slight insomnia
It’s 3:37 AM and I’m awake. But the weird thing is that my bedside alarm clock said 2:37 AM. The computer clock and the living-room clock said it was after three. I believe them more than I believe the bedroom clock, because the bedroom clock only cost a […] Continue Reading…
last call
Last chance to answer the Sexy Survey, in which you tell me which super hero you’d prefer to sleep with if you were forced to sleep with one of your choosing. Email your answer today.
conversation with my fifth-grade son
“We watched Growth and Development today. It was weird.”
“You watched what?”
“Growth and Development. Remember, I told you… that one you had to sign the paper for?”
“Oh, yeah. So it was weird, huh?”
“Yeah. And they gave us deoderant.” [Shows me deoderant, uncaps it for me to […] Continue Reading…
sad shock
A woman who worked in our building killed herself this morning.
She was always very nice. Really friendly. Although she worked for a different company, I knew her name because she was so very friendly and always conversed with us in the elevators or the halls.
She was very pretty. […] Continue Reading…
getting older
You can tell I’m getting older — that I crossed the invisible line over to the first onset of oldness — because I don’t buy new CDs anymore. The last CD I bought was Incubus, I think, but no, not even that because I got it for free […] Continue Reading…
some day
Some day you’re gonna look back on these days when I used to love you and you’re gonna mourn their passing. You’re gonna think of my starry, mascara-filled gaze and say, “Gawd DAM, I should have taken that girl up on her offer. I should have at least… […] Continue Reading…
fave movie ever
I finally broke down and bought myself Hedwig and the Angry Inch on DVD so I can periodically watch it and cry. Because I’m worth it.
Sexy Survey
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debt
I finally paid off, last month, all my credit card debt. Because it had dragged on so long and the collection agency was willing to settle, I managed to get away with paying only $200 worth of […] Continue Reading…
good grief
The other day I was driving to work like always and there was an uncharacteristic halt in the flow of traffic. I took the opportunity to enjoy looking at the church my car had stopped in front of. There are a lot of big, old, beautiful churches in […] Continue Reading…
sad eyes, crooked crosses, and bluebonnets
I’ve heard it said that Taylor, Texas, is “God’s country.” At the time I idly wondered what could possibly be so good about it. Then, the other day, I drove through it for the first time. Granted, it’s springtime and most places around here […] Continue Reading…
