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Observations, musings, and rants from my life and its events.

Where Has the Time Gone?

by | April 9, 2017 | Plain old life. | 0 Comments

Well, it's certainly been a long time since I've written here... ...and quite a lot has happened in the time since. First of all, I managed to find employment not long after publishing my previous post, and recently celebrated my one year anniversary at the managed...
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Life, continued…

by | March 23, 2016 | Plain old life. | 0 Comments

After graduation, after Bonaventure, after the dust mostly settles from all the medical drama, it turns out that life really does go on. Huh. Who'd have thunk it? My last semester went ever faster than I had expected. Tried as I might to avoid making any new...
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My Grandpa: Memories

by | November 25, 2013 | Family Stuff, Plain old life. | 2 Comments

This morning my family assembled to lay my grandfather to his final rest, first having a small service to share memories of the too-short time we spent with him. I chose to share a few words, and I have chosen to post them here to memorialize a great man, my father's...
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What. Have. I. Done.

by | September 7, 2013 | College Life, Plain old life. | 0 Comments

Well, the first two weeks back to school have been... interesting. "Interesting" is a good word to use. Another good word would be "busy", especially if preceded by "extremely","freaking" or any other variation of the two. I may have just bit off more than I can chew,...
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I wrote!

by | June 30, 2013 | Plain old life. | 1 Comment

FINALLY. It's been a long time since I wrote anything creative, and by golly did I miss it. You know those itches you get when you're occupied by something that prevents you from scratching? The ones that strike when you can't - CAN'T - move, or when your hands are...
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Writing and such.

by | May 30, 2013 | Plain old life., RANT | 0 Comments

I really want to write. I want to create new worlds, new people, new ideas, new animals. I want to be the puppet-master over my creations, I want to shape their lives according to my whim, I want to let them wander through my fingers just to see where the story leads....
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Dreaming

by | May 24, 2013 | Plain old life. | 0 Comments

I really need to blog more often. My writing's going to get rusty otherwise. I had been meaning to write about dreams for a while now. Before Stinky Pete happened, I loved dreaming. And not to brag, but I was good at it. I had the ability to turn almost any and every...
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1 Corinthians, Chapter 13

by | April 26, 2013 | College Life, Family Stuff, Plain old life. | 2 Comments

The following was an essay assignment I completed for extra credit in one of my school's core curriculum courses. I am fortunate enough to have a teacher who appreciates such a casual style of writing. I truly hope you enjoy. My New Favorite Scripture Passage One of...
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Busy, busy, busy.

by | April 13, 2013 | College Life, Plain old life. | 2 Comments

Good gracious, has it been a while, or what? That was rhetorical. Of course it's been a while, it's been very nearly two whole months since I've last written anything here. This is simply unacceptable. However, it's not like I haven't been busy. I've done a bit of...
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Being Short

by | February 25, 2013 | Plain old life., RANT | 3 Comments

As much as I hate to admit it, there are some perks to being a short guy. From the view of someone on a diet, the children's menu has smaller portions, so restaurants are unwittingly simplifying your issues with not knowing when to say when. From a misogynist's point...
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Books: The Quandry

by | February 25, 2013 | Plain old life. | 0 Comments

Today (well, yesterday) I had the privilege of visiting my semi-local Barnes & Noble, my personal favorite based solely on the fact that it's the only sizable bookstore in my area. My mother and sister had decided to visit the Bed, Bath & Beyond next door to...
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Remember when…

by | January 16, 2013 | RANT | 4 Comments

...Facebook was a social network? Where people didn't just post their political opinions with zero tact, zero respect for the opinions of others, and zero repercussions? Me neither. Last I checked, a social network was a place for friends to socialize, regardless of...
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I’m back, B…

by | January 16, 2013 | College Life, Family Stuff | 2 Comments

...ONNIES. Bonnies, because my mother reads these. But it's so good to be back, after all the crap that went down just before the end of last semester. Ladies and gentlemen, in my personal experience, the "ideal life" of lying around in bed all day, waited on hand and...
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The Essays of Andy Rooney

by | December 31, 2012 | College Life | 0 Comments

So, since most of my posts have been a bit of a downer, centralized around Stinky Pete and all, and I have therefore resolved to write a post that does not mention Stinky Pete at all. No allusions, no reference, not a single mention of the little bugger at all....
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Please forgive me?

by | December 27, 2012 | College Life, Family Stuff | 0 Comments

Want to know what's a really great book? Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I won't bore you by retelling a story that everybody knows, beyond reminding you of the basic plot line: brilliant chemist creates a formula that brings out the evil bits of his soul,...
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Obligatory End-of-the-World Post

by | December 21, 2012 | College Life, Family Stuff | 1 Comment

Before I run out of time, I wanted to say something really quick, just in case the Mayans get the last laugh today and we do all end up dead. But this will still apply in the event that we survive. I've had 19 and a half years on this (doomed?) planet. Some were...
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So, I had my follow-up appointment today…

by | December 11, 2012 | College Life, Family Stuff | 4 Comments

...and I therefore now know what our plans are. We are going to wait. Turns out the type of tumor I have (a pilocytic astrocytoma, as the fancy-panted people refer to it) as we know is benign, and is usually found more in children. Apparently I'm a very special boy,...
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Good news, everyone!

