Monthly Archives: July 2006

First Day Of My Life

Some lyrics from Bright Eyes – I need to hear more from them as this song is amazing. And since it sums things up perfectly, it’s saved me trying to explain myself today. Useful… This is the first day of my life I swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in

Mmmmmm, nice :)

I want to remember this day, and remember it and remember it. And I want more like it, day after day so that this never has to end. And it’s greedy, and silly and I can’t help how I feel. But I am so happy.

Womph

That was the sound of the heat hitting me. It’s TOO hot

Summer sleep

Last night a rushing crept into my dreams, and changed them. I was lying on the bed without any covers because of the intense heat that my room traps and then releases at night. After a time I rolled out of the dream, and realized it was pouring with rain outside. I mean pouring. It

Why oh why didn’t I discover this site sooner…

Wow. I am just so asoundingly freaky sometimes in my ignorance of the internet. Via Dooce I have discovered tremble.com, the author of which is a delicious mix of David Sedaris, Bill Bryson and someone tantalizingly unknown, all rolled into one lovely mixture. Here is a quote from his About area of the site, it

Last day! Last day! Last day!

Sorry about all the exclamation marks… Today has been a kind of exclamation mark day though So it was my last day at work, I went in for two hours as instructed and that was it. I won’t dwell on the embarassment of me hoping to slip off without a fuss and my boss catching

The Ache – and a bit about work

It amuses me that I had forgotten about The Ache. How could I possibly forget that???! It’s one of the most enduring sensations of my life, physical and yet elusively non-physical at the same time. The Ache is that hollow/full, painful/pleasant feeling in your chest and solar plexus when you care about someone very much

Can you hear them, the helicopters; I’m in New York

Last night I dreamed I was approaching New York over water, in a train where I was perched high up on something and the windows were open to the air. I saw the statue of liberty and then it was gone so fast I hadn’t even started reaching for my camera. A great happiness and

Gadget lust

Blimey! I thought I was immune from gadget lust, seeing as it’s been so long since I hungered after anything electronic. But apparantly not; my thoughts are currently taken up with my next crushing want. I must own this: It’s almost a new sensation – I haven’t wanted anything material for a very long time.

We all meet it

The hardest thing to understand in relationships is indifference.