tatteredsleeves

they watched as the steady rhythm faded away. slower and slower until its shadow disappeared. and then the butterfly rested, perched on its deep blue iris. 1…2…4 seconds passed between each movement. “daddy, what’s it doing?” “it’s dying, baby. it’s dying…” “…daddy? is dying contagious?”

i realize that i’m…scared. of the constant. not that i create drama when things are calm…but more in the sense that i start to feel like i’m bored…and that whatever it is that i’ve gotten used to..is not for me. i try to move on to something else. or…i feel like i want to. andContinue reading

finally got around to playing some music downtown thursday night…it was SO much fun. so pretty. this couple….hung around for like, an hour and a half…..laughed a li’l, danced a li’l. it was cute. they gave us ten dollars! then they asked when we were coming back! too bad sandy only goes out onceContinue reading

i like where i am. i think. so saturday, i helped tatum unload some stuff into her new house and silently laughed while she and her mom freaked out cause the pool was looking all muggy…and well, just not clean. tatum freaked in a funny/good way. her mom was just stressed about it. just madeContinue reading

i smiled at him when he stuck his arm up backwards to wave goodbye to me as he bent over to get his bag. he smiled at me when he realized i was still waiting around, walking as far as i could, until i couldn’t see him anymore. i don’t know why, but it was harder to say goodbyeContinue reading

…sorry to bother you, but we thought these might be yours. so about a week and a half ago, natalia and i were gonna get up early and go running…but silly girl wasn’t quite fully awake, so by the time she got up, we decided we’d much rather go downtown than run in the nowContinue reading

Mom told me to go through stuff from waaaaaaaaay back when. Taken from a sophomore year project. If you can name the book its from, i might bake you cookies. God in Cut and PasteWhere is God? 61Where is He? 61Bless the Eternal… 63Endlessly 16I was to come face to face With the Angel ofContinue reading

Bear V. Shark: The Classic Game of Strategy and Entertainment (by C.H. Bachelder) For 280 million or more playersAges 0 to adult Equipment: Major media, Internet, domed stadium, corporate sponsorship, First Amendment, patriotism, military bases, unemployment, sweatshops, complacent and politically impotent populace, homicide, crack cocaine, fashion, standardized testsSetup: Give each player a Television a secondContinue reading

blah. summer school is gettin tedious. thought maybe i’d be able to focus more….but no, i think i’m doomed to be apathetic forever. ok, so its not like i don’t care…i just get bored. sad thing is, there’s absolutely no reason why i should be bored. in theory, i enjoy learning. i tend to retainContinue reading

i’m getting really mad at myself for being so immature…but i don’t know how to get myself out of it. heh, when i was 9 i taught myself how to swim…but now..its like i jumped into a cold cold pool and forgot how to tread. somewhere along the way, i got lost. so tonightContinue reading