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Mary and went walking on the beach last weekend. We saw the sunset. We talked about everyday things. Meaningful things. Silly things. It didn’t matter. We were in good company. Staring at Lake Michigan, with sand in between my toes and sneakers stuffed with smelly socks in my hand, I thought about how I take Lake Michigan for granted. It’s something that has always been [...]

I spent seven hours today coding. I learned some useful PHP that makes building sites (especially large ones) even easier, and I fiddled with some fun jQuery plugins. When I have some free time I would like to learn how to make some of my own, or at least learn some of the basics. Some people learn languages like Spanish and Japanese to enrich themselves; [...]

I’ve always had a problem with relationships. There are multiple reasons why this is, and all my friends can tell you a different story I’m sure. At the root of it though, there is fear. Fear of meaning something to someone, fearing the chance things won’t work out, fear of disease. Even a fear of cheating which is completely irrational on my part given my [...]

I’ve felt a little out of sorts since the weekend. Maybe it’s my inspiration scraping bottom or general run-of-the-mill restlessness. Maybe it’s my mind full of questions. Maybe a combination of all. What I do know is that things are sort of hazy, distant. A little less real. My life has been in a state of upheaval these past one hundred days. Every day is [...]

I worked a little this morning but then took the rest of the day off to relax and play some video games. I like using my thumbs. Puzzle solving is fun too because when people ask what I’ve done all day, I can at least say I was using some portion of my brain for digital education. Who knows when I will have to solve [...]