Author Archives: Steven Pickles
I Need a Vacation
…at the end of the week I’m usually so burned out that I can’t really recall each of the days discretely because they all seem to blend in to one another. Continue reading
Almost Cured
On Saturday morning I awoke and for about fifteen seconds I thought my terrible eyesight (-4.00 in both eyes) had been cured by some divine intervention. Continue reading
A Look Back at Imagination
I don’t want to think of it from a grown-up’s perspective because that will have meant I’ve given up being a kid and thus the end of youthful exuberance. Continue reading
Lackluster
It’s been a while since I’ve put something meaningful to read on here because I haven’t been all too philosophical about anything ‘public.’ I need to start getting back to putting my thoughts down on paper instead of only thinking … Continue reading
Round Two, Perhaps
Today I received a copy of an email today from one of my professors to the vice chair of the department asking for me to again be one of the teaching assistants for the robotics class over the summer. It … Continue reading
Departing on Gate Three
Over the past two days, there seems to be quite a bit of words and thought about a candle. Whether it was the person who purchased it, the guest who commented on it, or what has been crossing my mind … Continue reading
When It Comes Around
I’m not sure how to explain it but it always seems to me that if I try to make any kind of life plan or decision as to how I want to end up, something goes awry and in the … Continue reading
The Resume
I think tomorrow i’m going to show up tomorrow with a Hawaiian t-shirt, a pair of board shorts, sandles, and a six foot sombrero… and I’ll see how the cattle call goes. Continue reading
The Radio Shack Guy
In an attempt to make a Smart House presentation a little bit more aesthetically pleasing I headed to Radio Shack to buy a case with a 4 AA battery holder. I walk into the store on my phone and immediately … Continue reading
Missing ‘Made Simple’
My roommate Louie had told me about John Basedow from TV’s Fitness Made Simple series of advertisements is missing in Phuket, Thailand. I guess it didn’t matter how fit that guy was, the water was too much. Check here for … Continue reading