Expectations pt. 2

When I was a kid, I grew up watching Disney movies and believing in fairy tales and happy endings. I believed that everything worked out in the end because they were supposed to, and that people kept the promises they made. I believed in the good in people. I always saw the light. … More Expectations pt. 2

Expectations pt. 1

When I was a kid, I grew up watching Disney movies and believing in fairy tales and happy endings. I believed that everything worked out in the end because they were supposed to, and that people kept the promises they made. I believed in the good in people. I always saw the light. … More Expectations pt. 1

Insecure

Insecure: (Merriam Webster) Not confident about yourself or your ability to do things well: nervous and uncomfortable. (Urban Dictionary) Someone who insults others to hide their own weaknesses. From time to time, we all struggle with some sort of insecurity. These insecurities can range anywhere from weight, to personal appearance, all the way to job performance and … More Insecure

Perspective

Perspective: (Merriam Webster) The interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed. (Urban Dictionary) Point of view. Six year ago, I was living and working NYC. Almost exactly six years ago I was struggling with a lot of different things. My job was turning into a dead end waste of energy, my relationship to … More Perspective

Signs

Signs: (Merriam Webster) Something (such as an action or event) which shows that something else exists, is true, or will happen. (Urban Dictionary) Signs are actions a person does/says to subtly indicate to another that they are interested in them, be it romantically or sexually. Life is really just a question of reading the signs. How often … More Signs

Function

  Function: (Merriam Webster) The special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used. (Urban Dictionary) A party, or a kick back. Special events, especially things like funerals and weddings, have the tendency to brings out the best and worst in people. I can’t recall one major event that I have attended where everything went … More Function

Solo

Solo: (Merriam Webster) Something that is done without another person. (Urban Dictionary) Single, only one person. When I was in college, I met a guy and fell deeply in love. Of course our relationship had ups and downs, but we were that couple that everyone swore was going to get married. Not only did I spend a … More Solo

Unresolved

Unresolved: (Merriam Webster) Not yet settled or decided. (Urban Dictionary) Unresolvable* The Obamacare website. The biggest piece of shit website in the whole wide world. Every page that you try to visit on this piece of crap website comes up with an error message that says “unresolvable”. Only the government could come up with a site that no … More Unresolved

Death

Death: (Merriam Webster) The end of life: the time when someone or something dies. (Urban Dictionary) Death is the end of life. When I was a kid, my grandmother had a friend named Ms. Fullerton. I believe they met each other at church. Ms. Fullerton was such a close friend of my grandmother’s that she even … More Death

Opinion

Opinion: (Merriam Webster) A belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something : what someone thinks about a particular thing (Urban Dictionary) Sometimes used as an excuse for someone to say anything they want.   My grandfather had been sick for my entire life. Sometime around the beginning of 2012 though, my grandfather became very ill and … More Opinion