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...there is incredible freedom that comes with facing one's worst fear and walking away whole.

About Me

I am: highly caffeinated, addicted to music, a writer, a good friend, a endless crusader for lost causes.{}

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

There are a several writers and musicians I NEED to talk with! Here's a short list, in no particular order:Paul McCartney,John Hockenberry, Eric Clapton,Oprah, a handful of folks at the RS. If you know any of these people, hook me up :P

My Blog

Still waiting for my "moment to arise".

You know how I am about clutter. Yesterday, as I tore our room apart and reorganized it for the millionth time, my stomach started to knot up. I know exactly where every one of our pennies goes, and...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:24:00 GMT

"It's been a long, cold, lonely winter"

Ok, so heres what happened with the trial. We were going along just fine until the Thursday before Memorial weekend. A juror informed the court about an experience he just had with TexDOT that left...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

"Collect the moments one by one. Isn't that how the future's done?"

Today marks one year since I moved away from Iowa Park, Texas. In the past year I:* got a tattoo*Drove from Vidor, Texas to Camarillo, California in three days*saw the ocean for the first time!*got so...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:12:00 GMT

"You were only waiting for this moment to arise."

"It is unfair to say to a bootless man that he ought to pull himself up by his own bootstraps." Dr. MLK IIThe tragedy of proverty is that it robs you of the freedom to design your own life. When you l...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:39:00 GMT

"Only guessing 'til I get there, then I'll know."

It's Saturday, and I'm cleaning today. That's what I always do. It was like pulling teeth to get Dad to empty out the two-drawer, wood grained filing cabinet that has doubled as his bed-side table for...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:28:00 GMT

Too Tired To Title

Ya know, I wrote tons of fake obituaries while working on my journalism degree, and all I cared about was cranking them out and praying to be spared the Green Ink. Today I wrote my graddad's obituary...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:51:00 GMT

"I want to swim away, but don't know how."

For one reason or another (none of them being my fault) I've had a full-time job for less than two months of my entire life. No one has a better work ethic or would make a better employee than me. I s...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:49:00 GMT

"It is fresh and it is fruitful if I win, but if I lose......."

             In case you havent met me, I have issues. Today I have multiple issues.   Issue 1: This second phase of my academic career ha...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:03:00 GMT

"It took me years to write; will you take a look?"

I got this bulletin the other day, listing peoples' thoughts on gay marriage. It sort of inspired the previous blog. I know nobody reads my stuff except Brianna and I talk about this kind of thing wit...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:42:00 GMT

"Keep on Rockin' in the Free World"

 For most of my adult life, I've consciously abstained from having any sort of political opinion at all, because I've never felt enough unbiased information is available to make good decisions. I...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:24:00 GMT