10-11-10

I love that I was gifted a large cast iron skillet today. I also love that as a child that would have bored me incredibly.

- three stars -

10-06-10

I'm not 100% sure but I do think I saw a face in the clouds today.

- two stars -

10-05-10

There are a lot of soups out there.

- four stars -

10-01-10

I began re-watching Twin Peaks last night and despite the murder and despite Leo, I still felt an urge to move to a small town in rainy northern Washington.

- two stars -

09-24-10

I mistook Nick Hornsby for Neil Gaiman on the radio for a moment this morning.

- two stars -

09-17-10

Today I allowed myself a one hour work day. I even slept in. It reminded me of not working at all.

- four stars -

09-15-2010

I'm not an expert so yesterday when I got a blister, rather than deliberate on the benefit of that particular physical reaction I just decided that blisters are stupid.

- one star -

09-14-10

I bought a heavy wool blanket. I look at it before going to sleep, excited for winter to come.

- four stars -

08-30-10

I don't live in Portland, Oregon. It is really nice here if you're burnt out on sunny skies and t-shirt weather.

- three stars -

08-18-10

It was Friday the 13th five days ago but I'm not superstitious.

- two stars -

01-14-10

It's two weeks into a new year, a new decade even.

- two stars -

11-13-09

I was going to post a review but forgot until later.

- two stars -

11-12-09

I typed "what happens if" into the search engine and
discovered exactly what does happen if.

- four stars -

11-08-09

My house has a gold cap like three of my teeth.

- three stars -

10-27-09

I have it on good authority that spandex "onesies"
inspire people to try absurd and acrobatic things.

- three stars -

10-22-09

There was a fortune inside of a cookie that read:
"It isn't the destination but the journey that counts."

I felt satisfaction today but suddenly remembering that cookie,
regretted not having the foresight to appreciate my journey to it.

- one star -

10-19-09

Ben moved to Maine.
Though I will miss his company,
I have cause to text hilarious word play.

"'Mainely' traveling today?"

Leaving him that opportunity to respond in kind:

"Because of such a long time travelling, i.e. jet lag, I arrived feeling quite 'Maine-iacle'"

- three stars -

09-30-09

The day is cool and windy and it feels like
the ocean is just over the horizon.

It also kind of feels like the ocean is actually
595 miles away.

- three stars -

09-09-09

There is a tattoo on my arm today.
I can finally quit the fear of getting
a job that won't allow one.

- four stars -

09-06-09

I needed a nap today but didn't realize that until it was too late.

- one star -

08-26-09

There are people that I like
and then there are people that
I'd like to see boxing underwater.

- one star -

08-24-09

Lately the amount of good ideas I've had corresponds directly with the number of beers I drank. Curiously, the amount of good ideas I realize are complete bullshit when I wake up also parallels that number.

- two stars -

08-19-09

It is hot today, sticky sweaty no air conditioning hot.
The thought of cooler weather should excite me
but unfortunately the back of my neck tenses up
when I ride my bike in the cold.

- one star -

06-09-09

Despite the quality,
it is very difficult for me to finish reading a book
once I've imagined Leslie Nielsen as the protagonist.

- one star -

06-01-09

I slept in. When I woke up it was
thirteen days later and already June.

- two stars -

05-18-09

"Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?"
- Rosalind from As You Like It

I've been wondering this today,
with a tongue sore from sunflower seeds
and a sunburn from a long day at the beach.

- one star -

05-15-09

My roommate tells me he's heard me talking to myself at night.
I don't remember talking to myself at night.

- two stars -

05-13-09

I'd left the window open as I slept
for the first time this year
and I woke to the sound of birds
and the cool of morning air on my face.

- four stars -

05-11-09

For days to come I will look back fondly at the memory of
washing dishes dressed like the soundtrack to Marry Poppins.

- three stars -

05-08-09

It seems fitting that there will be a full moon tonight,
the 25th anniversary of me experiencing May 8th.

- four stars -

05-05-09

He called Good Morning America
"the clattering vapid noise of Satan."

- four stars -

05-04-09

I still love the Back to the Future trilogy, but these days
I rarely entertain the idea of traveling in time seriously.

- one star -

04-30-09

Years ago I forgot about conditioner.
I remembered it today.

- three stars -

04-29-09

Yesterday I was going to the ocean.
But it was raining.
I didn't want to get wet watching all that water.

- two stars -

04-27-09

I know now that it was a mistake,
but I went shopping for jeans before breakfast.

- one star -

04-26-09

I haven't watched basketball in years but today,
watching the Celtics and the Bulls
I remembered that I made the B team in Jr. High.
I remember enjoying it and have
decided to look into playing professionally.

- three stars -

04-25-09

He told me he plans to start a bar in Portland so
I offered to help him write up a business poem.

- two stars -

04-24-09

I wasn't sure what I would get at the grocery store,
but figured it out once I got there.

- three stars -

04-22-09

It's Earth Day. I've been imagining myself
celebrating it for almost an hour now.

- two stars -

04-21-09

On one hand, everyone looks outside and says, "It's so nice,"
on the other hand, soon I'm going to have to wear shorts.

- on star -

04-20-09

Some things relax me, beer in the morning
on an airplane relaxes me.

- four stars -

04-17-09

Entering 'things that aren't funny' into a search engine
produces incredibly boring results.

- one star -

04-16-09

My lunch today reminded me of soup and bread.

- two stars -

04-15-09

In a perfect world I wouldn't have to keep wondering
"What if King of the Hill really happened?"

- one star -

04-14-09

I've decided to change my signature.
I am tired of indecipherable squiggly lines.

Its been difficult though, deciding
whether to use my name, someone else's,
or a picture of a tooth.

- two stars -

04-13-09

I'm not entirely sure that the things I said had
really made her Laugh Out Loud.

- two stars -

04-10-09

It's only been a month but I am already sick of Daylight Savings Time.

- one star -

04-09-09

At first the discovery that Charlie Brown's
name spelled 'A Broil Wrench' confused me.

- three stars -

04-08-09

I was reminded today that I can't invent things that are:

1. Completely Useless (windshield wipers for your eyes)
2. Impractical and Probably Impossible (autonomous staple removers)
3. Invented Already (foot socks)

- one star -

04-07-09

Hmm...I didn't think I liked smooth jazz.

- one star -