My 75 year-old piano teacher -who has never lost her temper during the two years I've known her- called Einstein a son of a bitch after my lesson today.  The comment was spurred by this quote by said physicist ( Read more... )

April is the cruellest month,

Alright, I barely write in this journal (I've never been able to keep up a diary) but this is an internet-related thing that is really bugging me.
I was on the Target website today looking for a beanbag chair to read in. If you go to the website you'll see that they sell about 30 different kinds of beanbags. I know Target is a very proliferous ( Read more... )

ennui is a condition that scares me like no other.

as jack white said, i just [wouldn't] know what to do with myself.

In the meantime, I will buy a new toothbrush because mine just fell in the toilet.

If I wait a couple more hours my friends and family who live in Europe will wake up and I'll actually have someone to talk to

Emma and I were on our way back from a bar tonight when I noticed some photos scattered all over the sidewalk. Even from the ground they looked like pretty old photos, probably hand-printed, because they were all different sizes and had a white border. I picked a couple up and washed them off (it's been raining all day)in my bathroom and they're ( Read more... )

Well, I'm finally back in New York. Right now, all I am aware of is sleep deprivation. It feels a bit like what I assume a hangover should feel like, though I'm lucky enough to not get those. Aside from that, it feels good to be at the center of civilization again. Though I am generally an unlucky person (read on), I have pretty large room this ( Read more... )

Once again, I am blamed for someone else's actions. And I am very upset with that person right now, who by the way won't answer my calls.

At the pastry/tea cafe:

Person: Woops! I'm glad I didn't get any of that on you
Me: It's all over my feet
P: Do you want any milk?
Me: I want my feet to be clean
P: Maybe there's a cat wandering outside that will lick it up
Me: There's a cat wandering inside that might lick it up

Me exits. Person sits down at a nearby table.