friendly paths

by paulo on November 29, 2007

perhaps the best way to preface a synopsis of last week would be to quote herman hesse in demian. One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time. somehow, years after (…)

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the quiet american – graham greene

by paulo on November 28, 2007

the quiet america – graham greene a good one so far but it’s much more involved and a little less applicable to my current life. i’ll get to it, though, since i need to and it’s relatively short. favorite quote (…)

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the moon is down – john steinbeck

by paulo on November 28, 2007

the moon is down – john steinbeck ok.. haven’t been too good about staying with this one. i’m picking away at it in pieces. it’s pretty good, though, so far. i’ve always liked steinbeck’s writing and, surprising, he’s doing a (…)

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keeping santa cruz weird

by paulo on November 28, 2007

i’ll be off to visit my aunt and cousins in santa cruz, cali next week. i’m going to have to make sure i take some time to disappear while i’m out there. just need some time away from.. well.. everything.

stirrings of the mostly dead

by paulo on November 21, 2007

at the job i had before my current position, it’s pretty safe to say that i wasn’t happy there. i spent five months there and i ended up making an almost daily habit of sending out some depressing or dejected (…)

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