Brainy

LATEST ARTICLES ( 24 )

• Just a Shade

  

  The buildings of my apartment complex encircle a small pond. There are ducks that live in the pond. These ducks have provided me with months of amusement.... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• May as Well Be Magic

  

  I haven't written anything in while. A long, long while. There are things to catch up on, but not today. Maybe not ever. It depends on how much I want to pick... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• "Oh, Loneliness and Cheeseburgers Are a Dangerous Mix!"

  I get discouraged sometimes. Which is why there isn't going to be a February post. Well, not a real one. This is technically a post, I know, so shut yer trap!... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• BOOK REPORT ONE: #88- The Call of the Wild, By Jack London

  

  Remember like, six months ago when I said that I was going to start reading the 100 best books on the best book list? After starting and restarting and being... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• "I've Never Been Good with Words...

  ...Which is why I'm in such a delicate conundrum."Did ya ever have writers block? Did ya ever stare at blank screen and watch the cursor mock you with every... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program...

  I was working on a post about when I was kid, and about how the kid version of me perceived things much differently than the grown-up me, but it makes me sad an... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Latey Lateness

  Since I'm a terrible procrastinator, I've put off writing a big paper that's due tonight for a class I'm taking. Also, this is the last week of the regular... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• "When I Was a Boy, Just About Every Summer We'd Take a Vacation.

  ...And you know, in 18 years, we never had fun."A 'fun' thing I did this summer was to go camping with my family. I have a 4-year old son and 7-year old daughte... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two Things

  

  1. I'm going to commit to one post a month. If I want any sort of following, I'm going to need to be more consistent. And awesome. Awesomely consistent or... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• "Grandpa, Why Don't You Tell Us a Story. You've Lived an Interesting Life."

  ...."That's a lie and you know it! But I have seen a lot of movies..."I would first like to say that I'm sorry it took me so long to post part 2 of this... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• It Was The Greatest Movie I've Ever Seen in My Life!

  "...and the celebrity cameos: Dustin Hoffman, Michael Jackson. They didn't use their real names, but you could tell it was them. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Will You Be Quiet, I'm Trying to READ!

  -"Oh, reeeeally?! I learned to do that years ago!"As a person that, until recently, has never had a gluttonous, insatiable compulsion to self-educate, I have... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• DA NA NA NA NA NA, You Say It's Your Birthday...

  ... It's my Birthday too!My birthday is in a few days. I'll be 31 and I feel old. Remember when you were young and birthdays were so exciting and awesome?! I... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Back to the Grindstone

  I've gone back to school, and I got about 10 books for Xmas, so I've been woefully neglecting my blog. I'm sorry, no-one-who's-reading. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• #10- The Good Ol' Days

  I've been thinking about high school a lot this week which is something I haven't really done in a while. Thought those memories were nice and repressed, but on... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• #9- Linky Links

  A few things to mention before I start my post, don't worry, it won't take long, I know how impatient you all are to read the thrilling goo swirling around in m... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• #8- It Takes an iPad

  I'm trying to make a post on my sister's iPad through blogger's app. It's not going super well so far. I can't use it in landscape?! Bleh! I have to make so man... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• #7- Avat-tactular!

  I finally finished my avatar after many, many hours of tinkering. It's still not exactly right, but it's close enough. It probably won't ever be exactly right... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• #6- Short but Sweet but Probably Not Sweet at All

  I haven't made a post in a while! Longer than I thought at least. But I've had some good excuses: I've been sick with a sinus infection, my kids had a four day... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• #5- It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, the Rain Was Falling Fast, and the Captain...

  I'm sitting at the dining room table in the dim light of the overhead lamp, with a window at my back trying its best to let in the gray sunlight that's passing... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 SELF EXPRESSION