Hello Vancouver!
Okay, so it has come to my attention that I should get some kind of idea of what I would like to do while in Vancouver, and put it out there for people so that they can join me if possible. So thats what this post will be. I am going to make a list of things that I would like to do...
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Okay, so it has come to my attention that I should get some kind of idea of what I would like to do while in Vancouver, and put it out there for people so that they can join me if possible. So thats what this post will be. I am going to make a list of things that I would like to do...
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The Art of Growing Up.
If you check my ID you will see that I am a full fledged adult.
If you look inside my brain, you might sometimes question this fact, hell sometimes even I do. Thats where I have been hung up lately. Thats what has caused me to think and compare.
Ahh, thinking, one of my greatest attributes and biggest detriments. Over...
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If you check my ID you will see that I am a full fledged adult.
If you look inside my brain, you might sometimes question this fact, hell sometimes even I do. Thats where I have been hung up lately. Thats what has caused me to think and compare.
Ahh, thinking, one of my greatest attributes and biggest detriments. Over...
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melx:
Most of the time I just feel like I do a halfway decent job of faking it. 
Hey, I have been blogging over at Wordpress lately, so I have been slacking on here. Sorry about that.
Right now I have a big book giveaway going on, so head on over and get in on the fun.
www.mattandmaturing.wordpress.com
Hope to see you there.
Right now I have a big book giveaway going on, so head on over and get in on the fun.
www.mattandmaturing.wordpress.com
Hope to see you there.
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fashionista:
Thank you sweetie...feeling a little better today. xo
melx:
Well that makes sense I guess. 
So far away, yet so close!
I was thinking the other day, and a topic popped into my head and I started to figure out what I thought about it. It had to do with long distance friendships, and friendships that start over the internet itself. I had heard people bring up the question of whether you can truly be friends with someone you meet...
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I was thinking the other day, and a topic popped into my head and I started to figure out what I thought about it. It had to do with long distance friendships, and friendships that start over the internet itself. I had heard people bring up the question of whether you can truly be friends with someone you meet...
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robotrogue:
Wait. When are you gonna be in van? Specific dates required.
leandra:
YOU.KNOW.AAAALLLLLLL!!!
Talking to yourselfI does that!
I talk to myself.
Yup, I will admit it is something I do.
I dont walk around mumbling incoherently, rather, I will discuss things with myself when no one is around. Thinking can only get me so far sometimes, and I have to vocalize what is going on in my head. I find it easier to see both sides of...
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I talk to myself.
Yup, I will admit it is something I do.
I dont walk around mumbling incoherently, rather, I will discuss things with myself when no one is around. Thinking can only get me so far sometimes, and I have to vocalize what is going on in my head. I find it easier to see both sides of...
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melx:
I do that too. Sometimes you need to actually hear something to see if it makes sense. It's just not the same when it's just in your head.
epicurea:
I had to give my cats up due to allergies a few months ago (I feel the need to qualify this with: to fantastic homes!). For the first month or so, I was talking to myself constantly. However, it was not as pragmatic at this. It was more like I was used to making ridiculous sounds and beeps, and had to continue for sanity's sake.
I make lists when I have to sort things out, but I also talk out loud a little bit when I'm alone. As a writer, I end up reading a lot of what I write out loud anyway, to make sure it's rhythmic and sounds natural.
This makes sense to me though; thinking deeply about a choice or issue can just send you in circles if you don't have some method for sorting it out. Plus, I never really understood what was so nutbar about talking to yourself. Sometimes living alone just gets boring, you know? Without talking and singing to myself, I would go much more batshit than I already am.
I make lists when I have to sort things out, but I also talk out loud a little bit when I'm alone. As a writer, I end up reading a lot of what I write out loud anyway, to make sure it's rhythmic and sounds natural.
This makes sense to me though; thinking deeply about a choice or issue can just send you in circles if you don't have some method for sorting it out. Plus, I never really understood what was so nutbar about talking to yourself. Sometimes living alone just gets boring, you know? Without talking and singing to myself, I would go much more batshit than I already am.
The gut wrenching ability of realization
After lunch today I was walking through the roundhouse back to the material building that I work out of, and something dawned on me. At first I thought it was that I hate my job, but thats not totally true. I hate aspects of my job, but it mainly comes down to the fact that it allows me to...
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After lunch today I was walking through the roundhouse back to the material building that I work out of, and something dawned on me. At first I thought it was that I hate my job, but thats not totally true. I hate aspects of my job, but it mainly comes down to the fact that it allows me to...
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ribbonsundone:
I'm glad your little woofus was able to make the day a bit better.
