since i was so productive in my sleeplessness last night/this morning, i have decided that i can be an utter waste of skin in my awakeness this afternoon/tonight. it seems like a fair trade to…
Date Archives December 2003
so much for the day
it’s 6 a.m. and i’ve got my laundry nearly done and the garbage taken out. if i conjure up the energy to do dishes instead of watching the “Frida” DVD i got for christmas, i…
productivity tips for insomniacs
you would think that doing your laundry at 4 a.m. would be primo time not to worry about full machines and what not. but you’d be wrong. apparently the laundry room of this building is…
a long december
i never thought i’d hear myself say it, but i’m actually looking forward to going to work on monday. the holidays are hell on the lonely and going back to work will make life seem…
baby i’ll try to love again but i know
i was doing pretty good today. cleaning and grocery shopping and what not, then things went horribly awry. i blame it on the weird convergence of stuff. Li-Young Lee in the issue of Speakeasy that…
twisted numbers
number of books extracted from bed and surrounding area: 7 number of issues of the new yorker extracted from aforementioned area: 3 number of book jackets inexplicably and inextractably wedged between bed frame and bed…
the curious incident of the girl who talks to herself like a 15-year-old autistic boy
ever since i finished The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (which i received from my secret santa allison), i find that i’m talking to myself in the voice of a 15-year-old autistic…
not kidding anymore
as i embark on a post-holiday cleansing of my apartment i am forced to ponder new year’s resolutions. and here’s mine: “as god and you are my witness my apartment will never be this messy…
there ain’t no bank that can hold me back
i’m supposed to be cleaning the apartment. instead, i’m watching the clerks animated series DVD i got for christmas and playing with my newest toy. see, yesterday in a fit of anger, i went out…
so this is christmas
well, that’s over. one more night of hell (new year’s eve) to get through and this interminable holiday season will be over. it wasn’t so bad. batering for candy was fun. “i got a nestle…