by | December 6, 2012 | Plain old life. | 9 Comments

I don't have a cancer-worm in my head! This is not to say, mind you, that there isn't a tumor. There is an evil golf-ball sized-ish sumnin-sumnin all up in my brain-space (more accurately, all up in my brain, period) that's jacking up my swag, BUT it is not cancerous....
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Home again, home again…

by | November 30, 2012 | Family Stuff | 7 Comments

So, I finally got out of the hospital last night, sans even more of my hair. Not that I'm ungrateful or anything like that, it's just that hoo, boy, would those Wal*Mart shoppers stare now, or what?   In case it was unclear, they most certainly would indeed. No...
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My Scarily Accurate Tagline

by | November 22, 2012 | Plain old life., RANT | 17 Comments

Since news is going to spread one way or another, I'd rather clear the air once now and be able to just refer people here than explain over and over and over (because who has time for that?): I have a bump on my brain. Now, I'm not speaking metaphorically here, my...
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Chapter 2

by | October 9, 2012 | Family Stuff | 1 Comment

Is my family crazy? Oh, sure. There's no question about that. Two puppies this time? Really? Yes, really. Meet Finn and Maggie, the newest (and adorable-est) members of my once-again-happy little family. Finn is the floppy-eared one on the left, and Maggie's to the...
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Save a spot for me, buddy.

by | September 28, 2012 | Family Stuff | 3 Comments

It's been a while since I've posted, well, anything on this blog. Noticing how much of a downer my last post was, I had resolved to make sure it would be much more upbeat. It was a nice thought. I received news today that Sawyer, the family dog, the cutest damn West...
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I’m not usually one to do this kind of thing…

by | June 29, 2012 | RANT | 0 Comments

... but sometimes a song can explain your feelings better than you can. The video doesn't really jive with how I've been feeling, it's really more about the lyrics for me. I've had this rage...
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Dad.

by | June 17, 2012 | Family Stuff | 0 Comments

According to a random Google search for Father's Day quotes, Pope John XXIII said, "It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father." While I cannot truly vouch for the validity of this quote, I will agree to the content....
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Carpe Diem vs. #YOLO

by | June 15, 2012 | RANT | 0 Comments

I think it can safely be said that #YOLO is officially and indubitably a "thing". My Twitter is even more neglected than this blog is (which is certainly saying something) and even I can see a veritable pandemic of tweets involving #YOLO. It has even spread over to...
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Summer Da(ys/ze)

by | June 11, 2012 | College Life | 2 Comments

Oh, hey. It's summer. It's also been FAR too long since I posted anything. Thanks for the kick in the right direction, Em. But yeah, it's summer, and I seem to have been living out the days in a daze, which is entirely unacceptable. Carpe diem, right? YOLO and all...
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Writer’s Block: Challenged

by | March 6, 2012 | RANT | 0 Comments

For the past three weeks, I have wanted to write. My fingers have itched to dance across the keys of my laptop, yearning to romance the English language with my own particular brand of prose. My brain has wished to expel my thoughts and internal dialogues into the...
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I just don’t get it.

by | January 30, 2012 | College Life, RANT | 1 Comment

I can say with pride that most of the temptations present in our society have never had the slightest effect on me. My biggest vice is really my tendency to overindulge in my favorite foods. Tobacco? Disgusting and idiotic. Not worth it. Sexual experimentation? Not my...
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This is a two-way street, here…

by | January 24, 2012 | RANT | 0 Comments

I want to make something very clear. I am currently employed at a global franchise's establishment located in my hometown, and I love having a job there. It is a great job for someone in my situation, as I can go on academic leave and still know that I will have...
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Is the surprise I feel normal?

by | January 20, 2012 | College Life | 0 Comments

So, here I am, back at school, at the start of my second semester. I feel good, I feel happy to be back, and I feel quite refreshed after seeing my family over break. However, there is one more feeling that I have yet to mention that I am experiencing. Utter...
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Apparently, textbooks are printed on VERY fancy-schmancy paper.

by | January 6, 2012 | College Life | 1 Comment

Why else would they cost so much? I'm not really one to talk, as I have been fortunate enough (so far) to not have been assigned many texts that fall in the price range between "arm and leg" and "ludicrous". Take careful notice of my use of the word 'many' in that...
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OMG i just had lik d BEST TIM EVAAAAA lol ;P U shuld come wit usss nxt timee 😛 luv u

by | January 1, 2012 | RANT | 1 Comment

If you have ever read a post/tweet/comment/text worded in the style of the title of this post and immediately felt the dark cloud of irritation creep into your mind, keep reading. If you have ever written a post/tweet/comment/text worded in the style of the title of...
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My First Ever First Ever College Final Ever, also my Last Ever First Ever First Ever College Final Ever.

by | December 12, 2011 | College Life | 1 Comment

So that's over with. I feel a bit crazy, sitting down to write a blog almost immediately after writing a few essays, but I'm trying to wind down so please bear with me. I'm also not sure where this is going to take me, so I'm just going to let my fingers type and see...
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In regard to my two families…

by | December 11, 2011 | College Life | 1 Comment

Okay, right off the bat, to clarify: 'mom aspersions' translates to 'yo mama jokes'. Sorry for any confusion caused by that little comment.(See? This sort of thing is exactly WHY I'm doing this in the first place.) Let the record show that I love my mom to death. She...
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Woah, first post!

by | December 11, 2011 | Plain old life. | 1 Comment

So, this is my first ever blog posting, and therefore it could be said that I'm fairly new at this blogging thing. However, my professor did suggest it, and in doing so he validated an idea that I've been kicking around for a while now. That having been said, I had...
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