a long life

you make me laugh everyday.

that's a very serious talent. :-)

my december post

i learned this year that your failure is defined by what the people around you say about you (and to you).

i don't really even have the time to consider if i've let myself down.

don't all opinions contain some truth at the center?

i don't know what it is

i've been listening to copeland a lot.
i guess bands affect me differently.
but, it's pretty intense how much copeland affects me.
i guess most people don't care for them.
i haven't even seen them at a show,
so sentimentally (probably not a word),
they're not even considered.

but somehow, they bring out the emotion in me.
that says a lot, you know?
i don't often reflect much emotion.

anyway, what i really wanted to say is that:
i love sophie.
copeland reminds me of her.
even though we never listen to them.
i've been listening to them for several years.
but, i love the lyrics and i love sophie.

i like the warm feeling i experience through both of them.
copeland has never reminded me of anyone, or anything significant.

until now.
i hope sophie doesn't mind.
as i said, most don't care for them.
but it's important and meaningful to me!
and i love this feeling.

<3

one for november

there was a sparkle in your eye last night. i couldn't stop staring it.

yeah, i knew what was causing it, but that didn't make it any less beautiful.

not so popular anymore

i thought this was interesting:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071025/NATION/110250083/1002

hollywood has been trying to make money off this for awhile. actors and actresses specifically. guess they thought the public was much dumberer.

?

i somehow screw up everything, in every situation. i'm not asking to be perfect. i just want to be normal. normal people don't screw up the way i do.

the sad part is, i know i'll never become that person. there are just some things you know about yourself that are permanent. i guess all i can do is pick up the mess i make each and every day.

it takes a very strong person to put up with my bullshit.

panic

retaliation is probably the worst form of arguing.

do i disappoint you?

the tide is turning.

for a brief moment i saw myself perhaps forming honest relationships with my family, but things did not work out like i thought. for years i held back almost anything and everything, then for one year i took a chance.

i failed.

it's an odd feeling to know your family thinks about you and feels only sadness and disappointment and confusion.

they'll never know how i feel, though. because i won't tell them. i am done trying to be honest. acceptance just isn't something that my family practices very well.

i guess some still love/like me, but i honestly i can't be sure anymore.

my heart is sorrowful that i cause such shame and embarrassment, but for once i feel upmost joy and happiness.

do i really make those closest to me grieve and weep so often? is my life really a crumbling path? have i no accomplishments? am i so easily transparent that my damnation is recognized by everyone? does my faith deserve to be openly challenged and questioned?

i never thought my family would make me feel like this.

i was wrong about them.

i love them, as they claim for me. but love isn't enough, is it?

fix you

i don't really want to wait this long,

to see if something's wrong.

education

it seems like everyone is excelling in school, either approaching graduation or even pursuing a master's degree.

why am i not inclined to do either? i just don't want to continue.

i don't know how much that would limit my career path, but doesn't life tend to sail on regardless?

i need to rest.

no one will/would understand i guess. perhaps i don't even understand.

am i failing? am i giving up?

everyone needs to change routines, right? i deserve that, right?

i need to keep thinking about it. but so far i've returned to the same choice.

my goals have never been typical.

hey, if i end up making enough money, i'll go back. the end.

getting up again.

i'm so... bothered by my shortcomings.

i fail people quite often, unintentionally. disappointing others is arguably the WORST feeling one can endure--at least with me.

i should stop worrying about the future.

no regrets, no regrets

time is the most bizarre... phenomenon.

memories are almost equally peculiar.

better days

things are improving with that last issue.

also, and completely unrelated, i think my relationship with my parents is improving with age. their age. my age.

i saw my dad unexpectedly the other morning. i don't know why the expression on his face affected me so much. i hope i looked pleased to see him, because i was. he looked happy, and i loved that. he was standing right in front of me and i missed him so much. it's hard to explain.

anyway, my mom has been sending me random texts and i love it. i want to save every single one. i know it's a big deal for her to actually use the common functions on her phone.

i wish my family wasn't so busy. lunch once a week with them would be grand.

my worst fear

i can't fucking believe this is happening to me.

until the last of days

feelings change so sporatically.
six months makes such a difference.
i look back and wonder who i was.

i get flustered trying to determine my future.
i wonder how people see me.
i'm always sincerely honest with myself regarding my relationships.
i'm never fearful of [saying] the truth in my own mind.
i wish i knew the truth about me in others' minds.

the world in which i dwell often seems unrealistic and illogical.
and i choose to remain there.

na laetha geal moige

my mind is plain.
my head is swimming with exhaustion.

the pains in my chest
leave me short of valuable breath.

i could regret this

let's get to the real issue.
there was never anything to be jealous of.
you should know the kind of person i am.
above everything and everyone, i have to put myself first.
people's feelings may get hurt, but once again, who i am is not a secret.
i may be cryptic. i may be private. i may be spontaneous.
it may come across as offending, but it's not, really.
when i get pressured into positions that make me uncomfortable, i protect myself.
i may not tell the truth. the whole truth. i may leave some parts out. i may omit certain details... but i do it for myself.
there are worse things than lies.
what act is greater than another?
i shouldn't have to explain myself.
i am an independent person, and when someone wants direct answers, i will pick and choose what information i deem pertinent.
i am sorry.
obviously i was not trying to hurt you.
obviously i would have made certain facts private if i was ashamed.
maybe i should have shielded you.
but this is me.
obviously you are a close friend.
obviously you are special to me.

news

this is my favorite:

this makes the bush twins look good (for those of you who actually thought their situation was pertinent to bush's character)

(nervous)

spiraling thoughts.
mixed emotions.
uneasy moods.
tired eyes.

love this

Dear Mike,

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Millions of people in the U.S. get sick—and thousands die—each yearfrom eating meat contaminated with salmonella, campylobacter, E.coli, or one of the many other bacterium found on animal flesh—evenafter it’s been cooked.

Yes, America’s health care system needs to be fixed, but personalresponsibility is a big part of why people look and feel as ill as they do.We hope that you will focus your personal lens on the benefits ofvegetarianism—which can satisfy you easily—stop turning a blind eye tomeat’s impact on America’s health, and lead the charge for a healthierAmerica by taking our 30-Day Veg Pledge. You can find tips on goingvegetarian and recipes for meatless meals like faux fried chicken atGoVeg.com.
Very truly yours,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President and Founder