first impressions

Apparently I have a reputation. Going out quite a lot during & immediately after college and amassing a facebook friend population the size of a Pennsylvania township have made me seem like quite the party guy.

And, like I talked about in a previous post, those times were fun and great, albeit excessive. I [...]

ides of january

I’ve been meaning to press the ‘publish’ button here for the past ten weeks, and, honestly, I have about a dozen drafts of posts on a lot of subjects that I never got around to finish. The holidays, karaoke, funky cultural festivals in the pouring rain, ignoring February 14 for the eleventh straight year…

Well, here’s one.

I [...]

escapism

With the banquet last Sunday, I officially finished my third season of dragon boat racing. To believe it all started with a coworker walking around the office with a “Ripple Effect” logo on his jacket (prompting me to question what it was and eventually join the team) and, so far, for me [...]