March 2012
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27. Nihon Away From Home.
In an effort to quickly put out any awkwardness between us, I’m going to tell you that I am in Tokyo, Japan for the second time in my life and that, as you may have read my “back catablog” - if you will, I have had the amazing opportunity to toss a few words into this ol’ thing a few times in quite a few different countries. I wrote about how much I loved airplane food...
April 2011
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26. The Show Must Go On, Or The Kid Gets It.
Since I have flown in a lot of airplanes, I knew how to tie mask straps around my head. Those flight attendants will always give you good examples, or forward your attention to the card in the seat pocket in front of you. But never did I think that I would spend time with that mask on my face being nearly as out of breath as I turned out to be. I was spending hours upon hours breathing through a...
March 2011
2 posts
25. Eternal Sunshine.
You know, there have been times in my life where I have felt like I hit a fork in the road. I have found it incredibly difficult to choose paper or plastic, debit or credit, left or right. I have been confronted with a plethora of situations that, whether or not they deserved it, I have dealt with in a far more complicated manner than necessary. Maybe my brain is just wired the wrong way or maybe...
24. This Is Only The Beginning.
As far as I was told, through those numerous chats with friends in high school, you know, when you’re all trying to be genius and edgy in English class: life happens in chapters. When you’ve reached the end of a chapter, the next chapter begins where the last left off, with a plethora of new experiences while still maintaining character plot lines and integrity. I had settled well into...
August 2010
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23. Summer Love.
The length of my summer, and surrounding months for that matter, have been spent in the foliage-filled state of Virginia. I never really imagined myself as a Virginian - shockingly enough, the past 22 years of my life were spent not even considering Virginia as a viable residence for myself. I have lived my life in California and have been trained in every aspect of social decorum and mannerisms...
May 2010
1 post
22. 30 Minutes.
It is common practice in my apartment to set the alarm 30 minutes prior to when a proper wake-up is actually needed. The 30 minute buffer of time in between proper sleep and time for productivity is a blissful place that mirrors the place a soul flies through before heaven - the waiting room just before the pearly gates with Take-A-Number machines and cots. I appreciate every second of my deep...
March 2010
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21. Growing Pains. Part One.
The twin size air mattress I’m sitting on I purchased brand new as a means of getting a good night’s sleep while settling into my new home in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a temporary solution to my inability to properly fit a full size mattress and corner couch set into my 2 checked bags - they only allowed me 140 pounds total. Naturally, I made it comfortable by buying a bedding set...
February 2010
3 posts
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20. Next To Godliness.
I had a revelation today. It began when I saw that the inability to properly close my closet doors was not because of the mass of junk I’ve accumulated in the past 22 years, nor was it any other metaphorical reason pertaining to my sexual persuasion - though I know some of you have thought of a few doozies, it was because it has been weeks, if not months, since I last did a proper laundry...
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19. Master Plan.
I’ve learned through the past year that there really is no way to actually plan what is going to happen in life. Now, to be clear, I was never under the impression that I could magically wish for a few stacks of 20’s to appear under my pillow, nor was I even inclined to think that the 3rd scratcher must be the winner. I have always taken to life as though it were a journey that...
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18. Like A Virginia.
It seems as though the invention of Newvember and the events occurring thereafter have really started to take true effect. I spent nearly a month scouring the globe in what I refer to as my whirlwind world tour, seeing buddhas, baguettes, Big Ben, and most importantly, the person I can’t help but fall in love with more everyday. But all sappiness aside, I have had an incredible year of...
January 2010
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17. Perfect Fit.
It continually surprises me how much I miss being in France. It sounds ridiculous for someone my age to be missing something of that caliber, but I find that my obvious addiction to the country I have visited several times this year only deepens with every visit. I arrive there not really visiting to hit the tourist hot spots so I can come home with my bags full of shot glasses and keychains...
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16. You are Free to Roam About the Cabin.
I spent most of 2009 either in a foreign country or in the air. I find that there is nothing more fulfilling than packing a suitcase and flying to any destination there is. I told someone on my most recent airplane voyage that the reason I love flying so much is because generally, there is always something exciting and new when I land. I have been to France twice, Holland, England, Japan, Italy,...
December 2009
4 posts
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15. I Love It.
It’s a funny thing - love. It is one of the few experiences in life that hits every emotion that you can possibly experience. It has multiple connotations that can end a friendly conversation with a hug, create an awkward atmosphere if one person is one emotional date ahead of another, and can fill your stomach with butterflies and fuzzy teddy bears - which seem to be the only adorable...
14. 'Tis the Season.
