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Another batch of the 35mm photos from my Pentax. Shake off your jackets and enjoy the warmth.

[Top to Bottom: Purple Flowers, Kodak 200 // Pippin, Kodak 200 // Summer Shoes, Kodak 200 // Nate and Abby on the Roof, Fuji 400 // Twist with Sprinkles, Fuji 400]

I moved! Found a great apartment close to downtown Grand Rapids, and only four (very walkable) blocks from work. We’ve been steadily unpacking, organizing, and decorating. Hopefully I’ll have some photos up soon.

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One of my non-fiction essays was selected for publication in Grand Valley’s journal of art and writing! It’s a humorous look back at my entire romantic history from 1995 through September 2012. Lots of sarcasm is involved.

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I have been anti-depressant free for over a month! It took over two years to wean myself off of them. I had multiple doctors tell me I could just start taking one every other day and be fine and off of them quickly. This was not so.

After experiencing some nasty side-effects (brain-zaps, dizziness, etc.) for an extended period of time, and poring over the interwebs, I started a very long process of slowly cutting my dose down. There were times when I would try to rush the process again and the side effects would come back. I started at 20mg per day and last month I was down to one fourth of a 10mg pill every four days.

I still get a little dizzy from time to time, but I’m oh so happy to be done with them.

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The weather, you guys! 70 degrees tomorrow!

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and lastly, I found a craigslist missed connection that might be about me. Like 60% chance. That’s just fun to think about, right?

• Ride my bike
• Go rock climbing
• Go for a walk in a cemetery
• Skip
• Play all sorts of sports I am awful at (basketball, tennis, frisbee)
• Eat fruit that tastes like sunshine
• Drive a long distance with the windows down and the music up.
• smile.