Waking up from a dream you can't remember ( Read more... )

Cold lips taste like milk
from the teacup you're drinking,
kisses in the kitchen.

...m.e.s. .20.april.2009...

"His [Shinto's] eye on the black puppy, shingo noticed a broken thistle under the window. The Flower had fallen, but the stem, bent from its base, was still a fresh green.
"Thistles are very strong plants," said Shingo.

bottom of p. 79

Yasunari Kawabata
berkley medallion books
nyc 1973

So, I think I'm going to kill this thing. Most likely, it'll turn into a log of quotes, writings, and sketches that I'll keep private for my own archives. I never use this site anymore and have just opened up a wordpress account, www.suchames.wordpress.com, but, of course, haven't actually used it yet. Typical. I suppose I may pop up here and ( Read more... )

before ( Read more... )

Well, I'm taking in my laptop to be serviced, this evening. I'm having problems with the computer running off of battery power, which isn't really a big deal since I hardly do run the thing off of the battery, but my warranty expires June 1, and I'm not planning on paying the ridiculous fee of $380 to extend the warranty for another three years ( Read more... )

sometimes i don't know what i'm not that determined ( Read more... )

Worked late today. It's okay though because I finally have my beloved record players back to me. For those of you who don't know, I've waited two weeks for two record needles that are never ever on backorder but strangely were and they finally came yesterday. Suffice to say, I'm a happy fucking camper ( Read more... )

So, I'm either a very vulgar, or a very stupid, yet sensitive, man. The things that I notice, and genuinely want to comment on are always a recipe to get myself in hot water. Let me explain: for instance, earlier today, my coworker Lindsay walked into the vault from outside. Because we keep sensitive artifacts in the vault it is kept at or near ( Read more... )

I caught an article on the web about a survey of the most satisfying jobs: Link The profession with the highest scores was the clergy at 87% of those surveyed were happy. Other service jobs where people provide aid, such as firefighters, physical therapists, and teachers, rounded out the best of the best. Artists, such as writers, painters, etc ( Read more... )