Category Archives: Opinion

I have developed the terrible habit of listening to BBC America as I fall asleep. Not that BBC is intrinsically bad, don’t get me wrong. It does terrific coverage of international news. Which of course is mostly bad news. Which … Continue reading →

I’m back up! I stopped by Steve’s yesterday after school feeling completely exhausted and sad and hopeless. I told him I thought I was depressed, and that I hoped it was simply circumstantial. I sat on his couch for a … Continue reading →

I will repeat an apology I made in the comments of my last entry, for those readers who don’t linger: I am sorry that my last entry made zero sense. I am sort of at loose ends, these days. Yesterday … Continue reading →

I dreamt that I was the groom marrying Willow. The wedding took place in a furniture store. I was a skinny blonde man. I was pretty pumped. Then suddenly I was me, the bride, marrying this skinny blonde man in … Continue reading →

Last night Steve, Rebecca, Mike and I went out to Wilsonville to play miniature golf. We got there kind of late, and they were not going to let us play. But Steve turned on his charm, and not only did … Continue reading →

I’ve been shying away from “kids say the darndest things” entries, but I couldn’t resist this one. A little boy in the other 1st Grade class approached me a couple of days ago. This happens to be a VERY intense … Continue reading →

I was talking to my friend Stephen the other night- a deep homie from my Denver days. We’ve been playing phone tag for over a month, and it was so nice to finally catch up with him. We talked for … Continue reading →

Well, I got a break from all my brooding today. I had a really good interview with the Beaverton School District. I decided against wearing my suit because it’s such a beautiful day, and it felt good to be more … Continue reading →

I have just rearranged my sidebar a little bit. Some links to really cool blogs are gone. This is because either a) they hadn’t been updated in forever, or b) they are urbanhonking blogs. I started to feel bad about … Continue reading →

It is 12:23pm and I am not at work. I am at the Fresh Pot after taking a cool morning walk around the neighborhood with my friend Steve. My mentor teacher encouraged me to take the day off to prepare … Continue reading →