Neil Christensen: Archive

Leaving SLC

When my little sister Liz moved to New York City last August I gave her a journal, because as I told her, “you’re going to have an adventure every day as you explore your new home.” For the next 10 months I could only imagine whether or not I was correct. But I no longer have to imagine. On June 15, 2009, I started an adventure of my own by moving from the relatively small Salt...

Jul 8th

Rule #2

Having no expectations of somebody is a great way to protect yourself from disappointment. Caveat: it’s also a great way to never be rewarded. The girl I’m dating is really not ready for a “serious” relationship, so we try to keep things as simple and basic as possible. We try to simply keep things “fun” and not get too worked up over what we are doing or our...

Feb 27th

Re-blogging

jakelodwick: Nature produced one form of evolution (biological life) which produced a species (Homo sapiens) whose organisms possess the ability to evolve within their own lifetimes (!). A human which never subtracts anything — which never lets go of certain convictions or ceases certain behaviors — cannot evolve. It gets ‘clogged up’ and stuck, unable to adapt. As its environment changes, it...

Feb 27th

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Feb 6th

iPhone Emoticons →

Jan 27th

Continental Divide in 20 Pictures →

I have such a drive to do something like this. For years I have been planning on riding my bike West Coast to East Coast. I imagine it will be something I’ll do when I’m in my late 30’s, but seeing this makes me want to do it sooner.

Jan 26th