Dar Williams is the SHIZNIT. That is all.

No, that is not all. Her voice and presence is just as alive, if not more so, live as in the recorded versions, and she's funny as all get out. She's one of the very few women who doesn't make me afraid of aging. That is all.

Comment here with "Hump Me" and ( Read more... )

...They come and go as if they're someone else's days ( Read more... )

I feel better.

I'm afraid of a lot of things right now. Something inside of me that I'm afraid of faltering might be faltering. And if I let go, I might go back to the way I was and cause a great deal of pain. Aside from that, Juliet's currently at Davidson, someone wants me to visit Duke, and Melissa's coming next week (about which I am quite excited). But ( Read more... )

I just showered after having dallied about in the rain for a good while. I know people are at tip now, and my nostalgia gets dangerous sometimes. And I knew that some tipsters somewhere were almost certainly pudding jumping and frolicking about at that moment. So I joined them. I closed my eyes, and felt a tingle as the light, cool droplets hit ( Read more... )

Have you ever left someone worn out and almost delirious? That is such a satisfying feeling.

I feel really yucky. Sort of dismal and heavy, like I'm about to have an emotional breakdown. Good imagery might be those little zoloft dots with the individual storms over their heads. A lot is happening right now, like being done with Grimsley after tomorrow and going to Grandma's memorial service this weekend. I feel like disappearing, or at ( Read more... )

I just bought the last issue of our school lit mag, and I've got to say I'm pretty put out. I submitted several poems I thought were as good as anything that goes in there a good two months-ish in advance, and nothing of mine is in there. That really smarts. I have a hard time believing that there was no room for any of my work, especially since ( Read more... )

The events of today were good, but they seem mundane compared to the feelings of today. I have a treasure, and I know it. All I need do is quote a conversation:

"I want you to love every part of your body."

"Maybe someday I will."

"For now, I'll just have to do it."