Blog of Josh Hall

I really should stop eating right before I go to bed.  I think I have crazy dreams as a result.  Last night had a few different dreams, but the scariest one was when a doctor told me I had thyroid cancer.  He said that he wanted to start radiation treatment right away.  I said I […]

Alright, first things first.  I ran my first ever 5k on Saturday.  I finished in pretty much 30 minutes flat.  I crossed the line at ~30:09 and I was in the back of the starting line, so take some time to cross the line.  It was on mount washington’s grandview drive, and then part of […]

Watching the wind blow by Watching the clouds cover the sky Watching the rain camouflage tears Watching the leaves wither with fears. Seeing the sky fill over by a shadow Seeing the lightning strobe the below Seeing the debris wrestle with the wind Seeing leaves on trees which they’re pinned. Hearing the wind rattle the […]

Seriously, what’s the deal with dreams of me being back in highschool?  Sometimes  I feel like I never graduated and I am back in classes trying to finish up.  Sometimes it really is like 8 years ago and I’m talking with everyone like it’s normal to be in highschool.  Last night, it was some sort […]

To everyone and anyone The empty arms are as small as The earth in the astros To empathize altogether With my total exhaust of animation Would be the extent of absolution For nothing I thought ever appeared And all my dreams took escape from their attendant And left me with these empty arms.

"If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let them do it." – Dr. Randy Pausch, CMU Professor dying of Pancreatic cancer