In the Summertime

Tonight has been the perfect summer night. It was warm today, but the cool of night brought relief - the kind where you drive around with all your car windows rolled down, the music far louder than it needs to be. The air temperature makes me nostalgic of being a child and playing in the street well into the night. The feel of sweat cooling my body, only to be foiled when I must go back inside the still warm house for bed.

Twenty-One

To my friends who didn’t realize it because I don’t speak of it, my birthday was last week. I am officially twenty-one. If you missed it, it is still not too late to get me a present, as the present is never late. But a shout-out to those who did get me something:

Robert and Cyndi: […]

Not all who wander are lost.

Several months ago I got a tattoo. I never expected to get one, nor do I strike most people as the tattoo type. Matter of fact, most people don’t even know I got inked. But I did.
My left bicep now reads: “Not all who wander are lost.” With the period. It felt conclusiveness.
It is […]

Where I Have Been

I am still alive

Dude, Where’s My Car? No, Really.

My truck is slowly starting to develop more and more problems. The clutch is failing, leaking oil, leaking transmission fluid, etc… I could get these problems fixed, but I am thinking I am ready to move on to something different. After talking it over, we decided it be best I get rid of him for […]

Paid Vacation

I just got home yesterday from my first paid vacation, which I happily spent up in my favorite place. My weekend was full of snow, bad coffee, old friends, Apples to Apples, sledding, forts, relaxing, man-loving, reminiscing, bon-fires, ping-pong, camp food, sleeping, guitar playing, self-evaluating fun.
Now that I am home, I really miss Quaker Meadow. […]

What I Learned in 2007

Two-thousand and seven is now at a close. It was a “blah” year for me. Nothing really bad happened. But nothing really great either. It was just there. It was my most financially abundant year. It was also my most over-worked year. It was successful. It was also lonely. Now with the heinsight of one […]

One-Up Stairway

I don’t like a lot of things. This makes me cynical, I suppose. Some might say that I don’t like certain things as some sort of way to build myself up, a defensive self-conscious response. I obviously, don’t like that idea. Instead, I’ll argue that my selective tastes have refining qualities - by identifying what […]

Blogging is Not My Thing…

But I am going to do it anyways. Since I put in 120 hours at work this past week, I started bringing my laptop to work. I used to always bring it, but for months just didn’t. I don’t know why either - I usually have quite a bit of down time in a given […]

Choose Your Own Adventure

Okay people, this is the opportunity you have all been waiting for. In fact, this is like the “choose your own adventure” novel of the 21st century, except in this novel, you probably aren’t as excited for the ending.
I am coming upon another crossroad in my life. As many of you know, I have taken […]

Selling My Body

I have to be myself, just once. I know what you are thinking, and yes, it is terrible. Tomorrow morning I am going to be judged by several people as to whether I am a good enough me. Honestly I am a bit anxious. Generally speaking, I am good at speaking in front of people […]

New Study: Purging May Decrease Caloric Intake in Humans

I have written before about my struggle to maintain my weight, and my solution to it. However, since my job has taken over my life, and fast food has suddenly become much more of a necessity to live indulgence, I have consequently gained about ten pounds.
If I were to resort to my previous weight loss […]

A Lesson in Driving

I drive an ambulance in southern California. Let’s be blunt: I am among some of the worst drivers in the world. Everyone here is number one, has some place to be, and usually no regard for those driving around them. I admit, this is me in my daily life of driving. However, when I am […]

Being a Loser is Motivating

Over the last few months I have been really focused on what I need to do to get where I want to be, vocationally speaking mainly. Maybe I am growing up, maybe I am depressed about my current job. Whatever it may be, I am very expectant for what the future holds for me, and very eager to get there.

Right now, I work an average of 84 hours a week on an ambulance. I alternate between a 72 and 96 hour work weeks. I am taking this semester off school, simply because I cherish the little time that I am not working. For most people, I understand that stopping school seals your fate, and most never go back to finish any degree. This could be true for me. Or it may have the opposite effect.

I feel like a complete looser: no time to devote to my relationships, no time to blog, no time to do what I enjoy doing in my free time, and to top it off, I am a community college drop out.

Sink in the Living Room

My internet sabbatical is now over. Since we last spoke, I have moved into my own apartment with two roommates. And, until today, we have been without internet. You must understand what a major looser I am so you can grasp what I just said: I went two months without internet. Not completely […]

Words I Don’t Say Enough

I’m sorry.

Closer to Striking Gold

Today was a crazy day at work.
I have a bet with my friend Andrew, who is in the Marines, that I will get shot before he does. While he is sitting in Washington D.C. looking beautiful, I can’t help but think I am getting a little closer everyday to that cool $100 gunshot-wound payoff.

A Brief List

It has been nearly two months since I have written. A few complaints, but generally my leave of absence from the internet world has been well accepted. Here is what I am thinking:

I have been working a ton, but I really enjoy it. More stories on that to follow.
School was overwhelming, so I dropped half […]

Taxi Driver

Tomorrow is my first day of a new job. I have never had a “real job” you could say. Doing freelance web design has always brought me just enough cash to survive, and camp is not what I would call a job. So tomorrow is the start of my first hourly job.
I will be serving […]

Easy Way Out

It is unusually cold here in southern California.
I love text messaging, but do not have a plan for it, I just text regardless. Unfortunately, rates will be increasing for me. The benefit? I am in a loop-hole. Because Verizon has breached my contract with the rate increase (as I do not have unlimited text messaging […]