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So this is the difference between living and not living

August 9, 2008 in Personal · No comments

The law of self-destruction and the law of self-preservation are equally strong in mankind!
— Fyodor Dostoevsky; The Idiot, page 375

I stumbled across that quote a year ago. It instantly became one of my favorite quotes mostly because it was such a wonderful parallel, and with the story, it made perfect sense. But I’m finding more and more that the sentiment applies in multiple arenas, and quite frequently at that.

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Has he not crossed the seven seas?

June 16, 2008 in America, Locations, Personal, Washington · No comments

On Friday, one of my best friends said we needed a group picture because it might be our last. I shook my head and told her not to say that. But you know what? She might be right. We’re growing up and going our separate ways. While I know we’ll always care about each other and always be around to listen when necessary and laugh at something no one else will get, our times of constant togetherness are coming to a close.

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Now don’t worry we’ll all float on

May 20, 2008 in Personal · No comments

As one of my best friends deals with her relationships with a couple of her exes, I’ve been considering the way I deal with people versus the way that she does quite a bit. She feels compelled to “not give up” on her exes and remain good friends to them, even when one in particular has been a terrible and unreliable friend in return. Add that to the fact that he is not the same person that she was friends with, or even dating, and that he hurt her pretty badly and has failed to prove him trustworthy since their breakup, I am of the opinion that she should lay it all on the table, give him a warning and then cut her losses if he fails to live up.

And here lies our differences.

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It’s freezing in the loneliest winter

May 6, 2008 in Personal · No comments

Discussing my friendships online is difficult for me, let alone my relationship. I generally feel that these are sacred and extremely private, especially considering no one else understands them aside from those in them with me. But I would be remiss to leave Randy out of this.

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