math on the chalkboard

11x11

tonight my dog finished a rawhide after 1.5 days of working on it. the last 2" of it disappeared in one fail swoop.

i wonder what that will do to her digestive situation.

i wonder if i will joke about such questions any time soon.

being that i have braces, a lot of things get stuck in my teeth, too.

a pillow on the floor in tom's basement

And it came to me then
that every plan
is a tiny prayer to father time
As I stared at my shoes
in the ICU
that reeked of piss and 409
And I rationed my breaths
as I said to myself that I'd already taken too much today
As each descending peak of the LCD
took you a little farther away from me
Away from me
Amongst the vending machines and year-old magazines
in a place where we only say goodbye
It stung like a violent wind that our memories depend
on a faulty camera in our minds
But I knew that you were a truth
I would rather lose
than to have never lain beside at all
And I looked around at all the eyes on the ground
as the TV entertained itself
'Cause there's no comfort in the waiting room
Just nervous pacers bracing for bad news
And then the nurse comes round
and everyone will lift their heads
But I'm thinking of what Sarah said
that "Love is watching someone die"

So who's going to watch you die?..

teenage fanclub

when every thing you own is lost
and every friendship has it's cost
your rolling stone has gathered moss
when all the clouds cover your sun
and all your karma has undone
remember you're my number one

hey
you're my guiding star
i do know who you are
you're my guiding star

don't you think you've heard this song before?
Jesus Christ was knocking at my door.
kinda like the way he wears his hair
kinda like the way he walks on air
could his golden halo
be the sun we all know?

do the russell

Sad news this afternoon. Trixie, the three-toed jack russell that was once part of my extended family has passed on. Trixie liked me-when i was alone, and would pet her. but around other dogs (namely ella and sara) she was also extremely territorial, extremely jealous, and full of terror-striking teeth. if a young ella bella would curiously walk up next to trixie, her eyes would narrow, and this little horrific growl would emanate from behind rows and rows or razor sharp teeth. so, doors were kept shut, crates were transported from county to county, and we all figured out how to live together... nonetheless, ella grew up in the Rental-House of Hard Knocks.

I still loved trixie, despite her obvious racist tendencies. so, i hope she is in a better place, where all the dogs are white, and there isn't anyone else to share her toys with.

don't sweat the small moved cheese...

i've heard about both of these books for a long time, and mostly good things.

i think i need to finally read them, because i feel like my heart is about to explode right now. work, finances, extra-curriculur committments are all teaming up on me right now.

blah blah blah. it's hard for everyone.


oh great Perspective, please meet me for lunch. i could use you.

lyrics by Fountains of Wayne

It must be summer
Cause the days are long
And I dial your number
But youre gone, gone, gone
Id set out searching
But the car wont start
And it must be summer
Cause Im falling apart
I try your sisterOn the jersey shore
She said you might be stopping by
But shes not sure
So I call your mother
On long island sound
She said it must be summer
Cause youre never around
And the sun is beating me senseless
I feel defenseless like a dying lamb
I dont want to lie by the oceanside
Dont want to play in the sand
Cant you understand?
Cant you understand?
It must be summer
Cause the streets are bare
Andi try your number
But youre just not therer
And the sun keeps shining
Til its dead and gone
And it must be summer
Cause I cant go on
And the sun is beating me senseless
I feel defenseless like a dying lamb
I dont want to lie by the oceanside
Dont want to play in the sand
Cant you understand?
Cant you understand?

turn off DeVos-it, the vater's dripping!

i have not, up until tonight, taken this blog to any sort of political forum, which incidentally, is one of the first words out of my mouth when describing to anyone who doesn't know what a blog is.

but tonight mario imbemba and rod allen had a guest in the broadcast booth at Comerica Park tonight on Fox Sports Net for the Tigers game: Dick DeVos.

what a fucking tool.

granted, i think a lot of great things have been attributed to people who inherited a healthy economy that they had no influence over, and i think a lot of people have been hanged (politically) for a bad economy that they inherited, and had nothing to do with. while i think this of Jennifer Granholm and michigan's current economic state... i was still sort of looking forward to the gubinitorial elections to investigate and see what else is out there. i don't have a strong opinion on jennifer one way or another. but i certainly can't say anything good that she's done for the state 0f michigan. so, obviously, Dick DeVos was on my radar as someone else who might say some good things, and promise some good things... and i'm not dumb enough to believe that any of those things would come true should he be elected, but i was at least casually interested.

so, tonight: 3 seconds into his answer after being asked "what one Tiger player has really stood out to you this season as a real contributor?" "[blah blah blah that's a hard question blah blah blah]"... LEADERSHIP MATTERS." and then after "dick, you've been all over the state of michigan, how do you feel people are reacting to this Tiger team?" DeVos: "well, michigan's a great hard-working state, and we support our teams. michigan's a great sports state. i've always said that."

great answer, asshole.

so, once again, it will be a matter of who offends me less at the polls this year.

this is where it ends

she says she wants to live in a movie. i say i want someone else to stand behind me, and write it all down. Because I can't be bothered doing it myself, and I don't want the responsibility of proving it's important.

-barenaked ladies

my youngest nephew is 7 days old.
it's amazing how fast 3.5 hours can go by.

goodbye james, hello janelle.