The face looked similar, and she appeared to be tall like my friend, but for the life of me couldn't tell whether it was her or not. So I decided to take a chance and request her as a friend. I figured, if it was her, then I'd be able to reunite with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time, and if it wasn't her, well, it didn't matter because this person wouldn't know me anyway.
Category: politics and culture
hello, i’m still here (or, the threads that connect us)
I've been bad about blogging recently. For the first two weeks it was due to writer's block, but in the last week or so we've had a problem with our Internet connection at our house.
choosing a public transportation lifestyle
A car-free lifestyle has numerous advantages. I don't have to worry about car payments, repair bills, rising gas prices, maintenance, shoveling out the car in the winter, or road conditions.
eve of something, hopefully good
I have always found New Year's Eve to be a slightly surreal experience. Not necessarily in a bad way. Time sort of stands still and goes through a transition and at the same time it doesn't. The divide that establishes the new year, established in the Gregorian calendar (that's the one we all use, in case you didn't know) is, after all, an artificial marker. The year is very real--it's the time that it takes to go around the sun, but deciding where to mark a complete year is a human decision. So, in essence, we draw a line, we cross it, and then we celebrate crossing it.
[co-op name] update, part 2
If someone tells me they are having a negative experiences with something, I'm inclined not to question it in most cases. I can never claim to be able to put myself fully in someone else's shoes, and as such I am inclined to validate their feelings and experiences unless I have really good reason not to.
[co-op name] update, part 1
We talked about the objections to the name change at the house meeting, though almost half the house was absent from that meeting. We lacked quorum, and as such, could not make any official decisions. But we talked about the issue and we agreed that we should both talk with the concerned individuals one-on-one and also develop a unified house statement which, unfortunately, we could not develop that evening.
O…M…G…Obama elected
It is taking a while for it to fully register what has just happened.
summer rain
As I was walking home, it started raining one and a half blocks before I got to my house. I had an umbrella in my backpack, but I opted not to use it. I wanted to have the experience of being rained on. I highly recommend the experience.
the different drummer goes against the grain
A month or two before I started the regimen, I almost returned a belt I'd just bought because it felt a bit too tight. Five months later, I've stopped wearing the belt because it no longer fits me. It's too loose.
where have our free and fair elections gone?
Let’s think about this. If someone resorts to soundbites that distort the issues rather enlighten the public, can we really trust such a person to govern honestly, fairly, and on behalf of all people? Quite frankly, I don’t. But there seem to be very few campaigns that avoid such tactics these days.