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explains the world

1/13/09 one of the two problems with life, here, as humans, is that there are these other humans, see, and you can't just ignore them. ...

the meaning of need

12/31/08 there are any number of lessons which could have been learned, had i been willing. there is also a multitude of sins i have...

God, or the Universe

12/15/08 it's an unfortunate fact that i seem to have inherited my father's overdeveloped penchant for sarcasm. it is an even more...

nyc vermin

12/9/08 nyc vermin are bold. they take on airs. the nerve. the pigeons have no sense of personal space. the cockroaches blossom to...

found dead

10/30/08 Found dead: one female, 24 years of age, Asian, lying on the kitchen floor of a house she rented with two roommates in Fort...

violated

9/22/08 somebody broke into our house on saturday night. we were all out, to dinner or AYL or whatever, but when we came home, we saw...

writing angst

9/2/08 i'm trying to write. sounds so simple, but it's sort of destroying me. it's an article for this chinese-american christian...

adalia drinks a potion

8/17/08 adalia drinks a potion made from cicada shells simmered in water on low heat for eight hours. she drinks it through a straw that...

listicle: write what you know

8/12/08 according to the common writing advice "write what you know," here's a (sadly, nearly exhaustive) list i have compiled of things...

where you gonna go? salvation is here.

8/10/08 Perfect Tuna Fish Sandwich Recipe 1 serving tuna 1 blob mayonnaise 1 blob yellow mustard 2 scoops relish healthy dash of garlic...

not enough to be proud of

7/24/08 the new york times featured an article, front page i think, about how the chinese government is trying to buy the silence of...

the store virgin

6/15/08 among all the feisty teenagers, f**k-the-world twentysomethings, and living-with-mommy thirtysomethings that i work with at...

until i fall down

4/8/07 some days i feel like screaming. and no, i'm not angry, i just want to see how loud i can get. just as, some days, i feel like...

leading worship sometimes sucks

3/29/08 prepping for worship sometimes sucks. it's inescapable for us to always have mixed-up motivations and wrong ideas, but i still...

poor snowman

3/1/08 this afternoon, as i looked out the living room window, i witnessed a few of the kids from my block dismantling my snowman with...

jumping off the rock

2/10/08 that moment, standing on the rock, when your toes curl over the edge of it and you can't turn back. your pride won't allow it. ...

fashion ambushed by my mom

12/29/07 my mother resides in the lowest 10% on the scale of people who are allowed to give me fashion advice. but she and my father and...

tutoring

11/28/07 Essay Contest 250 words Prompt: "What is an American?" here are the notes he wrote down as we brainstormed. 1. they use a lot of...

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