The Journals
I've kept journals sporadically since junior high school and my discoveries have been that (a) they're great therapy and provide a sense of perspective and (b) they're sort of fun to read later on in life.
1996-Present: Planet SOMA and Otherstream
These are my online journals and assorted semi-daily commentaries from 12+ years online.
- 1996: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
In which a website is born... - 1997: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
In which I travel a whole lot... - 1998: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
In which I travel some more and eventually start posting almost daily... - 1999: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
In which I live alone and my site becomes a monster... - 2000: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
In which I don't realize how much everything is about to change... - 2001: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I fall in love... - 2002: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
| Outtakes
In which I get married... - 2003: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I am a newlywed... - 2004 : Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I am 40... - 2005: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I return to the correct end of the country... - 2006: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
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In which I move back to the Triad and become a homeowner... - 2007: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I return to school... - 2008: Page 1 | 2
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| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
| 11 | 12
In which I am right now...
1979-1995: Highlights from My Paper Journals
These are (badly) transcribed "highlights" from the paper journals I kept in high school and college. I put these online in 1997 and would probably do it differently today. And maybe I still will.
- 1979: Page 1
In which I move from junior high to high school... - 1980: Page 1
- 1981: Page 1
- 1982: Page 1 | 2
| 3 | 4
| 5 | 6
In which I move from high school to college... - 1983: Page 1 | 2 | 3
- 1984: Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- 1985: Page 1 | 2 | 3
- 1986: Page 1
In which I move to Myrtle Beach and Charlotte... - 1987: Page 1
- 1988: Page 1
- 1989: Page 1
In which I move back home and go back to school... - 1990: Page 1
- 1991: Page 1
- 1992: Page 1 | Pictures
In which I move to San Francisco... - 1993: Pictures Only
- 1994: Pictures Only
- 1995: Pictures Only