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March 2015

March 04, 2015

Maturity and Making Amends

You ever have one of those days when you wonder "I wonder how my exes...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

Lent Day 5: Sundays are NOT Cheat Days!

According to Americancatholic.org: Technically, Sundays are not part of Lent. Although we celebrate them liturgically...

February 21, 2015

Photo of the Day: The Nature of Confession

I decided to take CSLentIPJ's photo prompt of "confession" and turn it into a writing...

February 19, 2015

Things I Did Without You: A Poem

The chain of your lies Kept me in a dream Until I found a crack...

February 02, 2015

Perspectives on Past Relationships

The beginning of February brings on many mixed emotions throughout the American population as Valentine’s...

January 2015

January 16, 2015

Reintroducing Myself

It is a truth universally acknowledged that in every generation, there are many young adults...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

My Year in Photos: December

As I look back on the previous year, the best way I can describe 2014...

December 28, 2014

My Year In Photos: November

November was a month that I really appreciated the friends I had. Back when I...

December 22, 2014

My Year In Photos: September

The first half of September was spent getting ready for the young adult retreat, Bayou...

December 08, 2014

My Year In Photos: April

April began with me getting over my disappointment in shows I didn't want to watch...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

The Story of Me and Taylor Swift

It started back in 2006. I was in my car listening to the radio, still...

October 27, 2014

The Villains of Buffy

The act of catharsis has two sides. One involves emotional empathy, the other is acknowledging...

October 24, 2014

Dealing With Grief

One thing associated with Asperger's and Autism is that change is a harder thing for...

October 13, 2014

Where I Stand On The Spectrum

My brother linked me to a theory video that speculated that the Super Smash Bros...

October 09, 2014

How to Handle Crushes and Relationships in 8 Easy Steps

You know what's worse than being a hopeless romantic? Being a hopeless romantic who can't...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

The Patterns of Affinity in the Autistic Mind

So my dad was channel surfing through the news stories and my ear catches a...

July 19, 2014

Hold My Heart

I know that I have shared this quote from CS Lewis before, but it bears...

July 02, 2014

A Midsummer Afternoon’s Blog Post

This summer has been surprisingly busy. I've been spending a lot of time writing a...

May 2014

May 25, 2014

Comicpalooza. Nope, I Still Can’t Believe It!

So yesterday was awesome. As you can tell from the title, I went to a...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Simplicity Project Progress Report And Coming Attractions

Happy Chinese New Year! In honor of the end of the month and the start...

January 17, 2014

Best of 2013

Best of 2013, a set on Flickr. Flashback Friday! Check out my favorite photos from...

January 11, 2014

Friday With a Friend!

Today, my friend Mariella Hunt. Catholic writer and editor, gives tips on how to better yourself...

January 03, 2014

2014: The Simplicity Project

On Tuesday, I talked about all the wonderful and not-so-wonderful things that happened in 2013....

December 2013

December 30, 2013

I Open At the Close: A Recap of 2013

With the new year just around the corner, I wanted to do a personal recap...

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