Like most nights, I woke up around 4:00 a.m., stayed up for another couple of hours rolling around in bed, then finally fell back asleep aro...

Please Lord, give me strength. Allow enough light to lead me along the path to salvation. Only your grace and love will ensure a safe passag...

I'd really like to start fresh somewhere. I really think about it a lot. I've spent so much time thinking about it that I actually w...

Well, it finally happened. I was finally pushed out. I took some time off to visit family and friends but I haven't been able to think...

At this point, it's very clear to me that God/the universe has plans for me. I've always struggled with submission but I've ne...

What happens when you're so burned out on everything and you feel like you have nothing left to push you through another few hard weeks?...

I've been getting to that point lately where I feel like I can't go through a week without having a major crisis. Last week was a ve...

L ife has gotten away from me lately. It's so strange how time seems to move fast as you age. We're not old  yet, but we're ol...

I often wonder why I stay around Chicago like I do. I wonder if there's a reward in the end for those of us who stay.

it's hard to keep it all together sometimes it's been exactly a year since I lost my little buddy. Missing you K man.

Need to run a couple of errands. Having a party for one. Need to run over to the party store to get a helium tank. Need to run to the har...

The world is a very big place. And now we have have 7 billion of us, occupying the same space. How we will all find our place in this world?...

I didn't like to eat beans. I was 5 years old and had just gotten a hair cut. My dad told me that if I didn't eat my beans then my h...

I originally wrote this sometime in mid October, 2010. It's now Jan. 3rd, 2011 and almost 4:00am. I have work tomorrow and haven't s...

This city will never let you forget where you are at. There is something about this place that I've never experienced elsewhere. From th...

This past winter, I was walking around in the snow one night by myself, wandering aimlessly. The sky was orange as usual, and the ground had...

The sheets are green, and clean as they are new. They've traveled a long distance for me to soil them. With my dirty feet and sweaty han...

I have been recording a lot of music lately. Check it out here .

I imagine myself staying on the farm for a few weeks, maybe a few months. I see myself sitting at the desk in my late great grandmother'...

March 20, 2010 Phew. These last few weeks have been really fascinating. Yesterday, the temperature was 65 degrees and sunny. However, it has...

February 28 2010 - Day four of a new anxiety What would my book of revelations look like? Well, like everyone else, I look towards my dreams...

These last few days have been incredibly strange but also very difficult. It seems that whenever I have something heavy land on me, it's...

Before (and) After Before (and) After

Things can get pretty complicated living in the city. That is why it is time to start planning a journey of epic proportions - on an epicall...

Hello , My name is Nairda Ecartal and I'm running to be your next representative. You're busy? I promise I won't take long... Oh...

The radio DJ is talking about his future funeral. It's actually not that late right now but it certai...