TL;DR*: I could have, but instead I quit the job that would have made car ownership financially feasible and instead used that money to go live in Thailand for a while.
The Long Version:
It’s trite, really, the older generation complaining about the lost values and demise of the generation they’ve spawned. Whether it’s ankle-showing [...]
Today at 4 pm. It is not at all humid or wet. This is not a rain cloud.
Today I have to spend the day inside.
I have to spend the day inside, though breezes court my skin and dark clouds protect the street from sun.
Today the grey sky sits in my [...]
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You know what really, totally, completely sucked balls? The move adaptation of the wonderful novel Everything is Illuminated starring Elijah Wood. I know we all love to hate how the directors, producers, script writers, actors, make-up artists, key grips, best boys [...]
The other day I rambled on for far too long about some of the reasons I’ve started reintroducing meat into my diet and all of my stupid feelings regarding those decisions. Well, lucky for you, I have more “dear diary” thoughts about all of the things that I put into my stomach. Even though I [...]
Have you ever seen those liberal arts college admissions packets plastered with pictures of beaming students rocking out the learning? Generally these materials feature pictures of red brick buildings framed with splendidly colored trees with shots of multi-cultural students lounging on beautiful lawns and reading books in cavernous libraries. Mix that pamphlet with a little [...]
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