December 2009
9 posts
Dec 14th
Somebody has a sense of humor.
This week has been a blur.  No, that is too kind.  Rather, it has been a smudge.  An opaque, ugly smudge that faintly resembles the contents of a week. Upon shaking out the contents of this week, what would one find?  A motley concoction of gluttonous slumber, a room consolidated, bottles strewn about, and a crux that has been reached. I’m tired of being isolated and unemployed.  I’m...
Dec 13th
“Happiness Only Real When Shared.”
– Christopher McCandless
Dec 12th
Q&A
I often wonder why I believe what I believe? Do I truly believe what I believe, or am I somehow just a part of a greater societal force where certain roles have to exist? Am I just fulfilling one of these roles? Does there have to be an “us” so that a “them” can exist? Or does it even have to be that way? Hmm.
Dec 9th
A note my sister wrote me when I graduated high... →
Dec 9th
“Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.”
– Thoreau
Dec 8th
The Grand Social Experiment of Billy Reed
I remember taking a Communications course that put a lot of emphasis on how you frame a story.  Instead of a terrible, awful headline of “400 Found Dead,” you could say “100 Surviors Found!”  Using that thought process I am applying this to my life. I am no longer in the midst of a “job junt,” rather I am in the midst of a joyus social experient that will...
Dec 8th
Somniferous days.
This month has been tough. Unemployment, failed relationships, disconnectedness. The minutia of each of these has been overwhelming and paralyzing. I sought to heal each of these through darkness. Despite the darkness, a certain awareness was prevalent throughout. This awareness was both frustrating as well as comforting. For whatever reason, my thoughts drifted back towards Jesus. A cyclic...
Dec 5th
Dec 3rd