I have a personal shoutout to America's politicians: "Fuck you!" This shutdown didn't need to happen and your petty squabbles are getting in the way of us Americans who are trying to work hard to support ourselves.

I had a dream last night where my mother yelled at me that I couldn't be friends anymore with certain people. These people I speak of just happened to be at my parents' house in the dream. When she said this so callously in front of them, I could not stop many of my dearest and oldest friends from wending their ways toward the door. I felt very ( Read more... )

Last night I had a strange dream that Syd and I had broken up. I had gone down south, though I had nowhere to go, and I camped in a vacant field. On the periphery I saw familiar faces, though all of them were shrouded in a sort of dark cloud. I fell asleep and thought that after all I've done I could perish happily. I awoke this morning in a cold ( Read more... )

While I don't like receiving financial aid, I very much appreciate it. I find it hard to believe that some people never grow out of it, though. My father has a long-time friend by the name of Arnie who always asks for some financial assistance. I respect my father for having the kind heart he does and hope that someday I may emulate him.

I am utterly happy Halloween is on its way! I am already listening to my Pandora Halloween station! This has been a commercial brought to you by Jack-the-Hack.

I only feel safe posting on livejournal anymore. Moral of the story, never give your parents your Facebook name...

I get the impression that sometimes my girlfriend is on suicide watch. This occurs to me because we got together so swiftly after my marriage ended. She also mentions quite frequently how uncomfortable she is with the idea of suicide, and I bring it up light-heartedly to no end. Did she think I would commit suicide after my divorce?

Well, I can ( Read more... )

All's quiet on the western front. My beer is at this time continuing to ferment in the back room of our house. Interestingly enough the blue colored bottles are fermenting faster than the brown bottles. One, in fact, is close to bursting! (I hope that doesn't happen). I think it might have to do with light exposure, but that I'm not sure of. I do ( Read more... )

I feel that I've almost fucked up my beer so many times. Now I may have finally done it. After bottling it I got the urge to put my beer in the fridge, thinking In ten days I'll be able to sample my first home brew. I realized this morning that the remaining yeast will not activate in the bottles unless the temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit or ( Read more... )

Today is the second day that I've been fermenting my beer. By the 3rd of September I'll be bottling it. I can't wait, but at the same time there have been a few things that have gone wrong. While I am trying to be optimistic, I can't help the thought that something's gone wrong.