Month: July 2008

  • Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi Craves Not These Things

    Apparently, I’ve been missing something in my life.  Like all the references of Star Wars in popular culture.   What?  I’ve been busy.  (If you ever want to shock people, just tell them you’ve never seen Star Wars. Then see what happens when you say you haven’t seen the first three Indiana Jones movies before seeing…

  • The Red Line

    Los Angeles is not known for its subway.  People who have lived here for years don’t even realize there is a subway.  Admittedly, it’s not very convenient – doesn’t reach most of the spread-out city.  But it’s there, and I take it. One of the perks of taking the subway is the opportunity to watch…

  • coffeeshop conversations

    She noticed his hesitation.  Usually, he would confidently stride to the empty seat in front of her, plop down and begin talking about whatever topic tapped his interest that day.  Today, he hesitated – some internal debate holding him back.  After a quick plan of action decided upon, he sat down. “So, you made your…

  • Home?

    Searching for a new place to live and to call home for an extended period of time is tiring.  But I’m excited … and apprehensive.  This new place will require committment – something that I did not really have to deal with at any point in my life. Growing up an Army brat, I never…

  • She’s Afraid

    She knows it’s a mistake, the direction she’s facing.  She may not know exactly what will happen, but she knows it’s a dead-end. She lies to herself. She hears the warnings, sees the signs.  But she’s fighting against them, against herself – the perpetual struggle between emotion and rationale (and she questions why the two always…