It's been a while, and a lot has happened. This calls for bullet points ( Read more... )

I could see the city's skyline thru the grating on the inside of the porta-potty.

We couldn't reach an agreement, broke and at the end of our rope, so we abdicated in protest. That evening, we pooled the last of our money and threw a barbeque ( Read more... )

A voice snaps: "May I please have your attention ( Read more... )

Now: The body of a widow still lays rotting on the steps a week later, dried splatter flaking in the sun. Shiny black tape from a burst VHS videotape remains, wrapped around a telephone pole and blowing in the wind. Patrons at a diner report and lament the death of an industry ( Read more... )

The difference between point A and point B is how everything else looks from there. The view is different, which means different things are clearer at one point than another, and vice versa. Nevermind where those points actually are; its how everything else looks in relation. some things are closer and some further away, you can feel a stronger ( Read more... )

I woke up to a nice phone call from my old friend Rachel, and it put me in a wistful, reflective mood. I spent an hour digging thru old emails, reviewing my year and years. Its amazing how much has changed in the past year, and indeed how much has changed in the past several. Now, i work 16 hours a day, obsessively. I used to have so much more ( Read more... )

I've heard it said that 90 percent of statistics are made up, which is a joke, but a joke that is kind of true. Or possibly true. Actually, definitely true, and if the statistic contained therein is made up it just makes it even more true. I've been inundated with weird statistics-slash-numerical-anecdotes lately, ones about life and life goals. ( Read more... )

He placed his mirrored sunglasses between us on the table while we ate frozen yogurt. Their position allowed me a perfect view for me of his mouth chewing fruit and tan, melting matter. No doubt, his view was similiar ( Read more... )

I have recently been inspired to start updating this thing again. As much as I've grown to think that placing one's personal life on the internet for other's entertainment is kinda tacky, I think Livejournal is a good outlet for interesting and relevant writing - as I've been reminded of by rereading a few of my friends journals ( Read more... )