Archives for November, 2005

Lost in Adulthood


“I’m stuck. Does it get easier? No. Yes. It gets easier. The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. Yeah. I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be. You know? I tried being a writer, but… I hate what I write. What about [...]

Cosmos 25th Anniversary


When Carl Sagan died, one of my heroes was lost. After a two year battle with bone marrow cancer, Sagan died at age 62. His influence on my generation is hard to measure. As a kid, I remember Cosmos coming on PBS for the first time. I begged my parents to let me stay up [...]

The Powerful Play


What would it be like to not exist? A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a friend. She was making fun of me and I was making fun of her. We laughed and talked about music and movies. Today she is in a Ziploc bag on the bookshelf. But, where is she [...]

Champagne Supernova In the Sky


Even though I decided a long time ago that I would not live to see my 30th birthday, I just had my 33rd birthday. So biologically, I’ve made it. Spiritually, I can’t say the same. I think my life ended at 29. It’s only now as I wake up to the wreckage that I’ve left [...]