Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. — Gore Vidal There are few things in life that can sway the emotions of an entire country. The winner of American Idol. The release of a Harry Potter novel. This blog. The presidential election. And whether…
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. — Edgar Allen Poe Boo! Did I scare you? If I did, you likely have treslitteraphobia. Fear of three letter words. Or, more likely, you’re a moron. The art of horror is difficult to…
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. –Abraham Lincoln There are three things the world could not currently live without: electricity, Google maps, and coffee (fresh water, food, and sunlight are overrated). And so I will now demonstrably prove through formal logic, why…
A friend is someone who will help you move. A real friend is someone who will help you move a body. – Unknown Loneliness is a most unpleasant sensation. Right up there with being wrong in a dispute with your little sister (as it turned out, I did put the red shirt in with the…
Here goes what my valedictorian address would have been. Do understand that it is meant to be heard rather than read, but I believe it translates all right to the page. Enjoy: For four years, twice a year, I have submitted my poetry and fiction to Santa Clara’s literary magazine…I’ve been rejected every time. I’ve…
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. ~Kurt Vonnegut They say that you should laugh for at least 12 seconds every day. Even if nothing funny’s happened. Even if you’re just sitting in your car, by yourself, in…