I'm having trouble sleeping. I woke up to my landlord being somewhat boisterous next door and talked to James for a bit.

I'm curious; what do each of you wish to accomplish in 2009? What did you want to accomplish in 2008? Did you? Why not?

Back from Nashville!

Work tomorrow.

Off to Chicago on the 31st.

Mwah to all of you.

I'm planning on a comprehensive update. Just working it out in my head. You know...I've to do my requisite Year in Review.

For the past two days, I've this very vivid memory stuck in my head. Every time I stop concentrating on other things, I come back and linger on it.

I'm not yet ready to talk about it, but maybe soon.

Goosebumps.

While I haven't any stories of abcessed foreheads with which to share, I do have this.

Cheers!

I worked the polls Tuesday. It was absolutely nerve wrecking, challenging, long, and rewarding. I am glad I can say I was a part of this historic election, even if I did nothing more than vote and help others do the same ( Read more... )

This is just awful! :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7699092.stm

I've suddenly remembered my fascination with Edna St. Vincent Millay and a quote a friend used to use in an away message on IRC.

But first, the latter.
Silence and sleep like fields of amaranth lie

Not sure why it gets to me so, but I've always loved it in a fond, lonely way.

To Edna...

The Spring and the Fall
In the spring of the year, in the ( Read more... )

I realised tonight I shouldn't buy and drink pinot grigio anymore. After drinking a glass and remembering the bitter, yet wonderful, taste left in my mouth à la December 2007, I experienced a flashback of spending the day utterly alone after Robyn left. I made her lunch that day. I went upstairs, took a nap, and woke up to much the same ( Read more... )

Hi all.

I've been using that phrase far too much lately in the far too many e-mails I'm composing.

It seems to me that the dust never really settles, ne c'est pas?

I've been trying to teach my brother this phrase for the past two days. Also, the word quoi. He continues to say quay, however. We won't talk about the usage of "don't" with a ( Read more... )

All these tapes in my head swirl around
Keeping my vibe down
All these thoughts in my head aren't my own
Wreaking havoc