today i had on a shirt i very rarely wear. my face was completely bare, not a lash darkened. i had my first big paycheck deposited in my account. i didn't plan on it, but i hopped on the metro alone with every intention to treat myself. i wonder if i looked lonely. i bought bras. i bought a bananaberry smoothie and a slice of pizza. i bought music ( Read more... )

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Once upon an ordinary day, there were two girls with ordinary lives and ordinary problems, and on an ordinary, cloudy and grey day like this, you could find them sitting in a booth in a tiny restaurant on a busy street. Forget salads and low-fat dressing and iced tea. These girls ordered some chili, vegetarian burgers, fries, and dark sodas. They ( Read more... )

it's 2 am in california. the entire house is quiet, the olympics are on repeat on the television in the corner of my eye, and all i can think about is going back to gallaudet in only two days. i think of the freshmen walking around on the unfamiliar grounds, half of them probably losing their appetites like i did a summer ago. i haven't even begun ( Read more... )

i just HAD to share!


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you know when something's coming up and you know it's gotta be big, you don't want to get your hopes up because what if it turns out to be a bore, but you just know it won't be boring, and that it will be something big. you can't stop giggling with your best friend about it and asking far too much questions, worrying about what could go wrong, and ( Read more... )

questions i would ask if we had time for one last conversation:

what is your favorite memory of us? were you both really in love? did you love a man before him? what's your favorite color? have you ever seen me cry? what does your heaven look like?

and finally, am i who you thought i'd be?

how do you know it's summer? without knowing what month it is, i mean. tonight was a warm night, and i decided i didn't want to go straight home after dropping off a movie at blockbuster. i rollerbladed around my neighborhood, taking a turn for no reason, not paying attention to anything but the voice of tom petty pounding into my ears from my ipod ( Read more... )

well, according to clara, you're not a good blogger unless you do this list. that's ok, i'm not a real blogger, but i'll do it anyway ( Read more... )

post TEN, no more & no less, photos that you feel represent your (school) year the best.

oh believe me, this is easier said than done.

( funny how to you, these may be just ten photos... )