Posted in Life as we know it, Relationships, tagged attitude, character, faith, God, ideals, Life as we know it, love, mercy, planning, Relationships, Relient K, righteousness, struggle on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands while my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me. Then and there I confess- I’ll blame all this on my selfishness.” -Relient K, When I Go Down
It’s one of those days- I can’t find words for the feeling that’s snuck up on [...]
Posted in Life as we know it, Nature, Relationships, tagged dachshund, dogs, fiction, friendship, Life as we know it, love, Nature on March 6, 2009 | 14 Comments »
{The following is a story I wrote in my notebook today while sitting in the park in between classes. I’d seen this guy with his fat little dachshund around downtown twice in 24 hours, and then they walked past me in the park. They seemed aimless, so I decided to give them a story.}
He had [...]
Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged academics, Colorado, coloring, crayons, employment, future, Life as we know it, LVR, money, music, Never Have I Ever, planning, Smoky Mountains, spring break, travel, Trops on February 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I feel that lately I’ve been hurtling through life at 110 mph nonstop. Days and weeks fly in a blur, tomorrow instantly becomes yesterday. News piles up. Deadlines come and go…things get neglected. I feel a little more like I did in high school- I never used to allow myself free time. Life is full, [...]
Posted in Relationships, tagged 2001, adventure, anniversary, friendship, future, Life as we know it, love on February 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s most quiet need; by sun and candle-light. ~Elizabeth Barrett [...]
Posted in Life as we know it, tagged AMF, employment, finances, Life as we know it, money, taxes on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Work saves us from three great evils: bordem, vice, and need.” ~Voltaire, Candide
It has been far too long since I last pulled my own weight. That much was apparent when tax time came– I didn’t have to file my taxes, because I hadn’t worked for income in over a year. Granted, I reported for the [...]
Posted in Life as we know it, Relationships, tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, Casablanca, classes, Columbia, Democracy in America, fiction, Life as we know it, love, movies on January 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
**WARNING- If you’ve never seen Casablanca and don’t want to know the end, don’t read this. (Nothing’s spoiled til after the page break) You’ve been warned.
I’ve been back in Columbia for six days now and am settling back into life as I know it. It started out rather lonely as Meredith was still in Thailand, [...]
Posted in Contentment, tagged 2009, change, future, Life as we know it, New Year's Resolutions, planning, self-help, William Faulkner on January 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”- William Faulkner
Sitting in my room wrapped in a blanket, listening to music and sorting through some of my favorite quotes, I feel depressed. Not really depressed. Just…down. And reflective. If I did New Year’s Resolutions, now would be [...]
Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged family, food, home, Life as we know it, travel on December 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bianca and I are back in St. Peters once again. It’s nice to be home, even though these days Columbia gives St. Peters a run for its money in feeling like where I most belong. I drove in Thursday night through hard rain and thick fog after unsuccessfully attempting to help Emily replace the battery [...]
Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged adventure, future, Life as we know it, lifestyle, love, planning, travel on December 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“Gotta find me a future, get out of my way. I want it all. I want it all. I want it all. And I want it now! …It ain’t much I’m asking, if you want the truth. Here’s to the future, hear the cry of youth.” -Queen, I Want It All
Thanks for the battle cry, [...]
Posted in News, tagged Calvin Willis, Johnny Briscoe, justice, law, Life as we know it, News on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More tales of injustice- enough to make your skin crawl.
Today the Columbia Missourian posted this story about Johnny Briscoe, a St. Louis man who was wrongly convicted of rape and paid for it with 23 years of his life behind bars. DNA evidence finally freed him in 2006, and he’s now suing for damages. By [...]
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