The past few weeks have found me hanging out with a friend who is refreshingly free of smoke & mirrors and dazzling magic tricks...no illusions or promise-making....no fantastic dreams for me to buy into....just a boy....which lets me be just a girl....somehow the other night, beer and poetry and general silliness led to a first kiss....and a ( Read more... )

Right now I'm doing a favor for a friend and being an "Event Supervisor" at a middle & high school "Science Olympiad"....it is very surreal....i'm "judging" the meteorology event....I don't know anything about meteorology....the only science qualification I have is winning my 6th grade science fair....I'm sure that knowing hot water freezes faster ( Read more... )

....to both want something and not want it at the same time ( Read more... )

After 5 months of unemployment, I finally found a job. I knew I'd get the one at the coffee shop simply because my New Year's Resolution was to give up coffee. After one week of training I am still in the "I feel stoo-pid" stage. From infinite years of retail experience, I know this feeling will go away soon. But I still hate feeling stupid ( Read more... )

i have successfully done something on the computer that did not cause the person sitting next to me to laugh with pity...i feel the need to write a poem...

using computers
should be
cake
even with
Useless Masters Degree
tired
cold
hungry
time to find
food
fleece blanket
and sleep

-sigh-