what shall i be this halloween ( Read more... )

in the last few months, i have gone days on end without thinking of you. just so that's out there.

and someday, a man will love me for real. and he will never even know i ever had a live journal.

is it all memories now? will it always be the lingering numbness on my tongue where the electricity shot right through me, the flash behind my closed eyes of the once-upon spark of a kiss? or is it just that i will always be such a feeling junky that This Moment can only ever be Magic or the sad, soulful memory of it ( Read more... )

one of my students is dead. his family was in a car wreck on friday on the way to visit extended family for easter. marqualyne and his grandmother were both killed ( Read more... )

'people aren't meant to be alone,' coach cottengame said to me with a quiet authority ( Read more... )

i feel good. shaky this morning, and slightly in shock. but good. strong. free.

and grateful.

my divorce was supposed to be final in november. it will be final this thursday ( Read more... )

why am i always drawn to my lj when i've been drinking? it's like home, i suppose.

i shall consider what such a statement means tomorrow. during open house. when i'm sober.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
I gave birth and filed for divorce.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I did! I did! Also, my middle sister, my friend Lisa, and my friend Kelly.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

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sometimes ( Read more... )