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The Daily Unwind: January 2009

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. I have not been jumping up and down with excitement about the inauguration. Don't get me wrong it is. Eh The real work starts tomorrow. Toward the mall, towards the capitol, towards. something new, and exciting. What's the mood there? And there were no problems. Almost unbelievingly, eac...

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The Daily Unwind: Determine

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Is it giving up. To re-prioritize what is important? Is sacrificing everything else on principle worth it? For better or worse, it is probably these decisions that differentiate between what we are. And what we want to be. View my complete profile. Overheard in Ann Arbor.

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The Daily Unwind: Cocoon

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Sunday, March 28, 2010. I once wrote a story. About a heart with too thin a skin. She learned eventually, though,. That she needed to be tough. Or, at least, create a veil of solid strength. The heart stayed inside this cocoon. Until she was trapped. View my complete profile. Overheard in Ann Arbor.

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The Daily Unwind: Other employment options

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Thursday, August 27, 2009. I want to dance. I want to fly. I want to be a medivac helicopter pilot. I want to learn how to rebuild an engine and repair a car. I want to be a carpenter. I want to make jewelry out of hardware. I want to be able to fix anything, everything. I want to build, construct, create.

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The Daily Unwind: November 2009

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Friday, November 06, 2009. There's something literary going on here. Irony, metaphor, limited fork theory. Hell if I know. What I do know. Is that these ties are strange. The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Standing in the living room. As my mom grabs the remote. Flicks on the news. Get out of bed.

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The Daily Unwind: April 2009

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Worthy of our attention. Dust encrusted treasures and green unfathomable miracles. Raised to be a rebel. Three centuries crammed into one. An old soul amongst the new. Silliness, laughter, labor and innovation. Learned love of gritty beauty. There's magic in the rain. Links to this post.

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The Daily Unwind: November 2008

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Things I Carry in My Crew Bag. Here are the various items that just fell out of the bag I bring to set:. 2 ziplocks with chewy energy chunks. 1 extra long-sleeved t-shirt. 1 extra pair of mittens. 4 hand-warmers (I knew we had more). 1 roll of duck tape (yes duck, not duct). Monday, Nov...

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The Ostrich Egg: September 2006

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A compilation of random and interesting things, musings, musics, videos, and more. Brought to you by a UChicago student with a penchant for procrastination. Monday, September 18, 2006. Whirl Ball = Whirlyball? At first hearing the name Whirlyball, one might assume that a game wi. Th such a seemingly benign name would be nothing more than one whose goals involved the whirly-ing of a ball, much like the ever loved bases-ball. But no, my friends, this game is something else indeed. If you ever want to exper...

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The Daily Unwind: Bliss

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Small moments can be easily overlooked. Grand phenomena disregarded without being fully understood. So here I am, reflecting, wondering, rambling, hopefully amusing, and unwinding to the world. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. There are two feelings of bliss. One is contentment. Familiarity. Balance. Knowing. Peace. The other is exposure. Newness. Creative. Unknown. Possibility. The other is adventure. One is shelter from the whipping wind. The other is living air sweeping past your skin. The other is risk.