It feels as if I’m juggling eight things at once. One full-time job, a part-time job, a grad class, searching for a job, searching for a place to live, packing my things, and giving stuff away through Freecycle consumes all of my time. On the other hand, I am consolidating my stuff to the essentials. [...]

What price do we pay for chasing dreams? Does it cost friends? Family? Your own well-being and happiness? At what point do you give up, sending the dream towards the pipes?

Yep. I’m back from vacation. Portland, OR, is a beautiful city, and I really wouldn’t mind moving there. In fact, I think I need to find a way to move there! Anyone hiring? It’s clean. Bike and public transportation friendly. The people are friendly. Good food can be had cheap. And the music scene… fabulous! [...]

Yep. I don’t know why, but I’m in a Smashing Pumpkins or the Cure or the Eels listening mood. I’m pensive, reflecting on things that happened in the past month. It’s moving quick, but somehow still not fast enough. And I’m tired. I realize that I need to get my research legs stretched again and [...]