User Profile

"The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them."
I write because I want to - Not because I want someone else to read it.



I am a creative writer - Not in the sense that I make up a bunch of stories, but rather that I try to creatively write about my life whenever I can. This genre of writing is known as creative non-fiction, but not many people seem to be familiar with that term. Sometimes I will just write conventional journal entries though, because like Michael Crichton once said, writing is not always easy. Whatever I write about: It's all real and it's all me. On occasion, I'll throw in quotes from people, things, or chat conversations, and if you're clever enough, you'll find out where it's from.
The list of interests here doesn't describe everything that I am or everything I like, as I am very open to trying out almost any new and fun things.
I'm guessing that about one third of my recent entries are "friends only", which delve deeper into who I am and what is going on with me. Less recent ones have relatively more public entries.

If you are new to my journal: You may also want to read the Cast of Characters, click the links of things or people to see what I've written about them, or check out some of my memorable entries (not updated as often as tags).

Brief disclaimers: When reading past entries, keep in mind that my feelings, in general and for various people, have changed over time. I do not screen or delete LJ comments unless I find them very unnecessary. People should be able to speak their mind through comments just as much as I do so through my journal.

Music references: The music/song titles for each entry aren't always what I'm actually listening to, because sometimes I include songs that just reflect the entry instead. If you would like to directly download from me any of the music noted in my entries, contact me.

I encourage anyone and everyone, including non-LJ users, to add comments to my entries. If you are a first time commenter to my entries, I'd appreciate it if you post a little bit about yourself and how you found me.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do looking back on it, and I hope reading it provokes as much thought as it did for me to write these entries.

Cast of CharactersThe following is a list of people that I might mention in my entries. Linked names or things below go to entries that have been tagged with their name or subject.

Family
Mom: She lives in Phoenix. She is the reason I am what I am today. I talk to her on the phone a couple nights a week for a little while and we usually see each other once a week.

Some Friends
Jessica (azspam3): A long time childhood friend. We were the closest of friends in high school and still remain really good friends. She used to live on & near campus for a few years, and has since graduated from ASU, now living in the LA area of California.
Michelle : Used to be a wacky sidekick at work. We've known each other for a couple years, playing all kinds of games, and sharing countless stories about the amusing and crazy things going on in each others lives. Her blog can be found here: cheezemaster.blogspot.com
David: Another childhood friend who lives in North Phoenix/Scottsdale when he's not attending U of A to become a doctor. I am also friends with David's older brother, Bryan, who I unfortunately don't get to see very often.
Brandy (ravenwolf666): One of Jessica's friends & co-workers that I have had the pleasure of hanging out with many times. Very entertaining, nice, sociable, and thoughtful.
Kassi (kassilei): A nice woman from Mesa that I met on OKCupid. I've been over to her place many times and she reintroduced me to karaoke. She and Brandy have become friends as well.

Online Buddies
Devon (rageous): A guy from Seattle I got to know through Audiogalaxy years ago. He keeps me connected with the latest in Electronic music.
Audra (ilahni): Someone who used to live in the Cholla dorms who I happened to recognize on LJ. I have run into her around ASU's campus occasionally.

Groups
Christian group: I currently attend an off campus group. They are a decent size and I felt led to be there starting in August 2005. I used to attend Campus Crusade for Christ for a year, but their meeting times unfortunately didn't jive with my work schedule at the time.

People I Haven't Talked to In a While
Sue: Met her from OKCupid, then later in person where she works and at a church. Most of what we had chatted about was fun or meaningful to either of us. She and I (mostly me) got really busy with our own lives months after that.
Manuel: A friend I met at Phoenix College. Despite how different we are, we were good friends that had a great time hanging out and we were there for each other.


Ex-Roommates
This is who I was living with before I sold my condo in Central Phoenix:
Wamy: A student at Phoenix College from overseas.
Before him, these two lived in the condo with me when I was living with Bell:
Ku'ulei: A costume designer from Illinois.
Tiffany: An assistant stage manager from the East.
I lived in an apartment with these guys during the 2003-2004 academic year:
Akshai: Aside from living in an apartment, we lived in Cholla dorm together for a semester. He became ASU's 2003 Homecoming King. This future politician hopes to get into Harvard Law School and certaintly has the grades to back up this ambitious goal.
Nick: Met him through Akshai when we lived in Cholla.

Ex-Girlfriends
Jenn: The regional operations manager who seemed to have everything but free time and a man, until we started dating months after we met. She indirectly instilled in me what working in management was like and the pride that can be had in a career. To say the least, Jenn was so giving that our relationship nearly resembled a fairy tale but sometimes also helped me see myself more like God did. I ended our year long relationship in 2007 with the reality that I needed to take care of myself more before I could adequately do my part to truly take care of a relationship.
Monica: She sent me an invitation to her church through OKCupid, and we met there. After talking on the phone a lot, meeting my mom, and hanging out some, we started dating. In the beginning, many aspects of it seemed promising. Months later, we realized that each of us had a lot of things to work on, and then ended up going our separate ways. It was hard to talk to each other without both of us feeling bad.
Monica (whom I shall refer to as "Bell"): We lived together in my condo for almost a year. Monica had 3 cats - Romy, Herbie, and Midgey. I've hung out and played poker with her brother, Jake, many times. He also invited me to annual Vegas trips. Taryn is Jake's two year old daughter, and Marjie is Monica's mom who does costume designing for a local theater company.
Mish (ex-gilfriend, but NOT former co-worker): I got together with her around the same time I created this Live Journal. See my memories for info on her.
Katie: Hotter than any on-campus women (at the time), she was my first girlfriend in October of 2002. On the surface, she seemed like my dream girl. One month later, I realized how she wasn't, but she beat me to the punch and it was over. The following summer, she apologized for the way she treated me and wanted to be friends. She admitted to cheating on me with her fiance of 2 years. She hardly maintained contact, let alone friendship. I didn't have a great desire to maintain it either.

User info last updated on 10/26/09

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