Tired, so tired ( Read more... )

Well, what do you know? I quit the deli and got a job at an animal shelter, without even an interview. I've spent the last 3 1/2 weeks working at the Gulf Coast Humane Society, working mostly with cats (about 80+ of them) in the "kitten room", but sometimes I work in the "cat room" with cleaner, older cats, and my fave: 2 Great Danes and a poor, ( Read more... )

Well, the tattoo isn't finished yet. All I got done was the lining. Originally I thought foot tattoos were the ugliest, and I remember lying to my last ex that I liked his (ugly-placed) tattoo. Over the past year or two my opinion of foot tattoos has changed. Especially since I wear ballet flats everyday except for when I'm at work ( Read more... )

Oh, hell
I smacked myself lightly on the side of my cheek. I had been sort of reading, aka STARING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE PAGE WHILE DAY DREAMING ABOUT A LIFE BETTER THAN MINE. I had actually tried to concentrate on reading, but my mind sailed away. I tossed Mr. Urrea's The Devil's Highway on the floor. I was feeling pretty relaxed, but I guess not ( Read more... )

I'm tired ( Read more... )

Sorry for the absence. A few things caused this ( Read more... )

my 11-year old niece is here to visit for a few weeks. i figured i wouldn't care one way or the other. the ugly truth is i don't like children. for years i thought i wanted to be a mother, have my own family. i still sort of do--when i'm ready. i'm years away from being ready, if i ever will be ( Read more... )

waiting. i'm so tired of waiting. aren't you?
i felt alright until i was told we would try to stay in this house--in this town--for as long as possible, even till the end of the year contract here. then i was sad.
i wrote in one of the many journals that shay has given me ( Read more... )

i am in a lost state. i am reading amy tan's the opposite of fate. i'm not very far in it but already i've broken down while reading. the book is striking a sensitive chord right now because she talks of the amazing experiences she had when she was much younger. it is no friggin' wonder she turned out to be a writer, all the weird coincidences and ( Read more... )

i am still in the same spot ( Read more... )