olives in october ( Read more... )

things I miss ( Read more... )

And now for something completely different...

Top 5 male actors, certainly not ranked by thespian talent, but rather by their uncanny ability to melt my butter:

Keanu Reeves
Eric Bana
Johnny Depp
John Cho
John Cusack

I woke up this morning with the beeping of my alarm clock ringing in my ear and my mind was saturated with the most enlightening moment of realization. I wasn't happy before Felipe dumped me. When I was working in New York at Qwest, barely aware of my body or spirit and begging Felipe for an ounce of attention from thousands of miles away, it wasn' ( Read more... )

My first Christmas away from home - I guess it's about time, right? I missed everyone and everything about the cozy fireplace, my mother's cooking, and going into the woods to cut down the tree. Replacement: sunshine, my own attempt at a pumpkin pie, and a foot tall tree from the $3 Japan shop. Not too shabby ( Read more... )

Our lifestyles often do not allow us to stop and figure out what life means, as everything is temporary - it comes and goes and we go through such a rollercoaster of emotions with each stage (something I have experienced more than usual as of late). I've been forced to contemplate. In fact, I would imagine it is rare that a person ends up in as a ( Read more... )

I reach out to give myself ( Read more... )

For the first time in what seems like forever I went back to read some old posts. My days of waitressing and stage acting, best friends and digital communities. What I drew most from it was the redefinition of romantic love ( Read more... )

Just making it to the end of my day at work (i.e. my mind's salvation). I find myself getting exhausted more quickly than I used to, yet I rely so much on its constant distraction from depressing strings of consciousness. Such a contradicting situation ( Read more... )

I'll latch on to anything and everything right now, I'm like an open book. Each day is an adventure with fate and destiny in a world that does not know me. What is the point of waking up each morning if not that ( Read more... )