Posts in: Personal
- Letting go
- I am a workaholic. Not in the traditional sense where I am wedded to my job. But in the sense that I take on more than is healthy. I try to stay busy. I start personal projects for the challenge. I volunteer to do stuff for the heck of it. I take on things that [...] [21 Jun 2006]
- On telling too much
- I tend to be pretty open. Too open. You can always detect my mood immediately by looking at my face. I share too much. More than I should. I always have. Much like I’m doing now. As a result, I have learned to shield myself. From talk. From criticism. I still share too much. But I don’t [...] [27 May 2006]
- Decatur, GA: Where not to go if you can’t skate too good
- In a moment of craziness, a group of friends and I decided to recapture our childhood by going to Golden Glide Skating Rink Friday night, (2750 Wesley Chapel Rd, Decatur, GA) The rink has an adult skate from 11:30 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. on Fridays (21 & over). And, yes, these were actual adults — [...] [22 Apr 2006]
- A dream crushed …
- UPDATE: The sting is starting to subside. I’m debating whether or not to apply for Fall 2007. But doing so require me to prove that I’m more deserving in ’07 than I was in ’06. And admission still wouldn’t be guaranteed. I’m not convinced it’s worth it. A couple of folks have suggested that I apply [...] [22 Mar 2006]
- The words every 23 year old should read
- From Salon.com’s “Since You Asked” column, thoughts on what it’s like to be 23 It was fear of failure, and fear of being judged. It was fear of being mediocre, of joining the human race and being a worker among workers, of not being special, of turning out to have all the same problems and limitations [...] [21 Mar 2006]
- ‘Dirty underwear’: On marriage and changing names
- [Whether or not Sweetie and I will get married is entirely a hypothetical at this point. The co-worker just asked out of the blue. So for family and friends who are reading this, you can stop having a Fred Sanford moment.] Co-worker: What’s Sweetie’s last name? Me: Haynes. Co-worker: So if you got married, it’d be Tiffany Haynes? [...] [1 Aug 2005]
