I have done all I can, the rest is up to nature, and whoever it is that makes the snow closure decision. I don't know what I mean by "I have done all I can". I have merely fucked off, decided to not sleep, and asked a friend with religion to pray ( Read more... )

It is snowing outside. I hate writing that begins with a weather report. It is the easiest common denominator between people, or perhaps it means to offer some cliched insight into the authors mood--an obvious parallel about a cold world, a search for a cozy place within. Now I will extend this already terrible metaphor: millions of snowflakes, ( Read more... )

This is sort of my new thing:

http://www.formspring.me/AlexWinninghoff

I wish that I were not such a discontented sort of person, but really, it is an accurate way to discribe myself - discontented, or disquieted even. Disquieted sounds almost insane, but I guess I don't mean it in that way, just aimlessly and sometimes severly anxious. Someone called me distant today. It is funny when people that you don't know very ( Read more... )

I miss livejournal and reading more than a clever sentence or two from friends. Facebook is great for keeping in touch with far away folks who don't write. It is also good for short bits of info, but I miss reading people's thoughts, feelings, opinions. Besides, I need to get back into the regular habit of writing, even if it is just silly life ( Read more... )

Dust is an unforgiving reality that I will never be able to control. I know I would be a better person if I could just accept that. The wind is unbelievably loud. It keeps whipping my screen door open to slam it shut. I could close and lock it but there is something about the disruption, as obnoxious as it is, that keeps me temporarily distracted ( Read more... )

Can you believe that my son will be voting for Obama next term? I am still so so filled with emotions days later.

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Done!


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He worked and struggled and practiced and finally, he won! Congratulations Jonah, WSD all-school spelling bee champ!

I don't have everyone's email addresses, especially some of you hipmamas - yantra, sal, cherry...Anyway, I am posting it here. Consider this an official invite. I am finally graduating and I want everyone I have ever met to be there!

( Gaduation Party )