Sometimes I surprise myself by my ability to get emotionally caught off-guard. You’d think that someone who tries to be aware of herself and her feelings would be able to prevent that from happening.
It’s hard to grasp the concept of death, and I find it unsettling that the one person in my life who questions [...]

Having someone close to me with cancer has really done a number on my thought process. I guess it’s a weird revelation for me to actually be depressed and not have much control over that, but it’s happening and I have to say it’s quite an uncomfortable feeling. It’s not just the cancer thing, it’s [...]

I’m only re-opening this page because posting thoughtful things on Livejournal seems like such a waste. At least here I know that there is a very small chance that someone will read it, and if they do, they’re the type of people I would actually WANT reading it.
So I found out that my dad is [...]

Just a random quote I found appropriate… thanks, Thoreau!
If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonable experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.
Interesting considering the exaggerated left-wing v. right-wing dichotomy that’s currently [...]

I’m finding it a little hard not to hate people in the news today.
I used to say that people just gave Florida a bunch of crap for no reason, but then I realized… Floridians are constantly in the news for doing something really fucking stupid. You’re a senator. You are a public figure and government [...]

I hate to start off my blog with a bang; I know someone who probably won’t like this very much. I have to say something about Keith Olbermann. This comes from reading Bloggerman all day. I won’t disagree that he is a brilliant journalist. The points that he makes and his way with words are just [...]

There may eventually be a blog here. Until then, I’m playing with themes!