I have always respected the people I know who believe strongly in Ayn Rand’s philosophies, but I have never made the time to become properly acquainted. What I know is all second-hand from people who speak of Ayn’s work, but I know I need to experience it myself.
I will be purchasing my first of her books, Anthem, in January.
Dec 31, 2008, 09:54AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
I have only been seriously weight training for about 7 months, but I have already improved from an 80lb benchpress to 155lbs.
I am hoping that by summer I will be able to life 200lbs, though my progress has certainly been slower now that I am lifting regularly.
Dec 31, 2008, 09:51AM PST | 0 comments
A year and a bit ago, I went to visit a friend. We developed a romantic connection, but I lived so far away that it was all on the phone. Eventually, he met someone at work and started to date her. She got jealous of our friendship, which we had tried to maintain because we have been so close. She forbid him from talking to me.
I assumed that a relationship with someone who would make demands like this couldn’t last long, and so I told him I was disappointed but would respect his decision, much as it crushed me.
More than a year later, I still have not contacted him. I have no idea what is going on in his life anymore. I miss him as a friend, and wish we hadn’t lost what we had, even without the romance.
I want to help him that I am still missing him, and let him know that I am still his friend, even if he still can’t be mine.
Dec 31, 2008, 09:50AM PST | 0 comments