**Katrina Relief Effort Art Event at ArtSpace.  Downtown on Texas Street. This Thursday, the 22nd. Starts at 8pm, lasts til 11pm.  I go stage at 10pm, will be reading for about 15mins. There'll be a few bands, a short film and yours truly.  $5 to get in which will go straight to helping victims. It'll also be taking place Friday and Saturday night ( Read more... )

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Totally have a love - hate relationship with the learning establishment, which is only perpetuated by a good professor gone bad with a hideous subject labeled 18th century british lit ( Read more... )

I just sent an email volunteering to be a spoken poet for a hurricane relief fundraising event downtown... AHH!! I'm super super excited but also bundles of nervous/sick.. So I sent my available dates (b/c it's going to be going on for 2 weekends) and now I just have to wait and see if the bait is taken. I've given money and material donations but ( Read more... )

since everything happens for a reason,
this would be the opportune moment
for The Reason to reveal itself.

I feel settled in and happy. Nestled in and secure with you.  Honestly happy. with every forehead kiss, lingering hold of your body, and gentle "..baby" from your lips, it still grows. and I'm grateful. The past few days have been perfect.  Being able to see you more and to not even have to plan or do anything.  Just spending time cuddling on the ( Read more... )

I listened for too long to talk radio today about the hurricane. Learned the levees didn't break or were breached. They weren't finished because funding was cut severely to go to the war. Some of the workers worked without pay in an effort to finish them because they realized how crucial they are. After surviving the hurricane and the water surge ( Read more... )

God save the soul of Louisiana.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

First day of school. Not always the best of the year. but somewhat refreshing. I've missed having Dr. B as a professor. Her enthusiasm and giggling and sudden "OH!" when she remembers something related to the subject. it's just been too long not studying under her. It's a nice reminder that I'm in the right dept ( Read more... )

2 and a half hours til the weekend.
it's 2 and a half too long away.

damn.