That 40% can be yours, Matt my dear. You can let go of the fear! You got hit by a goddamn train. You are a super hero. It can happen for you. Seriously.
lovelove
That 40% can be yours, Matt my dear. You can let go of the fear! You got hit by a goddamn train. You are a super hero. It can happen for you. Seriously.
lovelove
kas:
thanks 
Why I Yam What I Yam.
Yesterday I drove 509 miles in 11 hours, there was a rest in there, but pretty much constantly on the road for that time. I drove moms car and she drove her cousins so that we could drop it off at his shared lake cabin. Once it was delivered we drove to Bismarck so mom could visit her cousin...
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Yesterday I drove 509 miles in 11 hours, there was a rest in there, but pretty much constantly on the road for that time. I drove moms car and she drove her cousins so that we could drop it off at his shared lake cabin. Once it was delivered we drove to Bismarck so mom could visit her cousin...
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ink_addicted:
When you decide you want to move, Minnesota is a nice blue state. What we lack in mountains, we more than make up with people. We have a good governor and two good senators too.
stcyr:
I like who you are.
Of course,
I'm a Democrat
Of course,
I'm a Democrat
Been Slacking...
I didn't think I knew what to write a blog about, and then I came up with a bunch of little things I had floating around in my grey matter, so I am gonna bullet point a blog. Lord knows it will probably turn into some long winded diatribes, and some briefly touched upon subjects. Either way, I hope it sates your appetite...
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I didn't think I knew what to write a blog about, and then I came up with a bunch of little things I had floating around in my grey matter, so I am gonna bullet point a blog. Lord knows it will probably turn into some long winded diatribes, and some briefly touched upon subjects. Either way, I hope it sates your appetite...
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stcyr:
It's nice that you give your ideas and deviations the time and freedom to germinate, and ripen,
to grow and mature.
I'm far less patient and much less disciplined.
It's also nice that your family allows you this opportunity. Every time my father in law visits we always have to fight over who's gonna pick up the tab. He's been retired for years, and I'm the only person at the table with, not only a career, but a regular paycheck.
Still, it's always a fight.
&
Fucking witches
It's nice that you give your ideas and deviations the time and freedom to germinate, and ripen,
to grow and mature.
I'm far less patient and much less disciplined.
It's also nice that your family allows you this opportunity. Every time my father in law visits we always have to fight over who's gonna pick up the tab. He's been retired for years, and I'm the only person at the table with, not only a career, but a regular paycheck.
Still, it's always a fight.
&
Fucking witches
Mortality...
Heavy topic I know, but one that has been kicking around in my brain for a bit now, and now is the time for me to put it down on paper, or this mechanical equivalent rather.
Of course with a subject like this, one must find the correct music to have playing in the background. I chose George Harrison's posthumous greatest hits album Let...
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Heavy topic I know, but one that has been kicking around in my brain for a bit now, and now is the time for me to put it down on paper, or this mechanical equivalent rather.
Of course with a subject like this, one must find the correct music to have playing in the background. I chose George Harrison's posthumous greatest hits album Let...
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melx:
I have not had many personal encounters with mortality. I have been very lucky to have never really lost anyone that I was close to. My job, however, causes me to see how others are affected by loss on an almost daily basis. It always amazes me how strong some people are when it happens. I don't think I could be that strong. I am very afraid of losing my parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles. It just terrifies me.
hyatt:
Cheers!
You were traipsing around a cemetery? Haha. Me too. I was out in the country and walking around for over an hour trying to find a grave with the boy. It was ridiculous. I took some pictures there too. Might show a few, though I'm not sure whether people would care to see.
Hmm. The cemetery you went to looks a lot neater than the one I went to.
You were traipsing around a cemetery? Haha. Me too. I was out in the country and walking around for over an hour trying to find a grave with the boy. It was ridiculous. I took some pictures there too. Might show a few, though I'm not sure whether people would care to see.
Hmm. The cemetery you went to looks a lot neater than the one I went to.
Unblanking my Person
A couple years ago I went about joining the world of Twitter, mainly because my favorite late night host, TV's Craig Ferguson, was talking about it all the time, and I wanted to see what he had to say. Little did I know the impact it would actually have upon me, and my little world.
I started with Craig, and then I...
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A couple years ago I went about joining the world of Twitter, mainly because my favorite late night host, TV's Craig Ferguson, was talking about it all the time, and I wanted to see what he had to say. Little did I know the impact it would actually have upon me, and my little world.
I started with Craig, and then I...
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hyatt:
Thanks. The sojourn went pretty well.
Good luck with the ink! Though, I'm sure you'll have no problem in Vancouver. They seem chockfull of amazing tattoo artists.
Good luck with the ink! Though, I'm sure you'll have no problem in Vancouver. They seem chockfull of amazing tattoo artists.
syl:
Thanks for the Bday wishes!
but I'm sure you'll have a blast & I certainly hope so.