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December chill

By Matthew Rutledge on 12/18/2009

This is about the longest I have gone without updat­ing my blog in some time — it’s mostly due to malaise over a number of things concur­rently happen­ing in my life.
I’ve been having a wee bit of writer’s block lately, which never used to stop me before (I would just resort to more Youtube video posts […]

Posted in Matters | Tagged blogging, boredom, christmas, clinical trial, december, employment, holidays, malaise, personal | Leave a response

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72 degrees, 72 miles per hour

By Matthew Rutledge on 08/28/2009

It was one of those nights that convert­ibles were ostens­ibly purchased for, so I put the roof down as I turned the igni­tion and headed for home on the ass-opposite end of town, leav­ing the house of a friend. Not just any friend, but the only one I’ve truly made since I moved back […]

Posted in Matters | Tagged anxiety, Austin, automobiles, cars, convertibles, depression, driving, new york, personal, relocation, san francisco, unemployment | Leave a response

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July 2009: Photographic month in review

By Matthew Rutledge on 08/02/2009

It looks like I was jetset­ting in the insu­lar Club Med that is Travis County, but in real­ity, it was one of the most diffi­cult months of my entire life.

Posted in Austin, Photo | Tagged Austin, depression, difficulties, gallery, july, month in review, personal, photos, summer, texas | Leave a response

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