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I have finally returned home to stable, non-filtered, internet usage and, as a result, I am back on the site! I am so happy to be back from Alaska for the summer, teaching in the villages was a good experience but, if nothing else, I've learned that I am a product of my own culture and that I truly feel best in the Upper Midwest....
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happycherries:
Thank you for the lovely comment on my set. biggrin
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God, it was been way to long sinc this was last updated this thing; taking a quick look at my buddies list I see so many of the people I once knew on this site are now greyed out and gone. It had to be this way; there was no possible way for me to update over the past few months; I'm living in Alaska...
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samling:
eeek first of all, i wondered if i'd ever see you again. i'm so happy you're doing ok.

i think you could definately by a philosopher and a politician. look at plato, socrates, aristotle..
samling:
happy birthday!!
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Well it has been about three months since I've been on this site. Alaska is going well. My students hate my guts, mind you, and it often seems as if I'm spinning my wheels; but at least I have a job, am making money and am trying to do something worth a damn in the world. Who can ask for anything more than that?
Well,...
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"Just think of it as a character building experience, Danny" - My Cousin Tom

"I'm going to hang up and then shout for job" - Me

I have a job! I jsut got a phone call from a school district up in Alaska and they offered me a teaching position in one of the native schools; in a town called Kipnuk on the coast of...
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jakbstrd:
I wish you the best.

If you need a place to stay, a ride around Anchorage, or just to get away from the village every now and then, send me a note in my profile and I'll give you my number and address.

Keep in mind that you're in the Bush in AK and that time has a different pace out there. I can't stress that enough.
blackhive:
Whoa crazy! I don't know anyone who lives up there.
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This will be a very short message. Basically, one of my rooomates had a seizure tonight. Apprently he OD'd on mushrooms while also smoking pot. Ironically, I had just finished my First Aid class last night and so we were able to take care of the siutation. The ambulance ened up being called, but he's now sleeping off thw worst of it in his room....
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blackhive:
Dude!!

That's not cool. I'm thinking I would have freaked out.
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Things have been going a bit better around here as of late. I've begun to look for a teaching job up in the state of Alaska. My Father had a job interview up there the past week and came back speaking wonders of the place and saying how desperatly they were in need of teachers in the Bush; that is the rural, native, regions of...
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southernbelle:
I'm glad you liked the pictures!! There are more in my journal now....new ones of a 2 girl set! blush

Wow.....Alaska. I've heard it is beautiful, but I'm not sure if I'd want to move there!!!

Happy Hump Day! smile
aikaterine:
You don't like deer? frown
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I have looked into the face of my enemey and he is me!

I returned recently from my parent's 25th wedding anniversary and I must report that I had a great time. Maybe the average person might not associate fun with family get togethers, but I truly enjoyed this one. It was great to leave Madison and the assorted shit that has been/not been going...
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southernbelle:
That's so awesome to learn things about your family!! And that you did win the drinking contest!! tongue

How's the job hunt going?
squire:
The Old Man showed me my grandfather's KKK membership card a couple of weekends ago. I guess it surfaced in their recent move. It was from, like, 1913 or something. We were both pretty freaked out about it but neither of us wanted to destroy it 'cause, like it or not, it's a part of who we are.

So I kinda dig what you're gettin' at. smile
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I was hoping to put this update off until things had dramatically improved in my life. However, its now been a month since the Americorp incident and I still do not have a steady job and its honestly starting to pull me down quiet a bit. This entire year, so far, has been a period of stagnation; it seems as if I am never advancing...
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southernbelle:
I won't tell you things happen for a reason...blush

Go out and do things for yourself while looking for a job, go jogging, play a sport you love, listen to music you like, that may cheer you up!!!

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wardy:
I miss the Weary Traveler!! it used to be right by my abode. then i moved to milwaukee.
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Things have not been going here in Madison as of late. I hate to say this. The last several months have been filled with me writing journals which extoil my latest sense of woe. Needless to say, there has been little reason for people to check out this journal if they want to feel good! This is all the sadder when you realzie that I'm...
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southernbelle:
I know it's hard, but there is always some sunshine somewhere in there. There have been times in my life when things have happened, and I have no idea why, but when I look back, I realize the impact they have had on my life, and even though they hurt or made things harder, they definitely were for the better! smile Keep your head up!!

I'll have a beer tonight, and pretend you bought it!! wink

Have a great weekend!!!!
southernbelle:
Oh, and don't mind expressing your feelings, and worrying about if they make someone else feel happy. there's a reason that they are yours!!! kiss
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I have finally regained internet service! You know, its funny; I don't consider myself a huge fan of the internet, I don't spend a great deal of time on it, nor do I know a great deal about computers. However, when I don't have the net for nearly two weeks, I really begin to feel it. I don't like being disconnected!

Anyway, I now in...
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