Category: Assorted
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Twitter Updates for 2008-10-18
Playing drinking games and pretending like I’m still in college. Why not? # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Lessons from Grandma: Speak your mind, live how you want, and don’t let time slip away
The first time I ever met Jeff’s grandmother was in April of 2000. Jeff’s sister, Colleen, his stepdad, Gray, and I drove from N.C. to Florida for his brother, young Gray’s, high school graduation. We arrived at Grandma Kochel’s house late – probably 9 or 10 p.m. I walked into Grandma’s house for the first…
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Involuntary furlough
I am fighting sleep only for the chance to hear your voice. Call you at 2 a.m. just to make sure I’m still in your dreams Drink a margarita for me please Make it extra strong — These days, we need the strength. I go out to the woods to seek my transcendalist side Decide…
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Love, Dad
In honor of Nanowrimo, (or perhaps to keep myself from cheating and using old material) I am publishing some short stories I wrote in college. Let me repeat: I wrote in college. Apologies in advance. I thought about sleeping with him once. Briefly. Then I decided I would get more satisfaction with a dead man.…
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Feeling a little lost today.
I am impatient, overly sensitive and I know I worry too much. I resist change and I get defensive when I feel like I’m being told what to do. I cry too easily when I shouldn’t, not at all sometimes when I should, and I’d be willing to bet money I don’t look cute when…
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Bring on the drama: I need material
When I am sad or heartbroken, the positive thing that I can usually take from it is poetry or short stories or journal entries. When I am happy, my creative writing blows. Never really written about puppies or sunsets – not well, anyway. The past several years have been mostly a happy time for me. Is…
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I hate change.
When I was a sophomore in high school I had it all. Great friends that I had grown up in the town I’d lived in since I was 3, a great social life that included hanging out with BFF Amy literally every day, and great times in the neighborhood with more friends and family. Then…
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This ain’t no Ferris Wheel
Come sit with me on our bed, my friend As close to me as you can get lest you fall off the edge Hold on tight, honey This ride isn’t for the faint of Heart loses but that’s not important We are only a fantasy; isn’t that right? You never expected truth. I called you…
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I was the center of attention tonight. All eyes on ME.
A little background first: I have fainted two times before. 1) 2003, at the doctor’s office, getting blood drawn for a physical. I felt the expected “I’m gonna faint” feeling … but this time, I actually did it. Actually fainted twice in a row, but I’ll count it as once for purposes of this post.…
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Unfinished rum is not trash
A memory It’s 1998 and Erin has asked me to move into the sorority house with her for the summer. My first summer away from home! I borrow my parents’ Previa van and load up my belongings from my dorm room, then swing over to Erin’s dorm and we load up her belongings. One of…