times like this make me question all the times i've looked at life as something heavy or burdensome. times like now, when it all seems like i'm living through a laughable, real life spinny-eyed mystery tour. i was originally going to spend this summer in spain, but instead stayed in santa cruz to have an extremely relaxing, though financially ( Read more... )

carpet soiled in design ( Read more... )

i once knew a girl who'd spend the afternoon wiggling her toes high up in the air, her back to the floor, her head in a trance as she imagined patterns in the ceiling's popcorn paint. that is, until her toes got to itchin' and her trance took on a melody and it was high time she got to dancin'. once deemed "star twirler" of a children's ballet ( Read more... )

searching vacuous space for matter
or searching the sights and sounds for an inarticulate silence
whose very presence gives me hope
and its fill would be my death
without the hope of it i could never lie at peace with you again

ouch i'm saran wrapped to a chair.

a piece of paper quivering impatienty; shaded with the sharpest edge of the quill; one thick hue,

just far too much canvas showing through

big dude, 10 percent doesn't look too good anymore when we start talking negative numbers. c'mon man, i'm counting on you--i'm looking forward to a life of leisure straight out of college. we're gonna have to start winning, now ( Read more... )

night before the first day of finals: i'm in my room, just back from a precarious trip to the dining hall during which i was struck with several dizzy spells and abdominal pains. such are some of the symptoms of mono: a virus i have oh-so-inconveniently contracted. it has taken pretty much the whole day for me to muddle through my preparatory ( Read more... )

a night air weightless as a timid child's breath ( Read more... )

i had a really nice weekend in San Francisco with my baby for our anniversary. We went to the golden gate bridge, ghirardelli square, and haight street. it was wonderful to get away from school and stress. he is a sweetheart... he got me a cool super fast boiling tea kettle. (i am obsessed with tea, so this makes alot of sense). yay! he makes ( Read more... )