If I get the piano I'm hoping I will, I will play Chopin everyday. And some days, I will play Rachmaninoff, because it's so dark and wonderful. Chopin makes my mind calmer, makes my hands graceful. Somewhere along the way, my hands got very graceful. When I used to teach kids, I would make them play with a pencil balancing on the back of their ( Read more... )

pissang and I= TECHNOLOGICAL GENIUSES!

jenmelrog and I= DONKEY KONG COUNTRY GENIUSES

ME= NO GOOD AT RBI BASEBALL

Look what B got me for my birthday!!!

An email from my grandma to the family about my recent acheivements:

"A has just received her masters degree in History and is a qualified teacher."

Hello friends,
I'm going to Congress tonight for my birthday around 9. You should come. Or call me.

Yesterday, skylarosu and I tooled around COlumbia, and found our day structured by when and where we would have out next beer and meal. Luckily, my parents happened to passing through town, and we had a fantastic meal with them, where many Rolling Rocks were consumed. Later, some of her friends went with us and we hit up some bars, where a nearly ( Read more... )

SIGNS SEEN IN COLUMBIA, SC:
COLUMBIA CLEANERS: WE CLEAN AMERICAN FLAGS FOR FREE!
AND
A large billboard with a big man in a white suit: MY BBQ WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY.
However, skylarosu's friend S, who happens to be African American, says this man is very racist, and she didn't learn about the things she wrote until she'd eaten there many times, and then she ( Read more... )

SIGN SEEN ON FOLLY BEACH PIER, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA:

SHARKS: CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY
(EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998)

SHARK FISHING is apparently very popular in some places. WHat a bunch of freaks!

All right, all you players, I'm headed to South Carolina to get away from Tucson and all the bastards who inhabit this town. Especially ARTIE, who insists he gave me an INCOMPLETE for the class.
If for some reason you need me, you can call me or email me, but that seems unlikely at best.
I get to see skylarosu, someone who actually gets where I'm coming ( Read more... )

If I fought a battle with myself and I won, then who lost?

The music has seagulls, and it reminds me of home.

For your viewing pleasure, I present Iced Out Gear.