There are about 16 boxes sitting in my living room. One was the one that is my Martha Stewart christmas tree’s home for 11 months out of the year, and the others are the ones that encapsulate all of the christmas cheer this house will embody for the next three-quarters of a month. There are tons of gimmicky little dish towels with an embroidered santa, close to a thousand bulbs missing that...
13. The World is My Oyster.
I tend to find myself traveling a lot more often than I used to. Before, I would use my Irish Dancing competitions - that were unbelievably randomly placed around the world - as a means of seeing the country I live in. I have jigged in places as random as Nashville, Denver, and Boston. This, however, didn’t satisfy my hunger for travel. Once I left the tan, sequined, and ginger world of...
12. Sounds Like a Personality Problem.
I have an addictive personality. I’m not psychotic, nor am I nose-to-mirror every night before I stare blankly at a fuzzy TV screen talking about the different people from space that talk to me through it, but I find that when I like something, I tend to like it. This is something I do not find to be an issue. It must be the positive person in me, but I find it to be charming. I have the...
November 2009
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11. Extracurricular Activity.
I have a surplus of time on my hands. I tend to find myself, more often than not, wasting my hours away scouring through page after page of Facebook photos and status updates ranging from horoscopes to the ingredients used in the making of their lunch, watching endless loops of Will & Grace DVDs that I have so cleverly planned to be within an arms reach of my Macbook whenever I need a good...
10. Retail Therapy.
I began this Newvember with the intent to do something new and exciting. So far, the newest thing I have done is try different kinds of wine and go to a few parties - ones where it just seems to be booze and chatter overlaid with a nice upbeat musical mix and you need to scream in order to converse. It’s been a slow month, in all honesty, but starting tomorrow I believe Newvember will...
9. Life Time.
There are a good 90 years - 100 if youre lucky or if you decided at a young age that the glamorous act of smoking was far beneath you - in one’s lifetime. You have those years to have you first and last birthdays, your first kiss, your first illegal wrongdoing, your first blind drunk night in Vegas - which only happens to the best of us - and your first heartbreak. You have your whole life...
8. Readymade Rookery.
There is little that compares to the joy of baking. For those THC loving folk out there, this may be where you want to pause, because I’m talking cupcakes. There is much satisfaction to be had in the process of baking cupcakes. It is a mix of edibles and artistry. It seems as though the process of creating a delectable treat by slathering it in calories and sugar and fat (and anything else...
7. A New Generation.
Driving around Southern California, after the year of taking trains in Tokyo, riding bikes down the cobblestone streets of small-town France, and exploring the depths of London and Amsterdam, really makes you realize the affinity Americans have with the shiny and new. There is an obvious love of things that are untouched. Southern California continues to rapidly expand it’s population as its...
6. Stuff.
I have been contemplating a subject to write about for a few days, now. I have been considering the smallest fragment of topic, such as the rolls of unused yarn strewn about my bedroom and their inability to turn themselves into any number of ego-boosting wearables, to subjects that are slightly easier to expand upon, like my thoroughly entertaining mother. Though my mother is a work of art in...
5. am.
I have found, with the lack of any necessary reason to wake up early, my inability to fall asleep before the hour of 3am has really hit a peak. I spend my evenings generally doing something like a rehearsal or a night out with friends, and sometimes even a night IN with friends (which is the worst of the options as it requires me to never leave the house), only to come home, sit on Facebook,...
4. Newvember.
We’ve only got two more months of 2009 with us. With this october being a month of legitimate terror and turmoil, I plan to make sure it is sandwiched in between two months that changed my life. Now, I intend on making November somewhat productive. I have spent numerous hours of the month of October slouched over my duvet, clicking refresh on Safari until a notable news feed object came up,...
October 2009
3 posts
3. Hallowhat?
I’ve never really tuned into the idea of Halloween. I have memories of me dressing up as random oddities here and there - once, I was alfalfa from Little Rascals, probably my best costume to date - but since my obvious self-fail of buying a premade Tootsie Roll costume and wearing it to a party with my peers in my mid-late-pre-teens, you know, the year and a half where everything you do is...
2. Monetary Confinement.
Since my most recent voyage overseas, I have found myself in a financial conundrum. Attempting a social life while barely pulling 20 hours, and having the taste level - which happens to be somewhat impeccable - that I have is causing me to reconsider my generalized expenses. I have become a fan of the notorious “coupon”, occasionally clipping them from magazines and newspapers, and I...
First.
Hello. My name is Kyle and I am a fan of social networking websites. I am flexible in that I can even slim my thoughts down - generally speaking, of course - to miniscule tibits of random thought-blips of under 140 characters. Though I have been feverishly dedicated to my Twitter for some time, and have no intention of allowing myself to update it any less, I would like to occasionally expand my...