today Tony and i took Tookz out to the playground close to our house. he didn't want to swing in the baby swing but saw me swinging on the big swing and wanted to swing w/me. so i sat him on my lap facing out like me with Papa T looking at us and smiling, and Tookz laughed and giggled for minutes swinging like that. then Tony switched with me. ( Read more... )

+ today while at the doctor's office, an older African American man held the door open for me and said, "i'm not fresh and free, but you are pretty." hey, compliments are hard to come by these days, so i'll take it ( Read more... )

 
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by a 30 year-old Lebanese artist about what is going on in Beirut.

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and so little time.

in my short time of being single, several good friends and even less close friends have tried to set me up. you might say my window of opportunity has shuttered (which is the truth, because i am with a very, very wonderful man and he makes me happy).

it could be because i was in such a long relationship and almost got married. ( Read more... )

i have these huge windows in my studio. windows look out onto rooftop. rooftop has a couple of guys working on the roof. they have been there all day today and yesterday working on something (drilling, nailing, etc.). it is weird because i have been sitting here in my apt. with my windows wide open and these rooftop workers are right outside, ( Read more... )

some guy just tried to pick me up. as in, i think he was looking for a prostitute. i was walking from my car (it was around noon, sunny day along International Blvd. in east oakland) to my apt. door. this car slows down across the street. guy waves to me, like "come hither" kind of gesture. i stop and look at him, kind of with a "what's up?" look. ( Read more... )

more or less patience with age ( Read more... )