Fanfiction: Slow Show
Curling my hair took longer than I thought it would, but I wanted to make sure it was just right. ... Pam generally kept her distance from me, taking great care not to invade my personal space, but tonight she seemed unable to do that....
Categories: long-distance Tags: care-not, daily, distance, geographical, hair, hair-took, her-distance, long-term-geographical, personal, personal-space, she-seemed, taking-great, the-daily, visibly-illustrated
Analysis of ‘Explorations’
‘Explorations’ visibly illustrated this geographical segregation in the daily, yearly and long-term geographical mobility of participants. ... Distance is rarely a barrier to geographical mobility in Lebanon....
Categories: long-distance Tags: daily, geographical, long-term-geographical, the-daily, visibly-illustrated
Time to start all over again
I crossed half way in 53:29, not bad but I was already long gone and it was only going to get worse really. ... hink it was the black balloons overtook me and disappeared into the distance and with that the last bit of my heart that was still intact ripped itself into a million t iny little pieces....
Categories: long-distance Tags: distance, geographical, get-worse, hair, hair-took, heart, long-gone, personal, she-seemed, taking-great
definition of friendship
The term ‘definition’ can mean two things: 1) The establishment of the boundaries and confines of something … be it the contours of a body, the geographical boundaries of a map… or how long it takes for a friend to respond and the depth and nature of that response. 2) The meaning of a thing … what exactly is the meaning of a prelonged glance, the cast away comment, or in this case – the dynamic of two people in a platonic relationship? I’ve had good cause to examine both aspects over the
Categories: long-distance Tags: boundaries, contours, find-enough, geographical, golf-becaue, having-been, own-unique, the-greatest, the-wilderness, will-determine
Book Excerpt: Managing Yourself First from Luck by Design
This excerpt is from Luck by Design: Certain Success in an Uncertain World by Richard E. Goldman. The chapter is entitled Managing Yourself First. To help you learn to manage yourself, I offer a set of dont’s: habits and traits to watch. If you find them in yourself, learn to take control of them, and make sure that you manage to best advantage. Conquer these dont’s with the recommendations given here and you’ll be a better person, a better manager, and a better leader. Do
Categories: long-distance Tags: better-manager, boundaries, find-enough, geographical, having-been, own-unique, recommendations, richard, the-wilderness, these-dont, uncertain, you-manage
Overcoming Shyness
Written by Maxwell JenningsAlmost Everyone Experiences Shynessimage freerangestock.comYou would be surprised at how many people exhibit shy tendencies. With some shy folks it can be a little shyness and for other people it can be an almost crippling sensation of shyness and low confidence that can have detrimental affects on the quality of their lives. Avoidance, seclusion, and the inability to effectively operate in society due to being shy can feel as if you are in a downward spiral to the d
Categories: long-distance Tags: almost-everyone, being-shy, better-manager, boundaries, geographical, inability, maxwell, people, richard, shynessimage, society-due, the-quality, the-wilderness, uncertain, you-manage
In Which We Eat Lunch
at the geographical center of the continental United States. No, really. We took US 36 (not the interstate) and I saw a sign that said the geographical center of the continental US was only 4 miles off of our route. It was lunch time anyway, so off we went. I hoped there would be some place to eat our lunch there. First, there's the monument: There is also a chapel, which was locked, and had all the windows broken out of it. It is a strange place for a chapel. There is also a picnic
Categories: long-distance Tags: claim, continental, energy, filters, friends, from-the-mont, geographical, know-him, learning-how, look-forward, lunch, newcastle, the-monument, windows-broken