crane i encountered a full sized extended cab pickup  that decided to screw with me. He refused to let me pass him going through port crane. I ignored him and drove as normal and let him do what he wanted. When i hit the 65 I was able to attempt to go around him. He refused to let me, swerved in front of me and ( Read more... )

So I finally did it. I brought a cat back from Oz with me...  He's a little black/white long hair.  About 9 weeks old. And a total terror. Mushi and Tux get along fairly well.  meanwhile the other dogs are highly confused.  And surprisingly mom didn't snap. I think she really misses having a cat around.  I'm hoping he'll be a good mouser. We really ( Read more... )

There's one at the antique store down town... if only i was independently wealthy.  I will brush it and squeeze it and Mushi will sleep with it... we'll be a big family ( Read more... )