So I drove to Big Sur yesterday, to spend birthday time among the redwoods there. (Yes, I'm 30 now. Jokes will be met with merciless tickling.) I was born under redwoods; I've always enjoyed their tranquility. Ancient sentinels, incredible strength. It gave me a chance to get out of my own head, relax, wander along the many paths of my ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm still alive. Currently in DC in the middle of my vacation. I've been writing about my experiences, and had planned to post a large 'vacation journal' entry when I return. I've had ups and downs - a couple very nice ups, and a few very bad downs. This will be a long-remembered vacation...until I can take a better one ( Read more... )

The other day I was talking with some friends. Along with them came a person whom I had not met before. She managed to switch the conversation to religion by asking my friend Jason's wife the last time she'd been to church. After she replied, this woman turned to me and repeated the question. I told her I didn't go to church, and was not a ( Read more... )

(Swiped from desmondus )

( Another of those 50 Questions surveys )

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After an hour of reading Lovecraft, I felt compelled to write out a story in similar fashion. 90 minutes of furious key-pounding later, and I have created this:

http://weaselmaster.deviantart.com/art/The-Arms-That-Howl-97774543

"The Arms That Howl."

There's a little spider sitting on my wall. He seems perfectly content to stay there, despite my urging to move along ( Read more... )

So, I am now older. Another year passes. I'm not exactly thrilled about being 29, but I am glad I've made it this long. Only a short time ago my odds of making it this far weren't very good ( Read more... )

So, I'm taking time out this month to ponder over my future ( Read more... )

So, once again I sit here after a good movie, thinking on the majesties of discovery I'm denying myself by sitting here every day. (Incidentally, Hellboy II is a DAMN good movie.) I get very philosophical after movies with fanciful realms, mysterious creatures, epic struggles ( Read more... )