knock out the shit you need to knock out. do the best you can, and complete it. keep your head up.

anything extra beyond that is icing on the cake...

testing patience. testing discipline. testing the heart. testing rationality. testing just how much you can fucking take.
every action has an equal and opposite reaction. or so they say. seems to be true in more of an immaterial way than materially. more indirectly than directly.

All ready made the first phone call and left a message. That means wait ( Read more... )

SEATTLE-On Sunday, December 9, The Philippine-U.S. Solidarity Organization (PUSO) and other human rights groups will lead supporters in a day of mass mourning-a funeral procession & ceremony for human rights victims worldwide. We mourn for the victims of the War on Terror, human trafficking, and global poverty. The march will mark the 49th ( Read more... )

I think I have a crush...

Been out of town for the holidays, visiting my grandpa in Hamilton, Montana. Got back today. Took a fancy camera from work to document the trip. I'll post a photo entry later. Just wanted to get some thoughts out... My Grandpa turned 95 this year, and still lives alone in his house, shovels the snow, and has a garden at more fertile times of year. ( Read more... )

yoga is great ( Read more... )

My favorite comic book writer, Brian K Vaughan, did a little write up about the Writer's Guild of America (TV and movie writers) strike that's going on now. He's written personal fave Y: The Last Man, as well as Ex Machina, The Runaways, and more... oh, and he's also written for a little show called Lost. At any rate, since he's been writing for ( Read more... )

the weaker you feel, probably the stronger you are. acknowledging and struggling with the way things are in order to change them. taking the high road in multiple instances; sometimes hard, sometimes easy. leaving romance behind, for a little while, at least. falling in love with myself (cheesy!). romancing (not romanticizing) the revolution. and ( Read more... )

in no particular order...
- grow my facial hair out a bit, for kicks and curiosity
it's been growing for almost two weeks, and well, it's subtle (or is that stubble?) Took of the sideburns because they didn't look the same on each side (and neither side looked that great to begin with). so I've basically got a goatee, kinda... I'll post pictures when ( Read more... )

in no particular order ( Read more... )