I’m terrified that my life is going to fall into a quiet contentment that will lead to me disappearing into obscuria. For the majority of my adult life, I’ve felt like I was gathering experiences and hardships that were necessary to fuel true creative talent. I’ve always seen myself as one day rising above the dreary day to day […]
My Life is Like this Bookshelf In some ways, my life is a crowded jumbled mess of seemingly random objects piled, by an disorganized force, into an incoherent jumble. To some, it might seem as though its filled with useless crap, others see a shelf piled full of information and entertainment. It is worn with time, and […]
I don’t take a lot to be happy. I’ve got my Cherry Coke Zero, my Peanutbutter crackers, and even a clicky eraser! It’s pretty easy for me to come into work and go, yeah, this is pretty great. I might not have a fancy office or an expensive bottle of brandy in my desk drawer, […]
We all have the things that get us going. Those little things that get the blood pumping and the breath coming heavy. Each of us is unique in what really gets our hearts racing. I think the key to being happy and successful in life is to figure out exactly what triggers that excitement in […]
I am No One. I have meaning only from those that pass meaning to me. I’m not anybody special. In fact, I’m about as far from important as you can get. I hide that well, most of the time. I definitely show more ego than someone with as little significance as myself actually deserves. I […]
I’m really good at regret. Some emotions, I’m not too good at, but guilt and regret are probably the ones I’m best with. Happy still makes me a little uncomfortable, and mad really just burns out quickly, but man can I hold a grudge against myself. You could, if you were so inclined, consider me […]
For the last few days I’ve been really trying to be introspective. It isn’t easy, and I think it’s probably a challenge that everyone should try out once in a while. There’s just something about getting inside your own head that will really show you how messed up it is. When you sit down to […]
“Boredom is the root of all evil – the despairing refusal to be oneself.” -Kierkegaard Self examination is simultaneously the most difficult and most important aspect of enlightenment. It isn’t easy to look at yourself and really understand who you are. For me, it isn’t easy to look at myself and just ramble off a […]