Well, it's monday afternoon, and I'm finally feeling human again. I spent 8 hours yesterday restoring my appartment to the condition that it was in Saturday afternoon before people started showing up. The scene I awoke to Sunday around noon bared the typical signs of a huge blowout party. Empty, and not so empty beer cans and bottles on every flat surface along with dirtied plates containting cake splooge or shishkabob chunks. The cake splooge was ALL over my kitchen floor (which is carpeted) ...

Graduation is imminent at this point. I had my exit interview at the Art Institute today with the beautiful and friendly Dayna DeFinis, and it felt great. This burden that has been hanging over my shoulders for entirely too long now is about to be released.

My experience with getting through the educational process at the Art Institute has been anything but ordinary. Despite my capabilities, it took me well over 5 years to get a 2 year degree. That fact alone, in some ways, will mak ...

I got a call today that I'm still really upset about and will be for a while to come. Friday night my good friend Barry Goslin died in his sleep, apparently from some crazy combination of illness and prescribed kodine cough syrup. My mind is rolling in my skull right now and I feel the need to put some words together in his honor. If you knew the man personally, you'll truly understand everything I'm about to write.

I'll begin by saying he was way too young. Anyone that is close to ...