I felt something this weekend. I sit here at my computer, and I’m still trying to digest all the events of this weekend’s trip to Texas Renaissance Festival. Being away from Austin and all that my selfsame lifestyle entails, even if only for two short days, has given me a different perspective of myself and …
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Paper update and other updates
Hey folks. Not sure if I overreacted about the local newspaper’s choice of story placement (see last journal entry). I did get a reply from the editor two days later, though. Here was his response: Thanks for your email. We make these kinds of tough decisions daily, and inevitably the results trouble some of our …
Bent Up, Pent Up, and Doubled Over
I am tired of my stomach. If I could have it cheaply removed surgically and still survive without a stomach (and survive the surgery) I probably would do it. I laid down for bed last night and within five minutes I was sitting back up and taking care to not lose my dinner. I turned …
All your Bass are Belong to Neighbor
Drove around tonite for a bit, just long enough to get a little wound up. Went home and made a valiant effort to sit down, relax, meditate, breathe and try to think of nothing. It was successful until about 10 o’clock, when my neighbor decided to crank up his bass car and visit with buddies …
Six Hours to Home
I’m heading off to Texarkana in an hour for the weekend, for 3 days of fun and frolic. Wait, uh, hmm, um, nevermind that last part, I’m just, uh, I’m going to Texarkana. Ok. For 3 days. To visit family. And friends. And, um, to get out of Austin for a while. Yeah. GO [HERE] …