So, to keep everyone updated, today was my last day to work as a lifeguard, praise Jesus, so now my attention turns to my new job as a service bitch at the Chili's in Denton. I think that it will be one of the better jobs I've had the privilege of holding, so hopes are high as I attempt to scooch my life a bit to the south and west in a smooth and ( Read more... )

Shertown is finally, finally, FINALLY up and running! Hoorah! Please go check it out. And, since there are no archives to speak of as of yet, I invite you all to go browsing amongst the galleries, wherein you shall find a sketch dump and a couple of wallpapers. Worth your time, I promise. If you like what you see, tell your friends, I'm sure ( Read more... )

Ok, so there's a class of 11-13 year old kids, mostly boys at the pool in a junior lifeguarding class. I walk into the guard room to sit down and relax while I read Interview With A Vampire until I have to go back on stand; the kids are there watching a video. Fine. I sit outside and read. I get hot, so I go back into the room to get a water ( Read more... )

I am home sick from work, much to the dismay of my superior, who seems a bit irritated at the fact that he cannot find another poor soul to cover for me. Sad is the life of a 30-year-old professional lifeguard ( Read more... )

Why, oh why didn't I take the blue pill?

Glad am I that summer is upon us. Life has become just a tad too serious for me, and I am looking forward to good times yelling at small children, running amuck with friends, and being near the boy I love.

Simplistically naive? Probably.

I refuse to be practical.

I'm out of toilet paper...and Kleenex. This has gone on for the past five days. My bladder hurts.

Red Light ( Read more... )

What the hell is "that thing"? Seriously. What is that thing you do?

And, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie-Roll pop?

The world may never know.

The gentle touch of the performer's lips to the microphone, the way his fingertips caress the the stand; hair in face, eyes tightly closed. All the secret thoughts of the human mind attempting to be communicated through a medium that can be experienced, if not understood. Emotions: pain, anger, love, lust, despair, joy; they pour forth from their ( Read more... )

"Man must have an idol--the amassing of wealth is one of the worst species of idolatry--no idol more debasing than the worship of money. Whatever I engage in I must push inordinately; therefore should I be careful to choose that life which will be the most elevating in its character. To continue much longer overwhelmed by business cares and with ( Read more... )