another year draws to a close, and i'm stuck here wondering what went wrong ( Read more... )

"purple people" is a song by tori amos. the content of this post is a message i sent to someone long ago, when i wanted to express how lost and sorry i felt, but couldn't find the words on my own.

i'm feeling something different than how i felt that night, but still this song speaks to me; marooned again in my own little moment.

"i watch me be this ( Read more... )

our second and final show from the sinful attraction tour was this past saturday.  at first glance the timing made me cringe - i had a cat in the ICU and yet i was planning on leaving the state.  maizy was well enough that i didn't need to worry too much, but not well enough to come home, so somehow it all worked out.  heather, marc and i were off ( Read more... )

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it's new-tori-album-coming-out-soon season, so pardon me while i geek out a bit in public. i promise this will all go back into hiding soon ( Read more... )

thank goodness for music.  sometimes the only thing that will make me feel better is something loud and obscure. i think i need a gutteral yelp of some sort to physically release what is mentally pent up, and when i can't do that, second best is listening to someone else do it.

i sink into boys for pele on days like these, and wonder what it was ( Read more... )

it's not hard to admit that i've been lacking inspiration lately - a journal of all places makes that pretty evident. today, however, i was struck with it.

i was in a musical rut, sick of listening to the same cds in my car. i brought out my iphone and decided to listen to american doll posse for the first time in months. all of the stunners ( Read more... )

it's time for me to just geek out for a little bit.

first, marc  got me comic book tattoo yesterday.  i don't think this concept really clicked with me until i saw the massive anthology plopped down directly in front of me - it's mammoth and gorgeous; the quality of the pages are amazing.  if you like tori, or comics, or both, it's definitely ( Read more... )