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You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave
I have been meaning to write this down and I keep forgetting because other things, like rants, keep getting in the way. Anyway this is a not a rant post, but is in fact a post about thinky thoughts I was having on my drive home from work one day. Of course, these thoughts may be slightly addled, as I am usually fried by the time I'm getting home ( Read more... ) -
Five was a shiver in the winter
Hello, Autumn. I could feel you in the air today, crisp and chill, but not cold. The leaves are changing, red and gold and orange. The air is sharp with scent of rot and decay. It is harvest season as the leaves fall and the acorns drop, scattering across the cracked sidewalks for the squirrels to eat. The wind blows bright colored leaves in ( Read more... ) -
On Fairytales
Today I saw a piece of flair on facebook that said, "I don't believe in fairytales anymore." And I laughed and laughed.
Because the real fairytales are about love and death, and standing up against the world even when you can't possibly win. They're about fighting, and losing, and sometimes winning, and grief and joy, and that sense of wonder at ( Read more... ) -
Less Meep
Feeling saner today. Yay me.
I had a pretty good day over all. I spent most of my morning in class, and then this afternoon I went over to see my creative writing professor during his office hours. He was helping me work out some of the problems with my Jazzman story, because I was getting really stuck, and frustrated by it. I was having trouble ( Read more... ) -
Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention
Today was a charming day. Since last night it's been icy. When I went out today to take my brother to the doctor, there was about a quarter inch of ice on the ground. I took some pictures, and I'll put one up behind a cut tag below my story notes. The ice looks really neat, but I'm surprised we didn't lose power, and the gray nastiness of the ( Read more... )
