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r.e.d.

what you're impressed by, i get depressed by

About Me

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau

My Interests

crossword puzzles, stepping on mole trails, mexican food, sushi, dancing in the dark, road trips, slurpees, sleeping in, receiving full body massage, giving to charity, sweetarts, snoopy and get fuzy comics, dilbert comics too, singing in my car, eating all the chocolate off the outside of a thin mint cookie before biting in, reading, caffeine, talking to squirrels

I'd like to meet:

classy folks.

Music:

is my friend

Movies:

millions, 28 days later, the life aquatic, science of sleep

Television:

law and order:svu, conan obrien, lost, antm

Books:

currently reading:
Inheritance of Loss

favorites:
Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud
Everything is Illuminated
Crime and Punishment
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The Sun Also Rises
Harry Potter 4, 5, and 6
Slaughterhouse-five
Life of Pi
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Pride and Prejudice
Into the Wild
Walden & Civil Disobedience

Heroes:

free-thinking minds

My Blog

hypoxia

my brain is a torrent of unorganized thoughts, worries, hopes, and memories. my eyes are a reflecting pool that's overflowing. i wake up short of breath from dreams about the past -who i am or wh...
Posted by r.e.d. on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:37:00 PST

at night

"It's awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing" The Sun Also Rises -Ernest Hemingway  
Posted by r.e.d. on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:33:00 PST

hrmmm

on the inside i feel: akfjoeiwjfaoiejfjflkdfjeifjei!!!!hsfhdauifh!!!@%$%&!!! on the outside i feel: easy breazy, the sun is out- maybe buy a slurpee.    ...
Posted by r.e.d. on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:54:00 PST

a new leaf

It seems that throughout life most of my decisions have been based on someone else. I won't deny that I've got a nasty case of people-pleasing. I would rather set aside my own welfare and pursue what ...
Posted by r.e.d. on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:26:00 PST

take over the world

At 23, I've finally figured out that I really CAN do anything I set my mind to. The possibilities are endless...
Posted by r.e.d. on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:22:00 PST

a year in review

Last year I spent new years alone. I started the year with a broken relationship, uncertainty, loneliness, and some despair. I spent much of the spring trying to pick up the pieces of a broken heart w...
Posted by r.e.d. on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:27:00 PST

taking a pill

of humility, i will bite my tongue and lower my eyes. the next time i run into you i will smile graciously and never let myself plot maliciously against you. i will love my enemies even when it kills ...
Posted by r.e.d. on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:02:00 PST

so much love

in a life so short there is no room for regrets, and i can say that mine has been rather charmed. i've been blessed to see so much, to travel, to live day-to-day. my friends are amazing. life has been...
Posted by r.e.d. on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:55:00 PST

onward, progress

i love my classes. i feel so secure in my choice to go back to school. finally life is making sense. being single has many perks i'm going to be 23 in a month. CRAZY. someone throw me a party. i feel...
Posted by r.e.d. on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:07:00 PST

indian summer

I'm anxiously counting down the hours til I pick Ben up at the airport. His flights were all messed up because of the terror alert and the new security measures slowing everything down. It feels like ...
Posted by r.e.d. on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:19:00 PST