Category Archives: Relationships

Protected: 139 – Something I wrote yesterday afternoon that I’ll be thinking about tomorrow night, parts I and II

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135 – This is the first day of my life

I steal a lot of titles from songs, often songs I don’t even listen to. A week ago I spent the day with someone I hadn’t seen in eight years. (There’s a whole mix of anxieties that come with writing … Continue reading

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129 – hokay… (2 to 7 mornings)

So basically all of my finals are really this Thursday, not next week. A long weekend was either the best thing or the worst thing to precede this suckfest.

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Protected: 117 – amorphous (or, maybe the metaphor is more like this)

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116 – mustard seeds (all the writing i’ve done this week)

201001050052 – I wonder if I tried too hard to make [someone] fit my [someone-else] hole. 201001052254 Dear Lord, When you care for someone, truly care about someone, it is like a marriage, a marriage of some parts of your … Continue reading

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115 – because you can’t just do it whenever you want to; you have to wait

I love walking to class. I love constantly smiling at people and being waved at and called out to. It is what I needed out of this new year and what makes me feel humming again. Things are a little … Continue reading

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113 – You tempt me with my own superstitions, but I will have none of it!

I love reunions, even if they’re not face-to-face. Today I woke up healthy ten minutes before my alarm and believed anything was possible. I sat in bed awhile, and I thought about how what I had stopped writing mid-sentence last … Continue reading

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108 – embouchure

I have this tendency, when I come back to Colorado, to remember that I loved playing music, even if I didn’t miss it while at school (see: last December). I think this is the first time I’ve consciously missed playing … Continue reading

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066 – “Welcome to the Family”

Somebody said that at the first OA gathering on Sunday. I don’t remember who it was. I don’t remember if it was somebody I’d known beforehand or not. In “Diamonds” I’d called some of my friends “[i]n that moment … … Continue reading

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064 – Goldilocks of Good Intentions

free-write-ish written last night… I have been exploring how much and how little it takes to love someone. For maybe the first time in my life, I’ve been consciously pushing effort into many of my relationships. I don’t know if … Continue reading

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054 – A lady appreciates a gentleman

Recently I looked straight into the eyes of a near-stranger and thought to myself, “I could see you being a father.” After that experience, I randomly ended up next to him at a large dinner, but we exchanged more condiments … Continue reading

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042 – Diamonds

from my handwritten journal I really like having friends! [Three of my friends] came over last night, and even [two more], and then even [three more]. We had our door knocked for noise. We said drawn-out goodbyes like it was … Continue reading

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036 – Well that was absurd

and healthy.

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028 – On Place

Maybe I’m only writing this because it’s 2:30 in the morning and I’ve had too much tea, but I don’t think I’ve ever really spent much time reflecting on where I am geographically. Like right now I don’t think I’m … Continue reading

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007 – Teotihuacan

2008, 3 julio, juevesLocation: Teotihuacan. I know I’m missing at least one accent mark. Dear Journal, Yesterday I puked on the top of the Temple of the Sun. Erika, who is currently sitting next to me on the bus towards … Continue reading

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