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Lj Idol Week 5: Inconceivable!
Thanksgiving 1999. Ft. Worth Texas. A house full of Christian Youth Pastors, church officials, and their wives. My boyfriend and I had flown there to spend the holiday with his extended family- not only was I meeting his parents for the first time, but also his brother, uncles, aunts, and cousins. No pressure ( Read more... ) -
I am completely stealing this idea!!!
A friend of an lj friend did this, and I really really love the idea, so I am stealing it!!
He worded it so well, I'm stealing his wording too. Let's try it and see what happens, yes?
We all have things we want and things we need. Sometimes we're afraid to ask the people around us for help because we have too much pride or are just afraid they' ( Read more... ) -
Lj Idol: Week 4, "What does Narcissism have to with me"
The sky hangs heavy with moisture and the faint scent of electricity. A huge bonfire has been built, flames lapping upwards in an ever steady rhythm. Women dance all around it, some looking for love; the topless ones looking for a good fuck. I hate these nights, cheap beer bringing out cheap morals. I come here to watch, to make sure nothing ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Week Three "Coprolite"
“Oh, crap!” was the first thing I heard when I walked into work, followed by the sound of heavy boxes falling ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Week Two "Three Little Words"
There is a stillness surrounding the old barn, an eerie mix of loss and wanting. I remember the day we painted it, Irma wanting purple but settling for a deep blues and grays. How proud we had been, how we laughed during the hours spent there. That barn stood for every promise made, every dream shared, and though it began to wilt and crack in ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Week One
The first topic for lj idol is, "When you pray, move your feet". I had a completely different idea of what I wanted to write about- Not living a passive life and how I have spent this summer moving towards my goals. I did not want to write about religion, and tried to avoid it. Instead, when I sat down to write, this came out:
( When You Pray, Move Your Feet ) -
LJ IDOL
I said i wasn't going to do it again, and last year I ended up quitting a few rounds in, but I figure, why the hell not. The boyfriend will be annoyed, and it seems crazy to add another thing to my already over-filled load, but screw it ( Read more... ) -
For myself to remember
To Buy / Do Before Vegas:
* At least one pair of Jeans, maybe two.
* shorts? Maybe? I hate myself in shorts Bought a pair I actually like!
* Bathing suit bottom/swim shorts
* new flip flops (stupid ones just broke today) Got some pretty teal ones ( Read more... )
