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growing up is scary
I'm sitting here in this office that I was relocated to 3 days ago, dressed up as Carmen Sandiego for the Halloween office party that will start in a few minutes. Office party. The real masquerade is me pretending I'm like, an adult. With a real job.
I had nightmares last night about people I love telling me they didn't love me.
Here, go read this ( Read more... ) -
the chase is on
You know that much talked-of but near-mythical moment where one's collected themes, characters and scene snippets - ideas that have haunted, rather formlessly, for months or even years at a time - have just suddenly solidified and materialized into something writable, as if by magic? ("Inspiration," you're saying, but it's something more than that ( Read more... ) -
yet another observation
A few weeks ago while browsing at the mall, I saw a young man and woman walking hand in hand. They had identical white iPods, and each was listening with both earbuds in. They looked happy and didn't speak to one another as I passed ( Read more... ) -
observation
I have yet to see a cyclist talking into a Bluetooth headset while riding ( Read more... ) -
it's oh so late to start wishing
Tomorrow I'll be attending my last undergraduate class ever (barring something completely unforeseen and tragic) at my professor's house. This is all very strange, I have to say. The finality of it all hasn't quite sunk in yet.
For example, today it only occurred to me a few hours after the fact that I'd had my last class with K.T., after having ( Read more... ) -
strange fevers
The title is not metaphorical. I've been sick for the past few days. At first I thought it was a nasty cold - I had a really sore throat and felt generally icky. Last night, and off and on throughout today, I've felt like I'm running a fever. However - and this has happened to me before - I'm not running a temperature. Apparently it is possible to ( Read more... ) -
oh, Henry
"It seemed to give him pleasure to trifle with my longing for this sensation. 'I'll give you leave,' he said, for all answer, 'to tie my hands into the tightest knot you can invent . . .'"
(Henry James, "Professor Fargo")
Oh, James.
