In Tiff's LJ High School.... I'm the prom queen!! But I'm not surprised. :)

So... I feel like me again. And who ever knew I had a life all along? In celebration :) & in between working, writing an excellent paper, attending a formal at which I will look exquisite, spending the day in Charlotte w/ Donna & Amelia shopping, having a birthday lunch, & possibly skydiving for the second time (and that's all just five days), I' ( Read more... )

Grew up in a small town ( Read more... )

Freedom turned depth
Everything surrendered
And youth gathered wrinkles

New seasons still come

The fact that I have yet to starve. My sleep patterns are closer to normal. I'm unbelievably optimistic when I have to be. Even a tiny strand of hope is enough... sometimes I amaze myself w/ my ability to keep moving ( Read more... )

Saw Garden State with Brad yesterday. I hoped it would be good, because he wanted it to be.... but I didn't expect it would mean as much to me as it did. When we got back, he asked why I'd liked it. I couldn't put it into words for him then. I will, however, attempt to now... mostly for my own sake ( Read more... )

How many remember their Santa Clause experience? Most. You pass him in malls during Christmas and stand in line for hours just to have your picture made. You look for him in the sky on a hot summer night. You struggle to fall asleep Christmas Eve ,straining to hear sleigh bells. You wake up wondering what wonderful things this stranger has ( Read more... )

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of hearing this.... a take on life, it's ups and its down, written in a way that we can all relate to ( Read more... )

Here are the rules ( Read more... )

The following appeared in the Durham, NC local paper as a letter to the editor ( Read more... )