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Remember when you were young? You shone like the sun.
Today, I called the first phone number I ever memorized. No one answered. They were gone ( Read more... ) -
My weekend.
During discussion of the ubiquity of the name "Madison ( Read more... ) -
Blogaroo
It's Thursday. We are soaking wet, sitting in the car we've been sitting in for 24 hours already, and preparing to spend the night in it again. Winds are whipping at tents of questionable stability and tornado warnings are blaring on the radio. Lightning is striking everywhere, with no thunder. We look at each other. "Rachel, let's make a pact to ( Read more... ) -
whatever you do, take care of your shoes
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I was asked to write a letter of recommendation for my friend perich so he can officially officiate the wedding of two of his friends. It's probably the easiest thing I've ever had to do, and I was honored to be asked. What I actually wrote was brief, because I didn't want to go babbling to the Commonwealth about how much I love my friend. That's what ( Read more... ) -
you find shelter somewhere in me. i find great comfort in you.
It's Ticket Time again. I'm going to see Mountain Goats this Wednesday at the Somerville Theater. I have an extra ticket. I would like to go to this show with you. You probably don't know the band, so I will tell you that they are nerdy, and quiet, and have the kind of lyrics that break your heart and make you smile at the same time. Here is an ( Read more... ) -
Moving right along.
I just cancelled my MySpace account. All these social network things do more to make me crazy than to keep me connected. Too much information about what my friends are doing at all times only serves to make me feel lonely and disconnected. Why wasn't I tagged in that note? Invited to that event? Who the hell is that pretty new friend of his? It ( Read more... ) -
Admit It Day
Do you guys read Achewood? It's a web comic, and it's weird, and I love it. Last week brought me this, and I genuinely think it's genius ( Read more... ) -
I'm more of a Raspberry Girl, myself.
Neil Gaiman has a children's book coming out.
I'm only watching this video over and over and crying my eyes out because I'm hormonal, right? Because my body is doing the thing it does around this time each month, and because I love my niece so much, and because I spent hours the other night discussing names for my friend's unborn baby, and because ( Read more... )
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