Leaving gets more and more familiar. In the beginning it's a scary mess, and we try to pack our car with everything we own. Of all the things we pack, we only use a little. Even when it's an extended trip, there is no need for more than a couple of pairs of clothes, a…
I slot my hand into the crack, it's perfect hands. Looking up the gently overhanging crack from the starting point I notice the slight flares, and the dime edges on the face left of the crack. I take note of the subtle widening of the crack, where it goes from off-hands to fists, and project…
Yesterday I sat in my last final, filling out a scantron that will likely be my last. It hadn't settled in yet, but 20 minutes from that moment I completed college. As I bubbled in my info I couldn't help but think back to a Psychology 100 final I took over 4 years ago in…
No matter what you do--bad, good, or indifferent--there will be a critic. Recognize them for what they are and move the fuck on with your life. There is no way to understand why the haters and the trolls are out there doing what they do, and there's really no real reason that it matters. What…
The last few months have been a tedious struggle to get back on my feet, emotionally and physically. With my body partly broken, and no financial stability whatsoever, I was forced to invest my time into things other than climbing for the first time in years. I spent time in the water, running trails and…
A fish, and a boy peering down into its mouth. What could it mean? I never really thought much about the meaning of this statue. I just always knew that very few people in the city know of it and its whereabouts, and I always thought it would be an awesome shot. So when Cooper…
