Things are a'changin'. That's what they say in the country songs on the radio anyway. That's what I've been saying, anyway. That's what I've been whispering to those willing to listen over the last several months. Like the crest of a wave, things form, they raised high, and then broke in a crash that scattered the sediment exactly where it was ( Read more... )

It was almost a departure from reality. A semblance of fiction. A modern day Kerouac adventure that spanned the breadth of a vast country that looks significantly smaller on maps, but feels so much larger in size and scope once it surrounds you with its vast plains, cliffs, hills, forests, plains, and endless concrete roads that stretch to ( Read more... )

Things that have happened / are happening / will be happening ( Read more... )

"Finally tonight, as promised, a special comment on the passage last week of Proposition 8 in California, which rescinded the right of same-sex couples to marry, and tilted the balance on this issue from coast to coast. Some parameters as preface: This isn't about yelling, and this isn't about politics, and this isn't really just about Prop 8. And ( Read more... )

Life is a rollercoaster. That's what they say, reader, and between you and me, They say a lot. But they say it. They say it all the time. Life is a rollercoaster, kid/chum/mate/darling/honey/son." They also say, "It has its ups and downs." And they advise to not to "Put too much stuff on your plate ( Read more... )

Things at work have been going well. Basically, we have four different groups of 15 or so kids, organized by colour. Mine is blue (ironically, my favourite colour!). Then there are purple, red, and green. We rotate the groups into different activities every week, trading them between the teachers. I'm in charge of doing speed stacking, which is ( Read more... )

I believe in global warming ( Read more... )

Climatic day, to say the least ( Read more... )

I suppose now is a better time than never. I suppose that the trickling effect that this news will have will automatically perform its desired intention, as gossip and rumours always seems to do so well.

I'm moving.

If you stalk me (like I know you do) you may remember my entry back in March on Xanga, where I contemplated the same thing. I ( Read more... )

A discussion between Jayne and I about college, and how neither of us are ready to attend a formal university, how both of us see the need to, and how both of us are fishy at the idea of the college's actual necessity. Also about our possible careers ( Read more... )