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#WTFAmI Again in 2010
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Published 22. June 2010 at 06:48 - No Comments

Here I go again – on yet another road trip. #WTFAmI is all about road-tripping to find myself – to places near (Starbucks) and far (up to 3,000 miles in one round-trip) and is my personal twist on the often over-used question “WTF?” It’s my way of asking (myself and others who’ve offered advice and insight) for more than a simple answer to “what,” but also to “WHO,” “WHERE,” and “WHY” – as in “who the ‘eff...
Why I Stopped Blogging
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Published 3. April 2010 at 00:40 - No Comments

My departure from the blogosphere wasn’t explosive – it probably sounded no louder than a whimper as turned my back on blogging and slipped into more than of a year of near-silence. On December 31st, 2008 I wrote the last post of the 365 post challenge and then promptly (and deliberately) disappeared. After the longest, most difficult, and literally the worst year of my life, I no longer found solace in writing for the myself or the World...
The MMORPG: Time Suck or the Future of Social Communication?
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Published 29. March 2010 at 05:00 - No Comments

Ask someone who’s never played a massively multi-player online role playing game (MMORPG) what they think of games like World of Warcraft and Second Life and it’s possible they’ll say they see them as an activity for less socially adept individuals and a waste of time and money. However, ask a gamer the same and they’ll passionately disagree with the non-gamer’s viewpoint, citing their social interaction and communication...
What the ‘eff does “#wtfami” mean, anyway?
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Published 4. July 2009 at 05:11 - No Comments

Aussies might call it a “walkabout,” but mine was a “driveabout” – an Epic Roadtrip. WTFAmI was (is?) all about road-tripping to find myself. By now many of you have seen the hashtag #WTFAmI pop up in many of my Tweets on Twitter and occasionally in my status message on Facebook. Some of you have asked me variations of the question: “Does #wtfami mean what the fuck am I? Cause if it does I LIKE IT.” (@eocean) Here’s...
We’re Meant to be a Part of Each Other
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Published 20. February 2009 at 05:16 - No Comments

I believe that everyone I meet in my life is supposed to be a part of my life. I believe that [our] “lifepaths” cross for a reason. So, yes – you are sharing in this part of my journey, and I hope you will for a long time to come. We all need each other for different reasons. Sometimes the reasons are obvious and apparent, but sometimes they are elusive. Sometimes the reasons take a long time to become recognizable, and sometimes...
Why I Blog
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Published 29. May 2008 at 19:20 - 14 Comments

The authors of blogs certainly have different motives for blogging – so why do I blog? I blog because I want to! Aside from that: I blog because I want to share my experience and thoughts about adopting and adoptive parenting. I write about adoption because I believe my opinions are valid and should be recognized as equal to all other adoption viewpoints. I blog because I want to connect with other kidney disease patients. I write about my...

Hello, my name is Krissi

Updated March 22, 2010 at 20:30 EST

THIS IS (part of) THE STORY...

...about one geek's life: A woman who is self-assured, but still sometimes feels like a girl. A human being who is not perfect nor lacking, confident, but sometimes reserved, outwardly courageous, but introspectively unsure. Someone who strives to lead, but sometimes follows, is happy-go-lucky, yet deep in thought, tough but emotionally fragile. A person comfortable in her own skin, but sometimes uncomfortable in society's, and who just wants to be herself in this brief period called 'life' and to find others to share the wonderfully confused journey down a path less traveled.