Entries from April 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Dive Days

I spent the weekend diving. And during the four dives I was free.
I felt the weight of the world lift from my shoulders. literally and figuratively. I was so far away from all the bad people. let’s make a list shall we?
1. the greedy middleman: he wants the pie all to himself, doesn’t [...]

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

paying for silence

I think it’s odd that a man can live with his wife without talking to her. I think it’s completely unacceptable to live with a partner you refuse to even look at. I think it’s downright insane to live with a partner who sends you scurrying out of the room at whenever she approaches because [...]

Friday, April 25, 2008

Control Yourself

A three inch cockroach crawled right next to my foot the other night. I yelped and jumped up the seat of my chair. As I did I lost sight of it and so fought my way to get as far away from it as possible. Oh Lord save me. I saw heads turn and then [...]

Thursday, April 24, 2008

What’s to fear?

It isn’t as if it has never happened. It isn’t as if it happened only once either.
Why then this huge fear of failure now?
I can always go do it all over again. Perhaps all over again is daunting, but there’s really nothing scary about it. So why does my heart beat in tune [...]

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Magnolia Full Cream Milk

I’d forgotten how much I used to love milk. Milk before bed was the best. In that tiny college apartment, I had milk before bed no matter how much beer I had consumed. If you opened the fridge you’ll find some beer, some milk, and food gone bad. (I really am a girl.) It was [...]

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Must I forget?

Must I forget?
I am certain that I am capable of forgiving. I believe I have forgiven. But does forgiveness mean getting over something completely? By getting over something completely, I mean the memories of whatever it was, will be unable to stir the same emotions all over again. Like a ghost that comes [...]

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Eccentric

An uncle is convinced that my father is eccentric for skipping a wedding and a baby shower (and fifty other family affairs prior to that).
If you use a triple plate shingle splice there will be no eccentricity in connection.