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Posted on February 22, 2004February 28, 2022 by KZ

The Ex: stop being mean to me The Ex: you’re like screaming at me Kevin: i’m just using bigger font. i’m enunciating, so to speak. The Ex: right The Ex: kz needs to get laid Kevin: low blow Kevin: why go there? Kevin: i just helped you out, and you repay me by talking about…

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I think of Sal Paradise

Posted on February 17, 2004February 28, 2022 by KZ

Unhappiness is such a chronic and static state, that I’m truly beginning to believe that it’s the natural order of things. That’s not to say that I’ve been depressed or anything lately. Quite the opposite, life has been treating me pretty kindly as of late. But every time I poke my head above the bubble…

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42

Posted on January 29, 2004February 28, 2022 by KZ

Conrado left the following comment for my entry on Saturday, January 17: !!! You’re the man KZ !!! Remember thataru. And in response, Francisco had this to say: This is the end my friends. the last blog entry from kz any of us will read for a long time. Here’s why. you see, our friend…

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The Tie That Binds

Posted on January 17, 2004February 28, 2022 by KZ

“I can’t believe I’m talking about this with you,” she said to me. We had just met, after all, and already she was sharing thoughts with me that you’d normally save for good friends. It’s funny how open you can be with a total stranger once you learn that you two share a common loss….

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Joy Observed

Posted on January 10, 2004February 28, 2022 by KZ

Well, I did it again. I spent another late night chilling with friends when what I should have been doing was finishing my law school applications. I’m already two weeks past my personal deadline, after all. But hell, you know what? I honestly believe that there was no better way to spend my time tonight….

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Always Saying Too Much

Posted on December 30, 2003February 28, 2022 by KZ

Unspecified Male Friend: So, do you want to do her? Kevin: Nah, it’s not like that. Anyway, she has a boyfriend. Unspecified Male Friend: So? What does that change? Kevin: Yeah, I know what you mean. Fine, I guess on some level, sure I do. But really…deep down, don’t all guys wanna do their female…

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Nobody’s Fault But My Own

Posted on December 24, 2003February 28, 2022 by KZ

Right now as I’m typing this entry, I could have been out with my work friends, watching Return of the King for the second time. That film, by the way, nearly had me in tears, it was so moving. Or, instead of a movie, I could have been out drinking with J (my Brett Ashley,…

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Checking In

Posted on December 16, 2003February 28, 2022 by KZ

There hasn’t been much to say lately. The one thing that I’m supposed to be writing (a personal statement for law school applications) just isn’t flowing the way that it should. Consequently, I will be turning my applications in a month later than I had hoped to. Stupid writer’s block. Or maybe it’s apathy. Or…

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The Code

Posted on November 30, 2003February 28, 2022 by KZ

Kevin: had i known any of that, i might have driven out anyway My Friend: but i couldn’t say that to u because i made the call right in front of her My Friend: so sorry i didn’t give u details Kevin: it’s cool Kevin: next time use the code word My Friend: what code…

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The Right to Party

Posted on November 24, 2003February 28, 2022 by KZ

Most people recommend against drinking alone, but it’s honestly not so bad once you get over the whole pride thing. Actually, I believe having a few drinks by yourself on occasion could be a good thing. Whenever you alter your state, you become far more aware of what your “natural state” is really about. Me…

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Because he'd wished my mother dead, my father said, God had punished him; God had taught Pastor Merrill not to trifle with prayer. And I suppose that was why it had been so difficult for Mr. Merrill to pray for Owen Meany -- and why he had invited us to offer up our silent prayers to Owen, instead of speaking out himself. And he called Mr. and Mrs. Meany "superstitious"! Look at the world: look at how many of our peerless leaders presume to tell us that they know what God wants! It's not God who's fucked up, it's the screamers who say they believe in Him and who claim to pursue their ends in His holy name!~John IrvingSource: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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