January 2010
23 posts
T-minus 2 weeks!
I decided to come home this weekend to start the final prep for my reading week trip to New York City, and I got quite a bit done. I’ve e-mailed the hostel I’m planning on staying at, found out how to get around on the subway (which will probably still be completely mind-boggling when I actually have to do it), and lined up the main sights I want to check out. I’m deliberately...
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as...
– Oscar Wilde (via kari-shma)
Music Discovery 101
I’ve got music ADD, meaning I always find myself looking for something new to listen to. My iTunes library is full of albums from semi-obscure artists I’ve heard a bit about, or have judged to be great from just one song. To be honest, it’s a fun little hobby and a great way to kill some time on the internet. There’s music out there covering every mood you could possibly...
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
– Charles Swindoll
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Finds of the Day
I follow a lot of blogs. And I mean A LOT. There are always a few posts each day I find really interesting, funny, thought-provoking, and inspirational, and I want to share them with all of you. Below you will find a few from today, and I am going to start posting weekly wrap-ups of some of the best. Follow the links!
The first item is a piece from a travel community/blog I follow called Matador...
I think they found a better mousetrap! →
The impossible has been achieved!
James Bond Showers and The Art of Manliness →
This is a new article up at the Art of Manliness blog I follow. It’s articles like this that make me love the site. I highly recommend it for all you guys out there, and even girls that may want a insiders look at what makes us men tick!
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank...
– Invictus by William Ernest Henley
The Beginning
So here it is folks, my second foray into the world of blogging. My first attempt was on a site called Xanga (anyone remember that, or am I dating myself?) but it eventually faded into obscurity.
Version 2.0 will be much more successful than the first for one main reason: my life is a lot more exciting now than it was in high-school. For instance, in the coming months I will be doing the last of...