Why am I unhappy? Surprise accompanies this question because I thought moving away from Northern Virginia would solve things for me. I hated my office job, the cold and dreary weather, the traffic congestion, the materialism, the way everyone was so busy all the time.
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Interesting article at:

http://www.infowars.com/print/iraq/berg_obvious.htm

I love the way the author calls the terrorists al-CIAda. Why was Nic Berg in US custody for the 13 days prior to his beheading?

I just returned from an interview to become a teacher in Hawaii even though I don't have a teaching certificate. When I was in college at George Mason I felt so aimless and I really wish I had done better because my grades are coming back to haunt me. I graduated but my gpa was only around a 2.5 and that isn't very impressive to a prospective ( Read more... )

Two nights ago I saw the Anglina Jolie/Clive Owen movie Beyond Borders about refugees in war-torn countries. Since then I've discovered www.unhcr.ch, the United Nations website dedicated to helping refugees. In real life, Angelina Jolie is now a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN ( Read more... )

So I'm still trying to find my passion and purpose in life. There is this new book out called "Nickled and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America" or something like that. The author spoke at UH a couple weeks ago but I found out too late ( Read more... )

Happily, T finally called me and explained that she's just dealing with a lot right now. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions about our friendship, its just that my feelings were hurt ( Read more... )

I am pretty lonely this week because H is on Maui for the second straight week although I get to see him on the weekends. T, the girl who was living with us, doesn't return my calls anymore and I feel like she used me for a "throwaway" friend. I was there for her when she needed me to be, letting her cry on my shoulder after her husband left her ( ( Read more... )

Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake)

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I love the articles on http://www.meaning.ca/newsletter/archives.htm.

Howie and I traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii this weekend to see the volcano ( Read more... )