Siren Count Since I've Gotten Here: 4.

I can hardly believe I've been here for such a short time. Well, ok, that may be an overstatement. I mean, I've only met a few people (Dan, Jake & Billy, Keanu, Elijah, Angie, Jason, Emma), but the time here as been anything bit short ( Read more... )

Johnny's asleep next to me, but I can't sleep. Too worried, too... scared? I left him unsatisified again. That's twice now. How long before he gets tired of this? Trying to fix me and getting nothing but disappointment in return. I'm going to have to prove my worth next time. Hopefully he'll be willing to keep me around for at least a bit ( Read more... )

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To guide your journey in 2005, I've selected two quotes. I suggest you write them out and keep them in your wallet or under your pillow for the next ten months. The first is from mythologist Joseph Campbell: "The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature." Your ( Read more... )

I'm still sitting on the rock where Johnny left me. Maybe things can go well here. He definitely seems into me, and that doesn't throw me off. I skip a rock into the lake thoughtfully. I'll definitely go see him tonight, though... if only to restore my faith in men.

I'm playing around with an electric guitar with the amp as low as it can go. I don't want to attract attention right now. I just want to be alone for a bit ( Read more... )

Lying in my bed, haunted by the ghosts of the past and the words of the present. All I really have left are my actions ( Read more... )

I gaze out the bus window half in a daze as the highway signs go by us. I can't calm down enough to sleep and I know we have to be nearing my stop. I remember this route from two years ago: so familar and yet so alien. This time will be different, though. I won't take this place for granted again and I definitely don't have to miss it like last ( Read more... )

( Shane's backstory )