I have decided my next goal in life (among the other 8 thousand) is to run a half-marathon. Today I ran 3 miles. Clearly I have my work cut out for me. However, I am pretty proud of my 3 mile run. I decided that I was on the brink of death after the first [...]
Archive for October, 2009
The Other Side of Insanity
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/30/2009 | 2 Comments »
L’afrique
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/27/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every time I think about going to Africa it makes me excited. But not the kind of excited where it’s real. Just the same excitement I felt about Africa for several years now. I have always had some irrational desire to travel there. I blame my interest in Oxfam (…and Coldplay) for part of this. [...]
Inspiration from a Farmer
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/26/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good morning world! I have only had one cup o’ coffee today so far. This is quite a big deal for me…considering I’ve usually drained the pot right now. Please take a moment to celebrate this personal triumph of mine! In other news, I have made a very profound realization today (aka I have [...]
Why I can’t get enough espresso
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/22/2009 | 1 Comment »
“HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” “Hi, welcome to ________, what can we get started for you?” “Uhhhhhh, let me have a second” That is the typical conversation that goes on between me and a customer at the coffee shop. People come in yelling for service, then need a few seconds to decide what they want. At first it frustrated [...]
Open your eyes, here comes a bigger part
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/22/2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m a really great eavesdropper. I drop eaves all the time unbeknownst to those around me. In fact, that is what I am doing currently. The lady I share my office with is Melinda Farmer (no relation, although I do call her Cousin Mindy from time to time). As I sit at my computer sucking [...]
A Big Thank You
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/18/2009 | 3 Comments »
Today i was minding my own business, unashamedly “borrowing” internet, when one of my old professors walked by. He proceeded to tell me that I needed to “quit being a baby and go to Chicago”. At first I felt bitter, then I felt sad, then I felt nothing. Nothing as in, this is not a [...]
Dear Nobel Peace Prize Committee: April Fools Day is Not in October
Posted in Uncategorized on 10/09/2009 | 3 Comments »
Millions of people do good work every day that goes unnoticed. And they are heros. People give up years of their lives to be thrown into new situations in the Peace Corps. People give up their money to feed their starving neighbors. People uproot and move to “forgotten” places in the world to help those [...]
