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Anticipating goodbye

Posted in Relationships, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Please save this for me. I’ll come back for you, love, I promise to. Please save this for me for until I return my love will burn, and my heart will stay.” -Ludo, Please
The date of my departure is approaching. The months have flown by. The weekends were few and busy. The weeks remaining turned [...]

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Contents of my trunk

Posted in Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Whatchya gonna do with all that junk? All that junk inside that trunk?” -The Black Eyed Peas
The items I will be loading into my trunk (and backseat) tomorrow morning indicate that this Spring Break is sure to be epically awesome.

2 tents
1 single-burner and 1 double-burner propane stove
1 Kelty Durango backcountry backpack
1 life jacket
1 sleeping bag [...]

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Colorado, Paris, and the trappings of life

Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 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, [...]

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Warning- Zombies Ahead!

Posted in Random News, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »

“A sign on Interstate 255 Tuesday warned motorists that the undead were ahead, causing double takes during the morning rush.” -Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Oh yes, this story is worth reading. Picture yourself kinda groggy, heading down the interstate to work on a Tuesday morning. You see one of those annoying electronic highway signs, [...]

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This car is our escape tonight

Posted in Contentment, tagged , , , , , , on January 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »

“I feel like a tent that wants to be a kite, tugging at my stakes.” -Rich Thomas, A Three Dog Life
I can never hang around the house for too long. I get this nagging feeling that the world is just pulsing with potential life, waiting to be lived, and all I have to do is [...]

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Home again, home again, jiggity jig

Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged , , , , 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 [...]

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Damsel in distress? More like Eowyn, give me a sword!

Posted in Contentment, Life as we know it, tagged , , , , , , 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, [...]

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Watch out for French train toilets

Posted in Random News, tagged , , on October 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

“The 26-year-old victim was trapped when he tried to fish out his mobile phone, which had fallen into the toilet bowl, and fell foul of the suction system.” -BBC story lead
Another excellent random news story from BBC. I beseech you, read this!
How’s this for a bad day? You’re on a train in France when nature [...]

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