Books read in past year:

A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess

On The Road, by Jack Kerouac

The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath

Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

Depending on the Light, by Thea Hillman

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Night, by Elie Wiesel

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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pagan baby

a memory, the twilight chanting, my childish tongue
fumbling to blend itself with his syllables

we are but slaves of wishes, putting bar to our advancement

here i always pictured in my mind a steel beam, swaying

you are the one god of power

and i’d squint my eyes and say the word “god” inaudibly
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I need to start my projects for Schetski.
And probably learn to play the sitar.

1. Trig. (Robinson)
2. Current Issues/ Comparative Religion (Adcock)
3. Creative Writing (Stahl)
4. A.P. 12th Literature (Sutlive)
5. A.P. Studio 2D (Schetski)
6. Psychology/ Sociology (Pinn)
7. A.P. Art History (Kent)
8. French III (Beasley)

Tomorrow, I go to France.
I'll be home at the end of August.

Peace and au revoir!

"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. ( Read more... )

woke 
at
9:27; early
to examine my baby 
sunflowers for 
weeds,
later sampling 
spicy 
indian 
samosas and curry;
before
breathing loudly
on the litchenstiens,
disguised in a
bandana, and 
sucking 
on 
a 
raspberry popsicle
25 percent 
off.

The product of last night:

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After all the waiting, bitching, moaning and regretting, it is now legit to say...
Happy summer!