The first acquaintance I made with my new neighborhood was in the dark. Heidi had quit in the fall and they were putting me on more and more of her opening shifts until I moved, and, like a switch had clicked, my schedule was all openings. This meant I had to be at work at 6am. The uncertain timing of my new walk meant I wanted to give myself ( Read more... )

I've been remembering Christmas 2020, and how the season of it made me feel close to the magic that Christmas used to have for me when I was younger. Somehow. I don't think that feeling can ever come back the same, because back then, a lot of it had to do with the magic around Christmas, the literal belief in flying reindeer and everything in the ( Read more... )

Nobody reads my blog entries here besides anyway except maybe Lisa, so I'm not going to bother making them private or friends-only anymore. I'll try not to ( Read more... )

I stopped by the Student Center last night and Moon Hooch began their set while I was standing there with my friends eating a cookie. I kind of liked their music but mostly I noticed that they were a band of three guys, none of whom looked very ugly. I was in a strange mood and I thought distantly, "I could really go with one of them. Imagine me ( Read more... )