We had just recently moved into our new house a couple of town over from Bethlehem. Two weeks of school had gone by and I was really excited to be in a new school. I was at the Intermediate School now, which is just a fancy way of saying Middle School. I had always been [...]
Friday, April 24, 2009
This is the day I met one of the most influential people in my life. She walked in off the street and was hired at the restaurant and I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. There was a strangeness about her that I did not quite understand until only a few months ago. This short, [...]
Friday, April 24, 2009
8:00 a.m. He sat alone. People formed a line next to him acknowledging with the occasional nod. A broken smile from behind an unshaven face would respond. He was of average height, wearing sweats that never matched, and dirty. His sneakers half untied and his winter cap always tilted off to the side like it [...]
Friday, April 24, 2009
The sun has sets on another day and as I sat on the back porch, alone, I saw the whole world come together. Birds gathered in the skies in their own V formation. Squirrels chased each other across multiple trees. The world had come together while I awaited another night of seclusion. I can only [...]
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Note: No previous medical conditions or major hospitalizations…. I woke up on the floor of my classroom, my vision fuzzy, and discombobulated. The first thing I saw was my roommates. They appeared to be standing on the wall. They had an extremely surprised look on their face. I guess it was due to the fact [...]
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
When you put it like that it really puts life in perspective. Where will I be 365 days from now? Well 365 days ago I couldn’t have told you that I would be where I am now with any amount of certainty. I woke up this morning and it was my day off. My body [...]
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Time away from my daily life is time well spent. Driving through the endless pines and past the occasional jogger is one of my favorite past times. It was a time for me to finally take a deep breath. The roads snaked through the trees and the light flickered through the branches onto my car. [...]
Friday, April 17, 2009
Staring out of the window of the coffee shop I could see the street lined with cars. Business men walked back and forth sporting their brand new suits and talking about the deals they had closed on the previous day. The sun was high in the sky, but the streets remained quiet. The day read [...]
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