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Choosing When to Quit and When to Commit
It's funny how I've managed to find myself in romantic upsets during a time in my life when I've been feeling the least sure of where my career is going. This confluence of experiences has made me reexamine what it is t… -
Delayed Gratification
Lately, I've been feeling at once restless and exhausted. Part of this feeling, I'm sure, is the typical end-of-the-year burnout. I've had a pretty draining one, both professionally and personally speaking. But the t… -
The Emperor Has Designer Clothes
My brother is one of the most confident people I know. When he sees something he wants, he just goes for it. He wants a summer job? He'll send out an email to a design firm he's working for, regardless of whether or n… -
Cry Baby
When I was nineteen, one of my proudest projects was spearheading a campaign to save the Spanish program at my middle school, which my brother was attending at the time. The school, because of "budget problems," decided… -
Living With the Fate of My Choices
A good friend of mine is married and has an adorable 1-year-old. The circumstances that led to these two blessings were perhaps not ideal, but also not entirely uncommon. -- She got pregnant. (While on The Pill, too-- … -
It Never Gets Any Easier
I just found out earlier this evening that a girl I went to middle and high school with passed away. She was pregnant and went into premature labor. I don't know the details of the complications, but neither she nor th… -
You Are What You Let Go Of
"Nothing that has ever happened should be regarded as lost for history." -- Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History" One of my favorite shows on television is History Detectives on PBS. Here's the premi… -
My Year
At the end of each year, I try to sum up all the things that I've learned and things that I have to look forward to at the beginning of the next. A clichéd move, certainly. But always a valuable exercise. In a lot of … -
New Phase
Okay, rant totally done now. The experience of seeing cutesy pics of my EX and his new girlfriend was more traumatic that I could have expected, but I'm feeling more calm. And you know what I've decided? I am official… -
Why Do I Do This To Myself?
I made the classic post-breakup mistake and checked out the EX's Facebook page. I've actually been very good about keeping myself away. I've been getting better about not thinking about him. I don't ever look at his F…
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