I'm not saying that I'm happy we're in this massive financial morass, especially considering the fact that I am one of the massive numbers of unemployed persons, but I must say, it is a slightly sweet sensation to feel somewhat justified.

I just read an interesting article in the New York Times by Paul Krugman discussing the utter collapse of ( Read more... )

 Today is as good a day as any to return to this journal.  I wrote an entry on 06-06-06 discussing my daily activities, so I suppose I'll try that again.

During the last legislative session at the state capitol, I worked as a legislative analyst at one of the drafting agencies.  It was a session-only position so I'm not currently working, but rather ( Read more... )

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I was in Barnes and Noble the other day for the first time in a long time.  I spent the morning wandering up and down the aisles, breathing in the scent of paper and coffee, running my fingers gently over the spines of titles I read absentmindedly since I was mostly lost in the comfort of familiar surroundings.  It was also the first time in a long ( Read more... )

One of the things that an reporter mentioned on CNN tonight is that many Americans would remember where they were tonight.  For posterity's sake, I was in a condo in the Mo'ili'ili neighborhood of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu.  I'm not in a position to pen any words of wisdom right now.  It's a bit late and I'm a bit tipsy, but I'm elated as ( Read more... )

Last night was one of those increasingly rare nights for me, when my heart beats quickly for no reason and I feel sick to my stomach with unwarranted panic.  I decided to go to bed early rather than do what I did last time (stare zombie-like at the computer until 430 in the morning) since I had to work this morning.  I'm on the fifth day of an ( Read more... )

I wore my "attitude" shirt to the gym today.  There's no author of the quote, so I've no idea who to attribute it to, but it makes me feel sassy nonetheless.

"I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death."

I recall a point in time when I felt this far more wholeheartedly than I do now, than I have in recent years.  The quote ( Read more... )

There are several things that I have thought to write about as I go through my days here on this little island.  The one that comes to mind first is really the most predominant as it overshadows much of my lived experience these days, and that is the intersection of cultures and cultural languages that exist here ( Read more... )

I randomly decided that I should look at LiveJournal today, thinking that I haven't posted in some time, and ran across a featured community -- Bento Lunches.  Bento just means home-made lunch in Japan, though it's come to have some specific connotations in the vernacular.  One of those connotations is highly elaborate plating and cute little boxes ( Read more... )

This is not to say that I think everything will be easy or that once I’ve landed my life will be without strife; I’m certainly not so naïve as to believe that.  But entering into a situation with a positive outlook, with a belief that obstacles can be overcome and happiness possible, makes a huge difference.

There were two things that ( Read more... )