You know, my house feels like a volcano. Heat and noise and anger simmers just below the surface; the shimmering waves that blur your vision do not warm you, no, they leave you cold and hugging yourself. We are worried people, striving for a moments grace. We search for the pockets of happiness and try not to be in the way when an eruption occurs. ( Read more... )

Here’s how my work schedule is this week:
Sunday (10/3) - Classics paper
Tuesday - Classics Presentation
Wednesday - History Paper
Thursday - PoliSci Midterm
Friday - History Paper.
Weekend: Fuck-ton of Comp Lit to finish because I’m behind as shit in that class.
Next Wed: Comp Lit Paper.

Now, I’ve always been really with procrastination (like this!) but ( Read more... )

Hello, hello, hello. It's been a while hasn't it ( Read more... )

Initial search: A/V adapter for Kodak M783 ( Read more... )

You know what's weird? I've always been able to get my feelings across by writing, but for the past year and some, it's become increasingly difficult. And I'm not sure if I've gotten any better at saying what I want to. Like I read Allen's journal entry hours ago, and I still can't word a proper response, which is sad because I've had about six ( Read more... )

Story time!

I was twelve when they didn’t tell me that they hated each other, that Dad wasn’t fucking his secretary into the wall, and that no, Mom wasn’t popping pills when no one was looking.

I can’t really remember much from before then.

The funeral was everything he would’ve wanted. The church was packed, dignitaries and colleagues, golf ( Read more... )

"...or some other random activity needs to happen ( Read more... )

You know, some days, some days genuinely do suck. Nothing goes right, your hair's a mess, your car's out of gas and you have no money,

But then there are days where you find a really good song, some good art and you get a homemade quilt in the mail, a year late, but signed by people you cared about once upon a time. Days like these make the other ( Read more... )

I'm planning something. Pretty sure it's going to happen, just not sure when. I don't want to ruin my brothers birthday.
Hmm...

[This whole post is a self-absorbed whine-fest. Skip it at your leisure]

So... break! Nothing doing really. I haven't seen anyone or done much of anything. Just work and reading. Apparently my mom's going anti-present's this year, so my yearly max of three presents (from anyone, mind you, not the parents) is down to what, one? We don't even have a ( Read more... )