we just got finished cleaning our apartment. if our apartment smelled more before we cleaned, it would have made it more rewarding. but now...eh ( Read more... )

i just got back from tilton. i bought an air conditioner at bj's and made the way back up. ahead of me i definitely saw lightning. then, rain started hitting my car. then rain started pouring on my car. and, i couldn't see the road for a chunk of the time because the sun was in my eyes ( Read more... )

all my hate, all my anger, dissatisfaction, disappointment, distaste--everything negative that i could feel about my job came to a head today. it is so physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically draining teaching students who can't or won't learn. it is monumentally exhausting. i can feel everything in me slowly dissipating and apathy ( Read more... )

so this evening i went to dairy joy. for those who don't know what dairy joy is, i'll let you in. dairy joy is an ice cream place in ashland that was once the most sought after desert establishment because a small cone holds enough ice cream to feed china, and they had this amazing flavor of ice cream called purple cow. purple cow is black ( Read more... )

so our neighbors are having a yardsale this weekend. yesterday, one of their friends stopped by to hang out for a while, and he literally had one tooth. it was funny, but i didn't want to laugh in case he got jealous of all my teeth ( Read more... )

last night was the last night of one of the classes i've been taking. unlike previous classes i've been taking in the grad program, this one sucked. my advisor recommended it, but now i realize that she recommended it because she was teaching it. i probably could have taken a class in novel writing or something, but oh well ( Read more... )

A moment of silence...

Thank you.

sparrows perch on those high wires ( Read more... )

for the past few weeks this organization has been calling the apartment. they ask people to rate radio stations in the area. basically, their a big focus group. well, today they finally got through and i said i would participate in their little survey thing. the guy on the other end (not a telemarketer, he would want me to point out) was giddy and ( Read more... )

a little note to everybody. tomorrow night (saturday) is an alumni dinner for the clock. anyone who has worked for the clock in the past is invited at no charge for free food and good times. also, it is open to just about anyone. there is a minor charge for anyone who has not worked for the clock, but it's very little ( Read more... )