they slumber in my shelter, but they do not share their natural sleep aid with me. They have a warm body to ease them, but I only have alcohol. All four of these goddesses relegate to the living room, while I manifest awoken in the bedroom. I am surrounded by inspiration but find none for myself ( Read more... )

Wednesday was wearing me thin. Thursday was terribly confusing. Friday I fleed the scene. I needed a breath of fresh air, and I found it in Columbia Missouri ( Read more... )

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1) call your friend.
2) ask what your friend is doing.
3) thank them.
4) hang up.

no call-backs allowed.

Boarding for my new friend Andrea has been a blessing thus far. She is a bright girl who wants to see herself up onto her own, so she is staying here so she can get her jobs in town. That should last about a month ( Read more... )

This town is an easy one to be a loner in. People here are suspicious of strangers the way people in a small town are hostile towards newcomers. Sure the courtesy of people in this town in this town is enough to suggest directions to any place, even when they don’t know where said place is. But in a public place, it is always considered rude to ( Read more... )

This weekend I have been visiting friends at Knox College in Galesburg, IL. It has been a most pleasant time here, with the sun shining and sweet cool nights. All of my friend's buddies in school seem genuinely warm hearted, willing to drag us around party hopping when our friends need some alone time with their boyfriends. Mostly though it has ( Read more... )

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"How much I'll yell at a tailgater can be figured by the use of the formula y = 2x^2 +8, where
y = the amount I'll yell and
x = the amount Dad has pissed me off, on a scale of 0 to 10.

On a good day, y still equals a minimum of 8."
- A-bomb, on family life ( Read more... )