Toolbag Wednesday #21: Angsty Pre-Birthday Tears

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Yeah, yesterday was kind of a stupid bad day. The kind when nothing seems to work right, when everything is just…off.
It began with the rain actually raining up under my umbrella while I stood waiting fifteen minutes for my bus, only to be splashed by a rabid cab on my walk from said bus to [...]

Stuck Between a Profit Margin and a Recession

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I don’t write much about work these days. Why wallow in my bad attitude, I figure. Besides, I’m lucky to be employed and working for a company that thrives in a down economy. And it’s downright tacky, if not impolite, to complain about your job when there are heaps of people who’d do it for [...]

Taking Heart

Friday, April 24th, 2009

I walked from the train station this morning, humming a song to myself, smiling at the silly, obese, suburban office park geese, tipping my head backward, eyes closed, breathing in the sunshine. What’s the worst that could happen, my consciousness whispered into my ear.
I already know that excitement, the optimism of falling in love. [...]

Night Light

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

I would give up being able to remember my dreams each night to forget ones like last night’s. My dreams are lucid, controlled, memorable. My nightmares are just as in-hand, though in them I’m trapped- aware that I’m dreaming, unable to change a thing, unable to wake myself up. When I do, I’m panicked, crying, [...]

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover, And By Book Cover I Mean Me

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

I recently had a conversation with someone about dating and how the last book a person has read- or any book really/ the fact that they do or do not read actual books- can tell you quite a bit about them. Take The Da Vinci Code for example. He sheepisly shared that if he saw [...]

Snapshot

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

I want to capture each thought, question, and hope. I want to remember this feeling, this moment for what it is, for what it could be. Want to note it as a thing of significance.
Remember how it felt to run into the street, hopping over rain puddles, to meet him. Remember that excitement, trepidation, joy [...]

Toolbag Wednesday #20: Recession-Be-Damned Brides

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Wedding season is once again upon us and lucky me, I’m in the thick of it. No, I’m not a bridesmaid again. And no, I don’t have a series of weddings to attend this year, though there are one or two on the horizon. I’m in a calligraphy class. Platinum Weddings edition.
I promise you, I’m [...]