What should I think when he protests ( Read more... )

     It's not like it's easy. I have a lot of issues to work through to make it work. I have lots of neuroses and insecurities that are potentially fatal to its success. It's not easy facing personal demons. But I am ready to try. I am ready to take up arms. I am ready to rear my horse and charge into the bulge.

And he raised his arms into the ( Read more... )

I spotted a leaf ( Read more... )

     Apparently determination sometimes pays off. I'm a little trepid about its novelty but excited at the prospect of its potential fruits. Must'n't pick before they're ripe nor let them rot, the sordid lot of nature's gripe.

     When you smile at me like that, everything just...sort of works. It's like, out of the corner of my eye I see you, and all my problems melt away. I feel no pain. When I see your face in the morning, I have no choice but to enjoy the rest of my day. Nothing can break my spirit imbued with your grace. And when I ready myself to sleep at night, I ( Read more... )

     Today was a mostly productive day I suppose. I talked to Brian for a bit about a couple things, I talked to Darryl on the phone for a while, and I wound up going over to Jeremy's apartment to hang out with him for a bit. I haven't seen him in a good eight years almost. He's changed somewhat, all for the better. It will be nice to have a friend ( Read more... )

     All wounds hurt before they heal ( Read more... )

     I haven't said the words "I love you" while looking in someone's eyes in years. There must be a reason for that ( Read more... )

     I'm on a borderline between cautiously optimistic and militantly determined to not be disappointed. What is it with them? Do I have some sort of weird psychic connection with them where I'll do what they want despite their insistance on using me for their temporary whims and fancies? Granted, in my defense, I don't realize that's what's going ( Read more... )

     What is it with people who pursue you madd hard, setting the gears in motion, only to later blame you for the same thing? You're going along casually, minding your own business, when you get texts all the time asking what's going on, what you're doing, how busy you must be for not answering quickly enough, and when you're going to hang out, ( Read more... )