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Wednesday 20 August 2008

So here's the thing...

I first purchased the domain name "isahrai.com" in the summer of 2001. For several years, the website was a work portfolio and design testing ground but evolved into a personal blog (and my portfolio moved here). Through my website, you -- both friends and strangers -- have traveled with me from New York to New Orleans to Boston to Zihuatanejo. You've endured grueling details of operations and indulgent recountings of steamy tropical nights. It's been fun, eh? You might have noticed that I have become less and less faithful in my postings in recent months. There certainly has been plenty of things to write about but I have struggled to find any satisfaction in writing a blog that is basically just about me. Could it be that my vanity is ebbing?

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Tuesday 18 March 2008

On Honor

In recent weeks I've had my honor questioned. Some of the questioning has been done by people who were clearly delusional, some by people who clearly had ulterior, unkind motives, and some by people who clearly had never met me face to face. The accusations made against me were all ludicrous but ugly. They made me feel ugly and they made me question myself. I've been severely depressed before, I've even hated myself before, but I've never doubted my integrity.

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Thursday 25 October 2007

Splish. Splash.

It's so difficult to get back into the swing of blogging once life has interrupted me.... Do I do this huge recap to try and explain why I've been so quiet? Do I tell you about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the oh quite so lovely? Do I offer up mea culpas alongside a bunch of "it's not my faults"? Or do I just pretend like nothing has happened, that I've been here all along, skipping all the technical difficulties, medical snafus, career epiphanies, multiple relocations, 4-star dinners, musical numbers, and kissy-face nonsense? What's a repentant blogger to do?

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Thursday 16 August 2007

The Age Old Question, Multiple Choice Edition

This week, my own life has been even more unpredictable. The torrential storms blow in out of nowhere, the grey skies depress me, and the downpour of tears are threating to flood low lying areas. I found myself moaning to Bev (sorry, Bev) on the phone earlier tonight "No more drama. Every aspect of my life has drama! I just want less drama!"

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Friday 10 August 2007

The Age Old Question Strikes Again

When will DVD case companies get on the same page? Half of my DVD cases have the titles on the binding facing one way, half face the other. This forces me to keep half of the cases upside down so...

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Tuesday 07 August 2007

Another Age Old Question

Why did I have to open the exploding box of salsa verde on the same night the tenaco (water tank) was empty and I only had 1/3 a garafon of drinking water left? No shower, no way to wash out...

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Monday 06 August 2007

The Age Old Question

Why is it that every time I house-sit, a tree falls down? What is up with that, eh?

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Wednesday 25 July 2007

Dusk

You know that time of day when the sun is setting but hasn't set yet so everything looks golden? when the light has faded away enough so things aren't that clear but turning on a lamp seems to do nothing to help so really all you can do is take 15 minutes to sit in the hammock on your terrace with a glass of wine and contemplate your next move? you know that time I'm talking about?

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Thursday 12 July 2007

Closed Circuit

My summer housesitting gig comes complete with a security camera which not only makes me feel quite secure but also provides me hours of ridiculous entertainment.

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Friday 06 July 2007

Hello

If I had wanted to write about the goings-on in my life in the past month, I would have done so... But I really didn't, so I just kept my (typing) mouth shut. I still don't want to write about what happened... so please don't expect a recap. For those of you who emailed, thank you. I missed you, too. For those of you who kept emailing and emailing and emailing, sheesh! If you want me to write Quixoticisms on a daily schedule so badly, then we can work out an arrangement of some sort... I take payment via direct deposit, Paypal, mailed check, pesos, and nice bottles of wine.... Otherwise, you need to understand that sometimes things are more important than blogging.

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