10 things that are seemingly common to the human condition

1. Dry skin (aka dandruff) -

Everyone gets it some time, some where (it's like the song from West Side Story really)

2. Nose picking 

Sometimes a Kleenex just doesn't do the trick

3. Wondering if you’re depressed or suicidal/ Seeing a therapist/trying medication

It's really hard to establish how your mental states compare to other people's mental states.  It seems that most people have wondered if how they're feeling warrants getting help at some point in their lives.

4. Wishing someone had told you more about what was going on

We've all had moments where we felt like we were left out of the loop.  Relatedly, we've all had moments where we've wished our friends would've shared more about what was going on with them.

5. Faking it ‘til you make it

Even the most self-confident people I know have, at times, bluffed their way through a sticky situation

6. Weird hair

Everyone seems to have at least one strand or patch of hair that disqualifies them from stereotypic beauty unless its removed.  Really, hair is just part of humanity so we should probably get over the desire for baldness.

7. Some weird infestation in your home

Every time I tell someone about some weird animal that cropped up in my house (bat, snake, mouse named "Lord Neville Fuzzbottom"), they have a "me too" story.  It doesn't matter how clean you keep your place, some animal is going to invade it so you might as well name them.

8.  Have conflicting wants

Humans are complex pieces of biology.  Sometimes you both want the cake and don't want the cake.  As long as you don't want to have your cake and eat it too, your head should be fine.

9. Failed to meet goals

Pobody's Nerfect.

10.  A cathartic enjoyment of zit popping

The number of videos and comments on said videos on YouTube has convinced me that this one is very true.

October 2014

What makes people say goodbye?

A life of missed connections

Or counterfactuals unfulfilled

A touch too far-

A slipped grasp-

A thought never put into words-

And a cup of tea gone cold

Waiting for the moment that never was.

I wish this had a happy ending…

But the fire’s burned

And no embers remain.

Dark skies come again

As God’s tears for the lonely hearted.

Those who couldn’t say

“I need help”

Those so cold.

Nobody’s gonna die today.

All lies.

My Community -Rough Draft

There are too many people in my community
who know the feeling of an unwanted touch
that gut wrenching, tear inducing, this can't be real, I-Just-Have-To-Find-My-Ruby-Red-Slippers-So-I-Can-Go-Home touch

There are too many people in my community
Who cannot name their pain nor lay its blame at the appropriate door

There are too many people in my community
Who cannot bear the label "victim" because it doesn't sit well with "strong" or "activist"

There are too many people in my community
Lost, Broken and Bruised by violence

There are too many people in my community
who hears hushed whispers of "assault" and "abuse"
and cannot, will not, do not yell "This shall not stand"

There are too many people in my community
Who perpetrate these crimes