I really like the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence.  Love can lift us or destroy us.  Or both.  Love can illuminate our lives with clarity and multiple shades of intensity that range from mellow contentment up to raptures of heavenly joy, or just as blindingly harsh and stark despair.

A.I./ R.E.

( Lyrics After the Cut )

This song is inspired, in part, by a short story I wrote and which can be found online at:
http://galleryofwriting.org/conferences/galleryofwriting/uploads_converted/KEY_1319830/1319830.pdf
About the only thing the story and this song have in common is that flowers are involved.

Yes, this is a corny, sappy love song.  With it freezing outside, snow ( Read more... )

It was nice to sleep in for once.  I’m a very light sleeper and normally live in a state of perpetual sleep deprivation, averaging 3-6 hours of sleep per night.

I wasn’t expecting to spend 6 hours at a wedding today.  Two friends of SWIAR had their wedding today and she was invited.  There were only about 35 people attending.  SWIAR will have ( Read more... )