I'm alive

Saturday 09.05.2009 10:43PM

It's been exactly two months since I last wrote. I didn't plan it that way, that's something I just realized. It's been an... interesting summer for me. Interesting year.

I haven't given up on blogging, and I plan to blog some more soon. I already have a political philosophy post brewing in my mind. In the meantime, I figured I would give a brief update about myself.

  • Taking my should-be-final class (Physics) for my degree at IUPUI – much to the delight of some family members.
  • Taking some more serious steps at overcoming addictions.
  • Paying off my debt; I think I can be debt-free by the end of this year.
  • Working.
  • Dreaming.

I'm not too exciting in this post, I guess, but hopefully I'll get back into the swing of blogging. :)

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Lighting up the office

Monday 11.03.2008 06:31PM

I stole this idea from Jeremiah; he has a pretty sweet light setup in his dorm room.

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I have a few other spaces I can add lights to, so I plan to. They'll work for Christmas of course, but can be year-round, too.

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Happiness

Monday 09.29.2008 02:07AM

It has been a rough time lately, for myself and some people in my life, so I have been working on a list of some things that make me happy.

  • Connecting people
  • Camp fires
  • Road trips
  • Snow
  • Thunderstorms
  • Hot tea
  • Spending quality time
  • Going to concerts
  • Naps
  • Random text messages of love and support
  • Getting fun(ny) nicknames, like “hh gRegor”, “gRegorLove Stallion”, “Hyde”, etc.
  • Christmastime
  • Seeing old friends at Christmas Eve Brunch
  • Making people laugh
  • Writing real letters (and receiving them)
  • Good food with good friends
  • The Tridumbvirate
  • When people humor me about being such a “ladies man”
  • Surprise parties
  • Hugs

  • Swinging (playground swings and front-porch-style bench swings)
  • Recurring silly jokes and references among friends
  • Arriving at Cornerstone Festival
  • Alan's laugh
  • Staying up all hours of the night with friends until slaphappy
  • Seeing loved ones be truly happy
  • California
  • Driving with the windows down on a sunny day or cool night
  • Remembering how much people believe in me
  • Remembering I survived

Obviously that is not everything, but I think it is a good start.

What makes you happy?

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Liberation

Wednesday 08.27.2008 01:09PM

by The Echoing Green:

If I could hand you a teardrop or two
Would you taste the pain that binds me?
Every single trap that I fall into
Takes a little peace from inside me

This is a question of heart
This is the answer torn apart
This is a fierce endeavor
To face my fears forever... and let it go

I take this pain and let it go...

Freedom comes with eyes wide open
Hope unchained in pure devotion

To freedom...

In my mind there's a picture of me
A memory of the man I used to be
I used to have a faith like thunder
But now I feel it falling under

The weight of a good day, gone black
The weight of a heart under attack
This is where I stop pretending
That I'm not in need of mending... and let it go

I take this hate and let it go...

Freedom comes with eyes wide open
Hope unchained in pure devotion

To freedom...

I once heard someone say the joke's on me
Pride has turned my faith to fallacy
This is where I cast the old man down
This is where I turn my faith around

Written by: Joey B., Chrissy F., David A., Jesse D.

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Doppelganger?

Wednesday 08.13.2008 11:30PM

My dad saw this picture in the paper last week and said to me with a really straight face, “I saw you on the cover of the paper.” I was baffled. Tonight he showed me:

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There is officially too much good-lookingness in the world!

So he doesn't look exactly like me, different eyes. But he is apparently quite tall and skinny.

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His name is apparently Matt Eickhoff and that is his artwork located at 10th and Rural streets here in Indianapolis. These photos are from an article on Indy.com.

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