Your Dream Might Be Outside This Zone

While traveling over the past two months, I have had a lot of time to think about “work.” Does a job have to be work? Should it be? I’ve lived my life up until this point under the idea that you should love what you spend your time and energy doing. There must be some [...]

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The 27 Club

Note: Written 23 July 2011 The original 27 Club was Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, who died within 2 years of each other in 1969-1971. Kurt Cobain is usually added to this list next who committed suicide in 1994 at the age of 27. Then there’s a score of other famous [...]

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Surely We’re Bright Enough To Outshine The Stars

There is a scene in the fabulous collection of shorts, Paris Je T’Aime, with a very stereotypical overweight American tourist clad in fanny pack, sneakers and her Lonely Planet Paris guide. As amazing as all of the shorts in this collection are, this one haunts me the most. Her terrible French, her lonely but highly [...]

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Nightmares In London

I keep having nightmares. Once in Barcelona and every night since I’ve been in London. They are always different and always drawing from aspects of real life conversations, people and events in my life. Is this what happens when you finally free your mind of the stress? Is this some sort of mental cleansing that [...]

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The End of the World & Leaving Atlanta

Today’s a bit of a mess, eh? Between the forthcoming rapture and ten thousand events in the city, I tried to be cognizant of all of these things and give you a nice ten hour opportunity to swing by so I can see your lovely face before leaving Atlanta for such an extended period of [...]

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The Art of Non-Conformity

I’m working on finishing “The Art of Non-Conformity” by Chris Guillebeau before leaving for my trip, at the recommendation of my friend Maigh. I can’t stop thinking about how it reads like my life story (sans the college and immense world travel), especially his advice on “alternative graduate school”. Search my Education category over on [...]

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mom’s out there, especially my own. I love you more than anyone else in the world. Thank you for everything you do. You can kill me later for blogging this photo!

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