home?

I find myself in one of my favorite locations right now. It is so rare to be in one these in this hemisphere, so I’m trying to soak it all up. Ambient light shining on my fingers as I type, books galore standing upright beside me, the strong aroma of the coffee of the day [...]

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tree stumps and splashes

I’m about to head out tomorrow for a weekend with a few other workers here. I’ll be learning a lot about the media end of m-work while I visit some friends that work with the deaf in a nearby city. What a perfect combo!
Can I tell you about festivals here? Okay I will. Well, there [...]

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It is.

Today is 100 passed.
Today is 2 after.
Today is 4 since.
Today is freedom.
I never would have thought that this is what it looked like, but it is, and I’m grateful.

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rugs and mugs

There are these two tangible things here that really seem to wrap my heart up in comfort. One is this old oriental rug in front of my couch and it’s the perfect size to sprawl out on. I’ve stared at my ceiling for hours from this rug, allowing my mind to wander wherever it wants [...]

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Jalepenos and sweet toes.

The other day I thought I smelled of Mexican food…and I got really sad when that wasn’t my clothes’ real scent. That’s really sad in itself…that I want to smell like jalepenos and greasiness. Spell check just told me that jalepenos wasn’t a real word, but the options it had to replace it were: p*nt*cost*l, [...]

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Wanna play?

Remember when you were a little kid, and you had toys galore and all you wanted to do was play with your friends? Oh…and the commercials…I loved watching toy commercials when I was in elementary school. Those “big kid” toys seemed so much cooler than my “little kid toys.” Oh advertising…you undoubtedly won with your [...]

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