back from vegas -- so tired, jet-lagged, hungover. my big impression from vegas (the strip area at least) is that it is probably the unhealthiest city in the world. everyone was drinking, smoking, walking around in painful shoes, and refraining from sleep and exercise (i did all of these things myself far too much while i was there ( Read more... )

this will be quick because i need to pack for vegas ( Read more... )

i used to think that it was better to be angry than to be sad, b/c anger is the emotion of power and action. usually anger leaves you some recourse beyond what the passivity of grief can offer ( Read more... )

A few poems from a book of poetry I like very much.

The book is The Eros Conspiracy, and the man who wrote it (Greg Hewett) was my poetry professor at Carleton. A very good teacher and an interesting guy to talk to ( Read more... )

This is a post that only fellow Des Moines-ers will really appreciate.


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so today at work, my boss made a tiny verbal jab at one aspect of my performance. he didn't even openly criticize me; it was just kind of a snarky side comment. he's passive-aggressive like that ( Read more... )

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This is a note to guys in general. If, in the span of one twenty-minute conversation with me, you make multiple speculations concerning my chances of being raped in response to my various comments about 1) living alone, 2) traveling alone, 3) running alone, or 4) talking to men at the gym, then you are creepy and I will not talk to you any more.

so after almost nine months now, i am about to quit my job. "about to" meaning in perhaps one month. i had all these rationalizations and justifications for why i would just make it until july despite the fact that i hate my job and i hate living in des moines, but after a certain point emotional exhaustion sets in and wipes out all those nice ( Read more... )

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