May 2012
1 post
the theo-economy of dating: why hot and holy...
“i have a serious question for you,” she said.
the look in her eyes betrayed raw nerves, weariness, and a hint of something that i tried to convince myself i was only mistaking for masked anger.
“i need your advice. i went to coffee with a girlfriend this week, and she was telling me all about this wonderful guy she’s talking to, and she was so excited about it.
the next day i went to coffee...
March 2012
1 post
i
i choose hope. i choose respect. i choose to believe in good, to believe that the world can be a better place. do you? or are you cynical, criticizing and mocking those that do? why do we love haters? i love lovers. it’s not uncool. it’s the way of true Life.
June 2011
3 posts
and now from the view of a descendent of the great...
self awareness is only valid in the context of societal awareness, the awareness of those around oneself, because each one exists in that context. any knowledge of yourself you may posses is intrinsically dependent upon your knowledge of your context.
with man everything is relative. only with God is there any kind of absolute standard.
the past year has been one of more uncertainty and...
directicipation
God works in mysterious ways. that’s a slogan i’ve heard tossed around christian school classrooms and dual purpose women’s tea/sunday school rooms throughout the majority of my childhood.
well today i’m praying for clarity.
over a year ago i set out on a journey without any particular destination. i guess you could say the journey was the destination, as cliche as that...
words of wisdom from wes
the secret, i don’t know… i guess you’ve just gotta find something you love to do, and then… do it for the rest of your life. for me, it’s going to rushmore.
- max fischer
May 2011
1 post
globular thinking
fighting against a culture of glorified complacency, satisfied mediocrity, and ubiquitous apathy is a never-ending battle. and it’s one that shouldn’t be fought alone.
there’s a handful of people in my life that really inspire me. these are the people i cling to with a vengeance. because i know how seductive and simple it is to slide down a slope that leads to nowhere but...
April 2011
2 posts
“what is love?”
it’s not just a song blasting from a boombox held over the head of doug butabi in the final scene of 1998’s a night at the roxbury. it’s not just the premise of the 2009 flick paper heart. it’s a question that plagues the thoughts and commands the dreams (both conscious and subconscious) of our society.
but when our answer to that...
March 2011
4 posts
all aboard
to choose long boarding as a means of transportation is akin to choosing love as a philosophy of life.
and i am in no way bashing love.
a year and a half ago i bought (with my own money, that is), my first set of wheels. they were orange. and atop them sat a bamboo core sandwiched by epoxy and tri-axle fiberglass: a loaded dervish long board. beautiful. i knew a guy who knew a guy so i walked...
sail away
have you ever stared at something so long your eyes start to go out of focus?
i remember walking through the mall as a kid when those magic-eye things were just starting to get popular and stopping in front of a store that had a bunch of them in the window. i picked one out and my parents told me to keep staring at it till the sail boat or dolphin or whatever it was magically appeared. that was...
intended
i feel there’s a fine line for me, sometimes, between bursting at the seams and painfully empty. it’s a matter of perspective, i think.
so much of life is dependent upon your attitude, your perspective. like i’m inclined to say often, we are masses of contradiction. and i have the ultimate paradox; the commingling of finite and infinite, the union of flesh and spirit… the banner of this world...
kick often
to start with few words would probably be the best way to deceive myself as well as any potential readers into believing this outlet will be anything short of prolifically unnecessary, so i think that’s just the ticket for me tonight. then again, i’ve never been good at limiting myself. maybe that’s why i’m up at all hours of the night, night after night. maybe that’s...