I wish I could be happy for other people but instead I'm completely self-absorbed in my own pain ( Read more... )

I think I might be bipolar these days. I keep getting these intense waves of, "I wish I were dead" or "I'm so happy" rushing through my system like a hormonal flood. Fortunately these are only occasional and 95% of the time is -- for the moment -- spent on fairly stable ground. Still, I don't think these emotional waves are normal, though they're ( Read more... )

Is facepalming an inborn reaction like laughing or crying, or is it learned behavior? Cuz it feels so natural and instinctive and understood across cultures. ;)

So I want to move to the tropics and never see ice again unless it's in a glass. I've started mapping out potential destinations because I need to visit places before I can move, in order to get a feel for them. I'm thinking hopefully in 8-12 years or so I'll have enough saved up that I can invest in a small piece of land somewhere between 23.5°N ( Read more... )

"Kyllä suurin osa mun tutuistakin on kolmekymppisenä jo vakituisessa parisuhteessa ja lapsiakin on useampi. Sitten on näitä ikisinkkuja joita hieman säälitään suottakin kun ne ei kellekään kelpaa eikä niitä oikein voi pitää aikuisinakaan." --jostakin

Huge winter storms in both Europe and the United States.

Half tongue in cheek, I want more global warming.

Just so it doesn't seem like I'm always a downer, here's something that to date has always succeeded at making me smile.

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This is the time of year when I look back and reflect even more than I usually do ( Read more... )

Well, I'm back after a very eventful trip. Actually I've been back for about a week now but it's taken time to decompress and process and get all sorts of other things done as well, such as sort through my pictures taken and post them online ( Read more... )

Flying really brought back a lot of memories. I don't know where the last five years have gone. Back in 2004 I took a trip (hi counterweight, caffeineferret, cyriael, infinitepryde and bentarc) across northeastern US, and after that...after that, I've been what? Sitting at home and working. Well, if I go through my memories I can come up with many things I've done between then and now, but somehow it ( Read more... )