i want to say that i have started a strict regiment of sit-ups. the sit-up part is true. however, i lost a 5 dolla bet about the meaning of the word regiment and its proper uses. remind me to never bet about words with the boyfriend, who literally used to walk around with a dictionary […]

i spent this weekend with my family.
took a ride with my granpa in his new mg sporty. i adore this man. absolutely adore him. anyhow, he and my grandma gave me china this year. the family china. aquired by my grandpa’s mom from japan back in the day. i was floored. it seemed so brittle. […]

why was i this painting’s groupie? i followed it from show to its hanging in e-studios on belmont (which has a for rent sign these days…what is going on around here) and finally, i talked the artist into selling it to me. at a dollar number i could come up with. in payments. jonny is […]

i’d like to go to denmark this summer. at present, the idea is a bit dreamy and spendy, but maybe there is a way. any ideas? (side question: why are so many incredible graphic designers from denmark?)
i’ve never been.
i wrote the place and asked for grant/scholarhip tuition.
by the way, 400 Euro = 503.04 dollas […]

once again, a great critical theorist. one norman fairclough. so, i wrote n. fairclough and thanked him for his generosity in positng free articles on the web. i mean, that’s class. and, it helps struggling students so much. he wrote back! i think his exact words were “glad to hear it…NLF.” i jumped around like […]

i just wrote my heart out. no, really. then, i hit some stupid pattern of commands and erased it. well, we learn lessons, don’t we. shiraz + computer = delete. as long as we’re clear, i’ll try again.
at this moment, my ipod is being beautified and transformed by one r. brigled. new songs gracing her […]

i thought i had to do
everything today
so i took the afternoon off
watched almost famous
through headphones on laptop
cuddled in bed with yellow
and thought
about the moments when music
has made me forget everything
m. rev in seattle
standing outside the g.d. in portland
p. in southern california
aimies via headphones in tokyo
i’ve shared so many moments
with good friends that remain

i watched the documentary “this is what democracy looks like” the other day. dayquil induced dizziness of the mind, along with acute memories of that day, overwhelmed me. i can’t quite put into words how i felt that day in seattle, surrounded by thousands of people who were standing up for people, not big business. […]

c’mon cbs. this is just wrong.
is this what democracy looks like?