Last night, I had a “this is my life” moment. One of my roommates and I decided for some reason that we had to see the fourth death-is-inescapable fiesta, The Final Destination. Not to be confused with the first in the series, Final Destination, starring disappearing act Devon Sawa and that chick who finally got [...]
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My all American carpe diem road trip
Oh Robin Williams how right you were when you spoke to me — through the VCR of course — about opportunity and life and seizing the day. I always wanted an opportunity to throw caution to the wind and seize the moment, but I am horrible at it. My mind always races ahead. Minutes, days, [...]
Some people stand in the darkness, afraid to step into the light
After flying from San Francisco to NYC to Raleigh, and driving for several hours, I am finally at my destination: Emerald Isle. Also known as the Crystal Coast, this is a fairly small island, but it’s also supposed to hold around 50,000 people each summer. This year, that is not the case. I guess people [...]
Return to Oz: where did the yellow brick road go?
This doesn’t look like how I remembered it before. I know I was here, but things look awfully different. Gone are the singing munchkins, the lush poppy fields and the yellow brick road. The remnants are there — a yellow brick here, a statue there, but it’s not as shiny or happy. The ocean is [...]
Remembering the Rock
It’s the start of week two and I’m back to the future and working again. This morning my Ferris Bueller charm was off because the Golden Gate transit buses kept passing me by. When I finally got on my trusty and lovable 10, I had a nice window seat to look at Alcatraz below me. [...]
Back on the bus
No more watering the Tribbles.
To blog or not to blog
Welcome to Friday. It’s been a long week. I’ve been a day ahead since Monday. So today should really be Saturday but it’s not. I would shed a tear but I’m not that attached to specific days of the week considering everyday can be a Saturday when I’m not in contract work land. Earlier today [...]