i've exited academic limbo and entered collegiate purgatory. i took quarters off here and there and even dropped out of school for a while but am now decided that this is what i want for myself and for once i am completely committed. that arena of my life has been really rocky but i'm glad for it all ( Read more... )

jeremy is happily back in the apartment:


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when i look at ron, it's like looking at myself...as if we, a single entity, diverged from some timeless point...and looking at him after five years of distance was, to say the least, surreal ( Read more... )

part one:

visited my sister in california:


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so, today kate and i went to gasworks and golden gardens and then he dragged me out to a party. he, devon. but before we left, i took a shower so that when devon returned to pick me up, i'd be ready ( Read more... )

we're all decked out. suits and gowns in the banquet hall. i purchase a glass of wine and sit down. a lovely mushroom-stuffed chicken breast is served with mashed potatoes. there's a young man at the podium in a tuxedo ( Read more... )

i anticipated the possibility of weird, quiet moments. i thought we might not be able to get to know each other further. maybe some back and forth storytelling. pleasant, but with an early goodbye like a sleepy sigh ( Read more... )

"hello, miss, can i help you find something ( Read more... )

brian and i are going to a ball in canada in a couple of weeks. i'm tempted to go as a pirate and just say, "oh, that silly brian, told me this was a costume party! hehe, ARGH, walk the plank!" but, i have to admit, i do enjoy being an arm decoration. but damn dress shopping ( Read more... )

so, it started as a funny curiosity. keith showed me a book. awe, that's cute. and then, weeks later, some strange drive compelled me to rush out and purchase the kit. i made a number of them. the giraffe-like simpleton whalesly...yellow polka dotted akihabara (akiba)...and the nameless wonder that was my first attempt. i ran out of polyester ( Read more... )