i may be covered with towel lint, treadmill grease, coffee grounds or baby slobber. on some days, all of the above.

time rolls on and rolls over the unaware...

Consumer confidence is for shitI love how the Fed, even in the face of rising unemployment and housing and credit plunging into the infernal depths, label it a "mild" recession. These are supposed to be the experts and they're covering their eyes, plugging their ears and singing "La la laaa, the economy is fiiiine"? Honestly? What the fuck is wrong ( Read more... )

still alive, working lots, trying to get things in order.

just stopping in to say hi :)

there was a peregrine falcon on my fire escape yesterday.

life is good

i said i wanted more hours, i know i did. but damn. a 10 hour day followed by a 12 hour day?

*sigh*

i cannot wait to have a smithwick's tonight.

i'm still breathing and living. awash in uncertainty still, but i'm making moves at least. i seem afraid to step forward and put myself out there. the smallest steps are the hardest. i seem to have no problem making fantastic, improbable leaps and landing on my feet. sadly, the smaller the steps, the more i stumble and overthink. i don't think i' ( Read more... )

You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your ( Read more... )

People have been asking me "why" a lot lately. I say something reasonable and understandable. Logical. The real answers keep tumbling around in my head, so I wrote out a stream of conscience answer to that question:

( Because... )

I'm alive and still planning a move. I feel pushed and pulled in so many directions at the moment. There are a lot of people here who wish for me to stay, but I don't know that I can, for many different reasons ( Read more... )

i have to get away from here. i tried to plan a trip back to boston, but alas, the expense is too much for my already pitiful bank account. so my eyes turn again to chicago ( Read more... )