My Top 5 Songs

A little late again, but it's OK. Wow - I read the entry from a year ago and I'm glad I have moved on a bit from the constant malaise.  Things have gotten better - it took work, though.  I like who I am, for the most part. My job (a "REAL" job, and in my field of study) is going pretty well, six months in.  I have disposable income, so I can enjoy things I might not have been able to for the prior 3 years! And, I'm in love - again.  Well, not 'again', because I never really stopped loving this person..... ....but we are not together. I don't know if we will ever be. What I will say is that this person is very nice, very sweet, with a big heart. Like me, this person sees things bigger than the individual - god(s), nature, everything. I like that. Our religions/spiritual perspectives converge, but then seriously diverge at times. Our lifestyles couldn't be more different. Our discussions about anything - politics, the world in general - are int...

New digs! I still have to fix up the new place, and put all this stuff away (I've been here over a week now!), but I love it! It's a bit more expensive, but with only electric to pay - no gas, no nothing else. It's convenient, and closer to everything (saving on gasoline). The neighborhood is one of the better ones in this city. I feel so good about everything! I got my 3 jobs and one graduate class under control (for now!), and I think I can stay on top of everything until the end of the semester - and hopefully pull an A in the class. Musically, there is a lot going on. There are good bands out there, a lot of creative music I hear, even within the pop mainstream. I think Lady Gaga sucks, but then I always thought the pop divas did, even Madonna. Without video, a lot of sexual innuendo or just exposed skin, and a hint of scandal, there is little else for the music to stand on. Her stuff in particular isn't even that good for dance/club/house whatever genre you ca...