{"id":33,"date":"2002-04-08T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2002-04-09T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/test\/2002\/04\/08\/so-here-i-am\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T00:49:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:49:05","slug":"so-here-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2002\/04\/08\/so-here-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"so here i am"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finished the book The Rules of Attraction<\/b> by Bret Easton Ellis (thanks for recommending it to me, Amy<\/a>!) and while it wasn’t a book that I would normally read (I’m more of an angsty romance kind of person), I found it to be really thought-provoking. It’s about 3 college kids in the height of the Reagan era who live their lives by no one’s rules — they have sex, do drugs and toy with other people’s emotions. It was really shocking to see how this book spoke to the changing times of the 80s. AIDS, abortion and sex replaced the ideals of free love and peace. Romance died at the hands of cynicism. It was a little depressing at times (only because I don’t view love the same way the characters do) but it was a good slap in the face for me cause when I was in college, I was pretty sheltered (meaning I didn’t party “hard” or try recreational drugs) so it was interesting to read about feelings that motivate that type of lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I know it’s not Friday but I liked the questions for the Friday Five<\/a> so here it is…<\/p>\n

What are the first things that you do in the morning to start your day?<\/b> Hmm… after, I snooze my alarm clock about 3 times, I’ll take a shower, put on my contacts, brush my teeth, turn on the radio, get dressed and either run out the door as fast as I can to catch the bus to the train station or wake up Rob, who will drive me. heh.<\/p>\n

What are the last things that you do at night before going to bed?<\/b> Brush my teeth, wash my face, turn off my computer, and set my alarm clock.<\/p>\n

What daily routine have you recently added to your day?<\/b> Nothing really — well, my site is still pretty new so I guess I could say blogging.<\/p>\n

What routine do you wish you could get rid of?<\/b> Going to work. heh. If I could, I would love to be a professional world-class traveler (is that even a word?).<\/p>\n

What’s the one (I’m going to make it two) thing(s) that makes you feel like something is missing if you don’t do it some point within your day?<\/b> Checking my email and blogging on my site — I’m such an Internet junkie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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