I have new blogs, but I am posting them on MySpace.
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Sometimes, however, friends may not be at hand. Or perhaps the friends you do have are busy with other friends, partners, lovers, and the feelings of isolation, exclusion, or even jealousy may set in. Without human companionship one can feel like they are on an island disconnected from the rest of the world.

I have been there, I revisit that place from time to time, but I never stay very long. There's no profit in it, except, perhaps, to remind myself that it's better not to go there. Some... read more

The best thing about having a lover is the friendship!

Does that sound odd? Certainly physical intimacy is a wonderful thing, but in the end the physical part of it is really just a pastime or recreational activity. It's the intimacy itself that energizes and makes one feel included in the world. Intimacy, however, is to be found in friendship. That's why I think the most important part of any relationship, whether it includes sexual relations or not, is the Friendship therein.

This rea... read more

Okay, time for a rant. I'm not in the greatest mood, actually, due to not getting enough sleep last night...

Living in Ireland is different from visiting Ireland. I realize now that I have been spoiled living in the US with such conveniences as decent plumbing, broadband internet, thermostats, decent coffee, clothes dryers, fast-drying paint, decent plumbing, and summer.

The one thing that I really find the most annoying in Ireland is the plumbing. The toilets don't flush right, or they... read more

Well the plan was to minimize jet lag by staying up all night and then sleeping on the 9+ hour flight from Seattle to Amsterdam. I made it most of the night going on multiple quests as Ciar?n, the night elf druid of Darnassus in the World of Warcraft. Having only slept about and hour or two, in the morning I headed off to the airport for the first leg of my journey. On the the flight to Amsterdam, however, I was not able to sleep, really. Various distractions and just being excited in genera... read more