I want to be surrounded by brick, and windows and cast-iron bed rails. I want to look out my windows and see hill after hill of bright green grass. I want it to always be 4pm on Sunday afternoon. I want you wrapped in my arms.
I want to be a folk singer. I want to [...]
Posts on ‘December 5th, 2001’
an end to something that never was
"and so it goes", "my life", "piano man", "baby grand"… it's still Billy Joel to me
I'm sorry Billy Joel, you're coming off the playlist for today. I can only repeat "Captain Jack" so many times, and the rest are just not doing it for me.
money… it's a drag… part IV
In all of the figuring I was doing to make sure I was paying all the bills I had to pay, and to make sure that I wasn't going to bounce any checks, I forgot about the $187.50 I paid the dentist.
Shit!
And my rent check is the only one that hasn't cleared yet.
Shit!
Here's hoping it [...]
more?
As if I needed more to deal with, now I have this.
I wouldn't normally consider this "dealing with something". But I had already "written her off". I had already figured that she had decided that something else in her life was more important or time consuming or more worthwhile than spending 30 seconds of her [...]
money… it's a drag… part III
[ phone rings ]
Me: This is Daniel.
[ silence ]
M: Hello?
Lady on other end: Hello.
[ pause ]
M: This is Daniel.
L: Is this Daniel?
M: Yes it is, how can I help you?
L: Daniel… Cra–Ca–Laa–shoo—laa–shoo–l….
M: Yes. How can I help you?
L: This is Sylvia with Risk Management. I'm calling to talk to you about your TXU electric bill. [...]
mawwage…
I'm cold, tired, hungry, broke, and angry at myself and the world. Somebody marry me.
