Archive for February, 2008

the sound of the saw

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Currently Listening
Gogol Bordello /Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike
By Gogol Bordello
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to vote, perchance to dream…

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Currently Reading
The Past
By Galway Kinnell
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i feel unsupported

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

found out tuesday night about something that was to happen thursday morning, and didn’t know then that this was going to happen so fast.

i wasn’t able to be home yesterday during the day to go talk to them.

i am very upset about people cutting down trees for no reason.

i want to vocalize this, but you don’t want me to.

i feel like a howling mime, screaming on the inside but nobody hears me.

i am sorry.

but something’s gotta give.  i feel so sick, and so powerless.

the neighbors are planning on cutting down a beautiful, majestic pecan tree in their backyard.  thing is, this is also in our backyard, and we’ve really grown to like the shade it produces.  and kristin didn’t want me to give them the letter i’d written, urging them to pleaseoplease not cut down Nature’s gift to us all.  i feel like i gotta scream!

i’m not looking forward to getting home and seeing it destroyed.

review

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

worked on t.d.’s review today with him at nxnw.  nice brewery conveniently around the corner from the office.

also reviewing some numbers on some projects.  methinks we’ve overspent ourselves.  i know i’ve overextended myself in recent months/years.  time to cut back on all the above, make more time for writing proposals, poems, stories, qualifying papers…

yes, lots of my life to review.  how much is really worth the effort i put in…

cash

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Currently Reading
Dancing in Odessa
By Ilya Kaminsky
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amish friendship bread

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Currently Reading
Your Name Here: Poems
By John Ashbery
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semantic role labeling

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Currently Listening
Vampire Weekend
By Vampire Weekend
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obama boom ba yay

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Currently Watching
When We Were Kings
By Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, B.B. King
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overextended

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

realizing just how overextended i’ve allowed myself to become yet agan this semester.  i think this stress is what’s making me sick.  how did i become such a wannabe overachiever?

total eclipse of the moon

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

tonight, starting at 7:43pm cst.  totality at 9pm central.  be there!

hoping to take a few minutes during the class intermission to catch a
glimpse.  last chance until 2010, the year we make contact, right?

some dude’s selling his massive record collection .  can i borrow $3M?  or even $2,999,500.00?  anyone?  i wonder how many moon-themed albums are in that collection…