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Archive for the 'Deep Thoughts' Category

Hitting the jackpot doesn’t mean instantly becoming happy.

I think most of us have imagined a scenario where we didn’t have to work for money for a long period of time. “Yay!” you think. “Long vacation!” You may imagine drinking fruity concoctions on a beach — that’s what I imagined. Mmm, paradise.
Since I sold Simpli in September, I haven’t had to work for [...]

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True visionaries think backwards.

I’m writing this blog entry for everyone out there who has ever felt mopey or sad or disillusioned about the future. In particular, there are those of us who struggle with weighty questions such as “Will the world ever really understand me?” or “Will I ever stop feeling like my unique talents are not being [...]

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This one’s for FG

This is a blog entry I’ve needed to write for a long time.
I generally try to avoid writing blog entries when I’m emotional. This time, I am emotional. In fact, the emotions started out as me being really upset at someone I’m close to not acknowledging me (or even acknowledging my existence.) Normally, when this [...]

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Difficult things to admit…

I’ve been struggling a lot lately. I’ve been angry about a lot of things. Over in the work field, mostly, which is what I’ll blog about here…but it applies in a similar way to my personal life as well.
As I look around the office here, I realize I am not where I want to be [...]

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Floating in space…

Being sick, as I was this morning, always has weird effects. For one thing, I ended up sleeping 4 more hours than I normally would have. When I woke up, I felt groggy and disoriented, and I haven’t completely recovered.
I can tell that there are a lot of emotions boiling underneath my normally calm, cool, [...]

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