what do you do, and why do you do it? whether it's work, school, sex, drugs, art, adventure, or just getting out of bed every morning (or not getting out of bed every morning)--whatever it is that you find yourself doing--WHY do you do it ( Read more... )

if you've ever had it for anyone, then you must always have it for everyone ( Read more... )

like most people, i've always failed to keep any New Year's resolutions that i've made in past years. in fact, not only have i always failed to improve, but i've always succeeded in becoming even worse than i was before.

so this year i came up with a brilliant plan: make New Year's resolutions that are the exact opposite of how i really want to ( Read more... )

COSMIC LATTE!!!!!!!!

because no one wants to call it beige.

it's true. you don't believe me? ask the dishes!


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lately i've been having these moments where i am strangely aware of the fact that i'm becoming a different person. all of us are constantly changing--growing or shrinking, shedding our skin, becoming something other than what we once were--but usually it isn't something we notice until after it's already happened. i can definitely feel it, though. ( Read more... )

enclosed in an empty Altoid tin ( Read more... )

today was the second day of my tutoring job, and all i was required to do was sit at a table in the Learning Center for three hours and wait for anyone who needed tutoring. no one did, so i spent quite a bit of that time eavesdropping ( Read more... )

the sunrise is my new favorite thing. i stayed out all night and then went to the lake in the morning to watch it. the swan is named Moses--he's my new favorite person. i thought he was going to kill me, but he didn't, and i'm so grateful to him for that. he was beautiful. the sunrise was beautiful. it was a really good morning.


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it's always bothered me how people often say things like "life sucks" when really i think what they mean to say is "my life sucks" and not even that, but "the world sucks" and not even that, but "during my existence in this world, a lot of things have happened that have really sucked." because yes, the world can be a horrible place. and yes, people ( Read more... )

i can't even kill the little bugs that are taking over my room and eating Delilah. i don't want to kill them, but i don't want them to kill Delilah either, and i don't want them to crawl into my nose and ears while i'm sleeping.