once, when i was young, i wrote the year in my journal and then at exactly 12:01 i wrote the next year down. i can’t imagine a new year’s celebration as climactic as that, but i can sure try. this has been a year like no other. i turned 28 this year (with much relief […]

lunch today with the grandparents. at a mall (again). people were snappy and bitter. peculiar, is it not. i sent out cards today and realized that i have many absolutely amazing people in my life. smiled. and, big news…got the job i’ve been holding my breath for. my heart is doing cartwheels and flip flops.

the new talking heads (once in a lifetime)…how cool is this. the artwork on the front is delightful and the music is incredible. was there ever a band as cool as this? ever? and…there is a fancy new record player in the house today. shiny new needle. i am excited to rediscover some music that […]

i saw jack black’s new film the other night
in a mall, no less
a BIG MALL one with escalators and it’s own ecosystem
this morning…coffee on division
saw pictures of the rock’n’roll camp for girls
when i was a kid, i sawed away at the violin for a while
before giving up completely
i have this guitar now…it’s quite pretty
i’ve even […]

i have been dabling in knitting.
boy oh boy do the ends of my fingers smart.
i’m not confident that i am tough enough for this gig.
i like cute patterns too. although i must say the idea of creating something that someone may or may not want to adorn their fine selves with is, at times, intimidating. […]

today was a test
japanese
a couple words i like now
kawaii +musukashi + honto + nomimashyoo ka
tonight was pupkin pie and nut brown ale
“not my most or least favorite” my dear

i had a friend a few years ago that was given two free tickets to an air supply concert. i remember commenting that i wouldn’t see those two if i was paid to go. however, i recall spending the rest of the day discovering a guilty secret i hadn’t yet even come to terms with […]

there is a book called kitchen by banana y. i read it a couple of months ago and have thought about it here and there since. i have this memory, this feeling that is kitchen…she describes so perfectly. she talks about her love of kitchens…their smells and textures, how they feel like familly, childhood + […]

some things upset me today.
i don’t know why.
they just did.
.japanese class.7 am.guy next to me kept talking under his breath in japanese i didn’t understand.when it was my turn to talk out loud, he kept talking and i fumbled. big time.
.i hear a loud talking moustached musician talking about his fellow musician. seems she’s […]