return

Um. Well I’m back. I’m pretty stinkin’ late on updating the blog.  Every day I told myself I was ready to do it, something came up, I fell asleep, or just was too lazy. I’m only halfway lying.  I’ve been writing a lot, just not up here.  It’s been, I guess, a bit of a […]

countdown

I don’t really know where to start on this one, but I guess the biggest news I have is that I’m heading home at the end of August.  I know it was meant to be June…then July…but things are always subject to change, and I often feel pressured to give people answers when they ask […]

stories

Recently the weather in Taipei has been quite cold and rainy, and I think I’m the only person who’s enjoying it.  I often feel I will soon miss the variety of weather we’ve enjoyed here (well, maybe not everyone else), but I will be happy to escape the heat of summer. Unfortunately I think I’ve […]

vigil

I haven’t been able to sleep.  Usually, I’ll be in bed by around midnight, but lay awake until around 4.  Around 4, I’ll get angry and try to do breathing exercises.  This evolves into prayer, which evolves into remembering every embarrassing thing I ever said or did, along with a potent rumination on the things […]