I refuse - REFUSE - to settle. I will not be with someone whom I don't love completely, simply because I'm afraid of dying alone. I never felt more firm in my commitment to that belief than I do tonight. I could have chosen to be with someone who was okay. I don't want 'okay'. I want amazing.
My coworker and I were talking about this girl that we know, and how she needs to find a solid dude cause she always picks dumbasses, and I was like "yeah, the only single guy I know who is worth anyone's time lives in Boston."
The weirdest compliment I've received:
One of the best things about you is that you... Read More
Today, my office was the Atlantic Ocean, my desk lamp was the sun and my workstation was my surfboard. I hung out with a seal and rode some pretty fun waves. I accomplished nothing other than getting a tan and revitalizing my soul.
John Updike was right. Our collective purpose on Earth is to praise all of God's beautiful work.
I'm sometimes reminded, very acutely, of what could have been my life. When I thought of the future, I saw her in it. Now, she's another guy's girl. While most days I can live knowing that is my reality, there are days like this one where I get wistfully melancholic about her and our engagement. These days are getting fewer, but they're still painful.
It's not a mid-life crisis... It's because I had to repeat years by the past and I feel like if all the students around me made something for their future and not me. It really makes me scary. Whatever.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave kind comments about my dad. He's doing well now, but he's definitely got a bit of a journey on the road to recovery.
If there is one good that has come out of this, it is that I now remember where my priorities lie.
Here's the part where I get sentimental, so skip this bit... Read More
I have many regrets around not telling people how much they meant to me in time. I think you are wise to tell your parents as often as you can how important they are to you.
The thing I fear the most happened last night. I got a late night phone call from home. It was my sister on the other end. The first thing she said to me was, 'Don't freak out'. I knew something was wrong. My father had had a heart attack about 40 minutes before she called me. He had arrived home, after having picked up my... Read More
What is going ON with the world right now?! I'm so sorry to hear of this. I really hope you'll all be ok. I can't even remotely say what Morgan said as perfectly or succinctly, but, um. I mean the same things. Good luck.
(Who pissed karma off?! Almost everyone I know is having troubles. )
It just struck me. I'm going to be 37 in 28 days. I think this is significant. I'm too old now to date anyone in their 20s, yet none of the women in my age demographic are interested in any of the stuff I like. Everyone I know is either married with kids or in long-term relationships heading toward marriage. The one time I did... Read More
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