My plan was to stay Wednesday night in Duluth, as a farewell to the town I loved so dearly for so long. But, as so often happens with me, it turned into excess. I was talking to my brother (who lives in Duluth) and asked him if he'd be able to go out with us on Weds. He said that he had class and work, and that he wouldn't be able to (besides, he's not 21, but he's got a good fake). So I decided to head down Tuesday night after work to spend some quality time with him. Day One: I rol...

Everyone sees themselves as different from everyone else, to a certain extent, I think. I sure do, and I think my personality reflects that to a certain degree, though I hope I don't come off as vain or arrogant or "holier than thou." This was brought on, of course, by an incident at work. I said something silly, or was being overly melodramatic about a mundane occurance or just being plain goofy (I don't exactly remember the incident), and one my coworkers gave me the oh-my-god look which...