I stroked a dying deer tonight. A doe. She had been run over previously, and my mom had swerved and just missed her. We turned around and parked behind her with the blinkers on and called 911 for an officer. While we waited, I stroked her head. She could move her head, so I was amazed she didn't shy away from my hand. I actually think she was ( Read more... )

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Honest to God punched me right around the shoulder blade. No warning. I knew she was upset at me. But...we don't really do physical violence in my house. I was pretty shocked. And she immediately started apologizing like crazy. It took me a while to gather myself, and thankfully Dad FOR ONCE refrained from chewing off my ear about how I treat ( Read more... )

Why do I get so worried? One minute I'm high as a kite, and the next, I'm afraid the whole world will come crashing down around my ears. This isn't reasonable.

"We could have made it today, Lily. We should have made it."-Mom.

Slam another tack into my heart. Just a little pinprick. Just enough to sting and make the whole thing ache at my failure. But enough, and the damage might become irreparable.

had us all very worried tonight. She came home from her walk, saying some guy had stopped his car and asked her the way to Westgate (the road he was on), then asked her if she'd get in the car. She said he was in a blue-green station wagon, and black with an accent, as if English wasn't his first language. She did the right thing and said no, ( Read more... )

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I'm amazing. We're amazing. It's all beautiful.

I've felt more alive in the past couple weeks than I have in months. Maybe years. I'm ready to jump out of my skin. I can't wait to see him again tomorrow...and again...and again...

Amazing. Simply amazing. I'm going to post for you all a journal post Matt Bivins of Jump, Little Children fame wrote in his own blog that I think is just...perfect. It's exactly how I feel. I often identify a great deal with this man, which I find odd. I mean, he's a 33 year old band veteran who's gone through so many life experiences and ( Read more... )

I can't sleep. How cliche is that?