Hell is other people |
My inspiration for blogging has been lacking of late. With school ending, I experienced a sudden rush of energy outward, all those pent-up desires for extroversion bursting forth, in such a mann...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 27 May 2007 04:53:00 PST |
We are Burritos on Fire |
The thing about spring is, suddenly everybody wants to copulate. I suppose it's just nature's time for getting it on, but good grief is it hard to remain centered this time of year. School...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:50:00 PST |
Enlightenment divided by zero |
Ok! I have a question for you: if you could have absolute, complete fulfillment and satisfaction, would you have it? Most people, I'd wager, would say yes to that question. Now, let me fo...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 06 May 2007 08:23:00 PST |
Seriously, things are being taken care of |
I have been BUSY, busy CAPITALIZED, busy italicized...busy. I foolishly accepted a small programming project at my old place of employment in addition to my part-time weekend job fixing computer...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:10:00 PST |
Be afraid...be very afraid |
My last semester of college, I would take midnight walks without a flashlight through the trails leading through the woods behind my school. At first, these trips were just nature-getaways from ...
Posted by Nick on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:24:00 PST |
All you need is equanimity. And concentration. (and love). |
In the beginning, it's all about developing concentration. Concentration, willpower, and diligent effort- you really can't get anywhere in a spiritual practice without these virtues; they are th...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:03:00 PST |
The spiritual benefits of IBS |
Ok, back to that serious stuff. Adversity. IBS. We have a tendency to produce a long list of ideas about what is good for us, what we want, and what we should have. I don't kno...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:55:00 PST |
Extreme misfortune |
We all face extreme difficulty, adversity, and suffering in our lives at one point or another. These challenges, as uncomfortable as they may be to experience, force us to mature and grow into b...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:24:00 PST |
I do not have IBS |
I'd like to talk a little bit about my stomach problems (or difficulties, or challenges, depending on how you'd like to see it). I know yaking about personal problems can make for a boring blog...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:08:00 PST |
No children have been left behind |
Being of the computer science variety, I naturally took interest in a 5th-grade science fair poster boasting information on the history of computation. As I stopped to appreciate the pictures of...
Posted by Nick on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:20:00 PST |
