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Why Planning is Bullshit and Adapting is Better

August 3, 2009

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Plan, noun: a method of acting that is oftentimes unnecessary The other day I received an email from my roommate telling me that I don’t plan anything. (Can you tell that this is a much longer story?) At first, I was angry and upset and pissed all at once. Of course I plan things, I [...]

Salvador Does Nothing for My Trust Issues

July 29, 2009

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I have trust issues. It’s not really something that I like to admit or really acknowledge, but they’re there. I’d knocked most of them out after dealing with the whole child sex abuse thing and then Big (everyone has one, right?) came around and left and came around and left and well…now I’m just a [...]

How to Be Happy

July 27, 2009

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Happy, adj.: that little feeling that makes you feel like you’re on top of the world. I’ve had a lot of time to think while I’ve been here in Brazil. And the one thing that I’ve realized is that I’m pretty happy. I won’t say that I’m happy all of the time, but it’s rare [...]

People Are Living

July 14, 2009

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I was just sitting in the hostel trying to upload the last batch of photos for a client. Joel, an Australian guy that I met a few days ago sat down next to me and we just started chatting a bit. I’ve gotten used to not asking people when they’re going home and instead to [...]

I’m Natural Pt. 1: How it All Started

June 17, 2009

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I’m talking about my hair, but before I go any further, let me just make a disclaimer that this will not turn into a natural hair care blog. There are PLENTY o’ blogs out there and they do a great job. These next few posts simply chronicle my experience. And since I’m at disclaimers, I [...]

I’m Still Recovering

June 15, 2009

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Last Wednesday I had one of the worst days in such a long time. Everything just kept going wrong. It all started with not being able to fall asleep. And evrything was downhill after that. However, I made it to Chicago safely (yes, this all happened on a day when I had to travel). The [...]