Have fun in Florida Greg. Good luck at school and watch out for alligators.

Me: The weeds in the garden have deep roots my lord.
Mom: Rip them out.

I wish my parents and I actually talked like this to each other.

Last night in an ill advised effort to put myself to sleep I decided to finish reading The Half Blood Prince. It did not succeed in putting my mind to rest, but rather turned cogs and wheels that had previously been inactive. For a time I dwelled in the world of Hogwarts and even though the book closed I could not leave it for some time. Whether ( Read more... )

The previous entry begs a question, which, I suppose, will be answered in due time. How the Hell am I supposed to fall asleep?

Today was weapon training at martial arts. I’ve only been on a few weapon days, and so far the Guru had not permitted me to duel. Today he did. I have not felt this alive in months. Only a few hours ago was feeling down, and a little tired, but now all the energy in the universe is coursing through my veins. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning ( Read more... )

Last weekend I went up to Boston to visit Liz. It had been her birthday earlier in the week, and there had also been a promise of Shakespeare on the Common ( Read more... )

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I had an interview today. It went well…too well. I felt as though they were trying to convince me to take the job rather than the other way around. Interviews aren’t supposed to go like that, especially not the interviews I go to. Clearly I imagined this entire event. It never happened…or perhaps it did. Perhaps today’s events went so badly ( Read more... )

Earlier today London was hit by a terrorist attack. Thankfully, none of my relatives were hurt. My Grandparents no longer use the subway and the others live and work outside of London. They sometime go into the city for various reasons; fortunately none of those reasons were for today. I was worried that my Grandparents might have been shaken ( Read more... )

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