i watch the line marker move along my google calendar. time passes. time is wasted. coffee is drunk. cigarettes are smoked. food is cooked. dishes are washed. conversations amble. needs are met. needs are created. time passes.

an empty hotel room. a shitty comforter, hard bed, old TV. I am stretched across the bed, naked, hanging off the edge with one arm under my chest, the other dangling out towards the floor. A contended half smile on my face. I am staring into space, relaxed, thinking of nothing. You emerge from the bathroom and touch me, slowly, gently. We ( Read more... )

I lost my copy of 'how to get people to do things.' I am sad. It was a good read.

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top 5 reasons having a dog sucks ( Read more... )

Note to self-- Warm. Open. Friendly. Loving. Relaxed. Caring. I want to cultivate these qualities in myself.

I am thinking of switching from Washington Mutual to a credit union in the San Francisco area. Does anyone have any experience with Credit Unions, anywhere? I'm told they're better value with better customer service. And ATM fees aren't a problem since many Credit Unions refund all ATM fees ( Read more... )

Right now I am headed to pochutla, MX to catch another bus to zipolite. I am telling you this because it has occurred to me that noone knows where I am. I lied to my host family and told them I was going to Mexico city. What a disaster. Lie after lie ( Read more... )

I'm back in California. I feel so good!! I know so many people, remember so many places... Even Sacramento feels like home. I see my parents tomorrow, and that fills me with such joy....... I had a moment of apprehension about moving back to cali in Seattle, but I think Seattle really typifies what I don't like about cali. Obsession with "organic ( Read more... )

Is this real or fake? Elaborate, anyhow.

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