May 2008
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Changes.
It wasn’t very long ago that all my family called one house in Southern California home. We lived under the same roof, ate at the same table, and watched television on the same 27” Zenith. That was less than five years ago. Now we’re all older, my parents live alone, and my sisters and I are slowly drifting around the country, living in different houses, calling new states...
April 2008
4 posts
Studious.
Ever since I built Misty her library in what was formerly the loft, I’ve been drawn to spend significant amounts of time there. Sitting around books and shelving makes me feel more intelligent - as though the activities I’m involved in carry more weight. For instance, I spend time on my computer doing the same things everyday. I can do these things downstairs, upstairs, on the couch,...
fresh and clean.
I have a newly-formed habit of knocking on every closed bathroom door that I come across, whether it is public or private, locked or unlocked. This is a habit you would have also, if you’d walked in on someone using a bathroom without locking the door. It is a horrifying and humbling and hilarious experience, in that order. I don’t recommend it, but if you should experience it, I hope...