AkaiShizuku

I think relationships are likely the most complicated part of the human experience. I also don't believe in "soul mates", fate, or any other metaphysical bullshit. There are so many variables involved with whether or not two people are compatible that it seems impossible to accurately calculate. I've also had an epiphany: the people I see on the streets, on the bus, and around the city who are a part of a relationship do not necessarily have what I coveted and hoped to build with my past relationships. They don't necessarily have or even want a long-term partnership, a strong emotional bond, or even common interests. A lot of people are per

Life is way too short to dwell on negativity, you know? Life is too short for a lot of things, actually. I've got a list: SorrowLonelinessButthurtHateUptight attitudesReligion & other spiritual pipe dreamsBad decisionsWasted time I could go on all night. Anyway, I was feeling like shit, but I'm feeling a lot better now, because I decided to. It's a big, wide, beautiful world we live in. Get out there and live life.

It's been years since I last posted anything here. Well, I'm back, and MAN am I a different person than I used to be. I look back at my old writing from when I was a teenager, and it looks so cheesy to me now. I've got a career going now, I started living my life for ME and not for a fictional being in the sky, and I feel a lot better about myself and the world around me. I'll be going through my work and deleting the shittiest of what I find there. I'll be leaving up my past journal entries for posterity and to learn from my mistakes. So, here's the straight skinny about what's changed in the echo-filled space between my ears: While I str