http://brainrub.com/thestoob Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:08:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Someone once told me that I was their future because whenever they looked out into their world they saw my name and surely this was a sign that we should be together. For the record I don’t believe in signs. I believe we become aware of things—like people and ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1445 Back home, then gone, then home, then gone. Home now, for a few hours, then gone again. Summer does this to me, kicks me outside and I get lost in the wonder of everything that’s out there to explore, especially now that everything is accessible with the melting of snow ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1434 A few weeks ago I went to a concert at a venue in central Washington. It’s basically a desert with sage brush and rattlesnakes and super hot temperatures during the day and reasonably cool temperatures at night. When the concert is over, it’s almost midnight when we walk back to ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1428 Years ago when I was in San Francisco, I watched an older man stroll through the rocks down by the wharf. He stopped near me and began to build a tower of rocks, each one carefully balanced on the one beneath it. After awhile, maybe ten minutes or so, a ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1393 http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1382 In the morning, when I wake with a slight hangover, I think about how I can merge the Everything of Today within the Confines of Today. I have to re-certify for one of my jobs, and I have to stop at a bookstore to buy something for a friend, and ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1380 On the way home from work the other day, I thought about buying an air conditioner because summer has finally arrived in Seattle (it typically arrives on July 5, which is indeed what happened this year, going from a cold and rainy July 4 to a warm and sunny July ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1346 I’m sitting in a coffee house that has orange walls and a garage-style door that’s open wide. The cool morning air breezes through and sometimes a moment of sunshine sneaks through the huge bay windows and for a quick second my skin feels warm. The coffee house is located on ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1338 Today I did a favor for a friend, which helped out another friend. This is what we do, isn’t it? We help friends and people and family, and all of this helping seems to help someone else somewhere down the line. We had dinner and talked and shared moments of ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1334 I met a woman who taught me a lot about beer, and I realized that I need to elevate my skills and my knowledge. She also made me think about what it would be like to meet a woman who wasn't crazy, who understood me, who respected what I need ... http://brainrub.com/thestoob/?p=1323