Monthly Archives May 2004

Tuesday May 11, 2004

Physically and mentally falling apart at the seams.

Cross step

You know what is enjoyable? Cross step waltz. Whether following with my eyes closed, giving my partner my full trust, or leading in role reversal, reveling in the control, it is a good experience. I need to find a consistent version of Ashokan Farewell to waltz to because it begs to be waltzed to. I […]

Wednesday May 5, 2004

HELP This is going to sound silly, but I need your help.  I have two bad obsessive-compulsive habits.  The first is that I pull my hair, something I inherited from my mother.  The disorder she has and which exists in many more serious forms is called trichotillomania.  This is bad, because it makes my hair […]

Sunday May 2, 2004

“The sea is high And I’m heading into a crisis Chasing the years of my life” -Five for Fighting “100 Years” “I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me” -Matchbox Twenty “Real World “He smiled to the world, but his heart fell below his pain He wanted only arms, but he lied to himself […]

Saturday May 1, 2004

When I  wake from a nap, or emerge from an absorption in a good book, I want to feel content and rested or pleasantly reflective.  Instead, my resumption of normal consciousness brings the weight of obligations and assignments and time constraints.  Is it wrong to wish those gone? “I’ll play the game and pretend. But […]