He and I began our trek through the grass. I wasn’t sure of the field, and the dark shadows moving within it made me nervous. We’d been walking together for some time, but I had grown bored with him. The thing was back, gnawing at my ankle. I knew I should tell him about it. I’d kept it secret from the sage as well as the knight, and now they were ( Read more... )

So... the thing about neurons is... they rock. You ever heard the term "synapses firing"? I always sort of let the term slide over my ears without thinking (I assumed a "synapse" was like a piston in your brain), but it turns out that a "synapse" actually refers to... empty Space.(The Final Frontier ( Read more... )

i walk ( Read more... )

Have you ever had one of those days when life conspires to make sure that nothing of note happens to you? I have. Frequently.
However, today the monoteny was interrupted by a small phrase. Inconspicuous. Inconcequential.
But it will keep me smiling for the rest of the evening.

are you ready?

"Excessive biscuits."

Now, unless you are, well, me, this ( Read more... )

In the cold, gray dawn, I sat in the shade of an ice-frosted pine and i felt nothing ( Read more... )

I had an odd experience last night. i sat down at nine, as i usually do, to begin an essay due the next day. about fifty percent of my essays are done this way, and they have all gotten A's ( Read more... )

I read a lot of books.

You might already know this. It's kind of an integral part of my personality. If you call me at home, and I pick up the phone, odds are better than good that I was reading. Books are what dominate my subconscious thoughts at any time of the day. When I feel sad, or tired, or awkward, it triggers an instant, all-consuming ( Read more... )

My dad's family are buff ( Read more... )

I'm really tired of standardized beauty.
seriously.
i'm sick of trying to look like the girl on the magazine, or the girl who sits next to me in choir.
i hate constantly feeling like i am "too" anything.

in this spirit, i am going to make a list of things that i really think are beautiful. i think you should do the same.

i think pudgy-curvy girls are ( Read more... )

The invasion was going well.

That wasn’t surprising; larger and better-developed planets had fallen before this one. It had been a wet planet, with plenty of resources and little damage to the atmosphere. It was actually clear. He had been informed that the air was so rich in oxygen that one could go one’s entire life without purchasing more, a ( Read more... )