It was time for a family vacation. As we typically do for vacation, we headed out by plane to a Caribbean destination. On the island, the water was blue and gorgeous to swim in. We stopped and enjoyed it for a little while, but soon had to leave to go to our rental there.

On the way to our beach house rental, we passed many beautiful houses facing the ocean. They were many stories high and some had entire towers built with glass that contained gardens full of amazing trees. In some of the houses we could see the residents hosting friends in lush living rooms. When we finally arrived at our house for the week we were a little disappointed. Our house was simple, wood and not really that inviting. Nevertheless we unpacked, determined to make the best of it. Read more

hung out in detroit, bombed an art show, and hated on a high school reunion. All in one night.

Seriously. It wasn’t supposed to be a big deal, but you know how airports can be with their crappy security and even crappier customer service from the airlines. At any rate Ben and I had spent the afternoon on a hill overlooking Detroit’s skyline, but it was time to come home. Read more

Hey, I’ve got an apartment. It’s just a room with a bathroom attached. Out in the hall next to my building is an old shower that no one uses. The shower is full of mud and even has part of an old banister in it. The room next to that is Adrian’s. Adrian’s room is big and has 5 beds or so. But they’re small beds. I asked him who slept there, he said Rob, and some other people.

It was fall so I headed outside and started raking leaves around the house. It had just rained the night before so I managed to get my clothes all muddy. I eventually went back upstairs to shower and change clothes.
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