In the islands sometimes you'll put a hand up in the rigging to negotiate a narrow cut through the coral, because from the rigging you can see down into the water & have a much clearer picture of where the passage is, but you have to signal or communicate the steering instructions & if the wheel isn't skillfully managed the boat'll hit the coral, ( Read more... )

Tonight is the Formal. It's a Masquerade Ball, and a pretty durn good one, too. The place looks beautiful - I'll post pictures later - but I'm taking a break in my office. It's running from 8 to midnight, so it's about the time that I take a little break from things. Sort of reminds me of my parties we have at my house...usually halfway through, ( Read more... )

Amanda took another job and is leaving in two weeks. I'm not sure why this has just torn me up ( Read more... )

Today is Halloween ( Read more... )

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fucking amazing.

oh my god! it's 2AM and i can't sleep again! and this is why target sucks (/ is awesome). work has messed up my sleep schedule so bad. I can't wake up before eleven. I hate it. last year in BH I was up at 5AM and the day was perfect and beautiful. i loved it. now that i work all the time i dont see my family :( I get up after they leave for work ( Read more... )

To: Cathi Hanauer
From: Katie Baum
Subj: Sweet Ruin
Date: Tue 07/24/07 00:34 ( Read more... )

(George Weaver was my senior english teacher. he and I have shared numerous years of sketchiness, but we're pretty chill friends nowadays. He's what, 56 or 57. I love him. Meaghan McCrea was my sophomore english teacher with whom I was madly in love).

To: Katie Baum
From: George Weaver
Subj: re: Sunny Days ( Read more... )

just finished pretty little dirty which, much like summer sisters, reminds me of carla. i won't get into the book details. so. you should get it. its by amanda boyden ( Read more... )

Amazing Jan moment of the day:

Katie said:Actually I was at his house last night and I found a stack of BIOGRAPHIES from our class. Apparently I was absent the day you sent out an ENTIRE PARAGRAPH about each class member. Holy shit. That's embarrassing. If I knew you were going to do that with those fucking paragraphs I would have changed mine. ( Read more... )