This one is a doosy. If this is your first time to my blog, I'd highly suggest reading some older posts before taking a stab at this one. When driving from Austin to Houston you eventually encounter a curve about half-way that sends you Eastward on I-10. I
In Oakland, I still keep the window open at all times, even if it's windy and cold at night. The bay air is soft, cool, damp... it seeps in and reminds you that the ocean is close by. Almost every night recently, the sound of several fireworks can
I'm providing a narration of the first parts of the blog post, listen at your own free will. I came to a moment of realization on the subway again, this time while passing over the scene of pastel colored houses on the way towards the airport. I remembered
A couple days ago, I realized that I had achieved what I've always wanted. I was sitting on the Bart, heading into the city. My canvas tote, which has the phrase "Books Are a Burden" printed on it, was packed with a beanie, scarf, pack of
At this age, I feel like there's this immense pressure. To be impressive, to be fashionable, to have some special sort of knowledge, to be truly in your "prime." During my recent trip to New York, I had a conversation with Jenny Fan, a friend from
A really cool person added me back on facebook the other day. He sent me a message, and the quickest "chill" response I could think of was: "Whatever dude." I didn't say it of course, but the hilarity in using that response in real
There's a book that I have called "Good Bye to All That" which is filled with short stories about moving to and away from New York. It's filled with stories of rural and suburban upbringings, all with the same dream of moving to a
ACL is starting up again this year. I've always used the music festival as a time to see where I am in life. It usually occurs at the end of the first week of October, about 1 month into school. Every year I always with a different crowd
I've accepted an offer here in California. It's at a company called Rocket Fuel, my title is "Rocket Scientist." In reality it's a software engineer or developer role, and I'm not very fond of the official title. I'm
While walking around The Mission, I kept passing by a particular store that had it's windows covered with national geographic magazine pages. One day it was open, walked in, had no idea what was going on inside, and walked out. I saw this girl smoking around the corner.
So far, my stay in San Francisco has been quite refreshing. One moment I'm lugging my heavy duffel bag along Market Street, not really sure what's going on. The next, I'm sitting in a small cafe in Chinatown while waiting for my friend Kevin
My life is at a really "weird" point right now. I'm not really sure what's going on. Here's a big jumble of a post for ya! I've just moved in with a pretty cool couple, Ryan and Bethany. They have