My internship is over, I’ll be getting a grade shortly. Thursday was the last time I’d ever get to say, “Hi, this is Andy Rees from the Canandaigua Daily Messenger.” It never quite fit my mouth properly. It came out awkwardly. That awkwardness, that uncomfortable feeling of not actually being from the Messenger, was epitomized [...]
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Early Morning Jaundice
Posted in introspectionish, News on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lack of toothbrush
Posted in introspectionish on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For father’s day, I bought my dad a 6 pack of assorted beers and a pint glass. It might have been the most meaningful thing I’ve ever bought him. Also, for the first time in my memory, my grandfather was telling war stories. He was part of the quartermaster corps and learned how to drive [...]
I work nights
Posted in introspectionish on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watching too many movies does terrible things to a person’s problem solving skills. As much as it would be emotionally satisfying to give a show stopping speech (set to music) to a girl you love, while you both stand in the halogen-lit parking lot and your words turn to steam in the night air, it’s [...]
Upsidedown Questionmarks
Posted in introspectionish on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, after waking up at 10 o’clock, feeling like I was swimming in a used fish bowl, James, Miranda and I went disc golfing. Some day, down the road, I will tell you all about disc golfing, in great detail, and you will hate me forever. On the way to the course, we passed by [...]
Dry the Rain
Posted in introspectionish on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am having trouble dealing with the way this book is being written. It’s 4 chapters deep, already there’s plot holes, and we’re nowhere near the end of character development. -A
I have a BS from the interweb
Posted in introspectionish on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Case Report 2812 – 6.17.08 Increased isolation has led to the development in paranoid hallucination episodes in Patient 2812. His episodes focus primarily on apocalyptic fears and conspiracy theories. Prescription: Haloperidol 15mg (daily), Diazepam 5mg (every 4 hours)
Empty Pockets
Posted in introspectionish on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my poetry class this year, we were encouraged to write poems about our names. The core premise of the exercise was to get a better understanding of who you are. Poems are boring enough, but when you heap on an extra layer of self-involvement (and trust me, I know a lot about it), it [...]
