Kyle skis Eldora, thanks to his dad. I’m starting to wonder if I’m sleepwalking through life. the ink inscribed in my ankle had begun to lose meaning, my sleep pattern shifting from late nights and darkness to early mornings and soaking in the few rays of winter. Daily, I arise before dawn, scraping away the [...] Read more »
The moon rises over the old city in Prague. For more loony pictures of Prague, click here. It’s the eyes. Glowering, slinking ever thinner, as if she wished she were Asian. I’ve been to Asia. she doesn’t want to be Asian. “Mustard,” she snaps, her face contorted in the most hateful stare I’ve ever seen. [...] Read more »
A German eagle, symbol of the fatherland, sits defaced in backlash against the Third Reich in Berlin. For more uberpolitical photos of Germany, click here. “I’m being straight with you and-this is important so pay attention-if you had any other parents, they’d be telling you little lies that would eventually add up to your complete [...] Read more »
Part of the Manila Skyline sits idly in the mid-day heat by the Pasig River. For more heat stifled pictures of the Philippines, click here. NOTE: This entry was written the afternoon of August 11 during a two day stop in Manila. Because my laptop ran out of batteries attempting to get a signal in [...] Read more »
Image by Richard Marchand With the Amish School Shooting atop all the headlines, Stormy felt compelled to talk with me. Honestly, neither of us feel very connected to the event–we don’t know anyone involved, nor do we know anyone near the area involved–but like any tragic and illogical event, we both feel very disturbed. “It [...] Read more »
About two weeks ago, I made these awesome pot brownies. For those of you who know me well, you know pot brownies are one of my all time favorites. They were so good, I decided to make them again a few days ago. Both my roommates were gone; Little Bear was with Smurfette and her [...] Read more »
My first time away from home for any significant period of time was sleep-away camp in Maine when I was between 4th and 5th grade. There were many important things that happened: I was teased so badly I wrote a letter home demanding to leave immediately, but by the time my parents got there, I [...] Read more »
Last Friday an episode of CBS’s Without a Trace aired. The story revolved around a group of kids who, though they didn’t intend it, drove another to an attempt at suicide through their actions. The boy, who was attempting to impress a girl, called another girl in the class a dog. In return, he was [...] Read more »