the fates strike again ...

oh.
my.
god.
today.
sucked.

i'm tired. i'm frustrated. i need to search for an apartment and i think i need to search for a new(er) car.

why? because the commute is wearing on me, not to mention trusty red, who decided to fight back this evening on my way home. how, you may ask? by dying. twice. let's give rounds of applause to the police and the random guy who jumpstarted my batteries as i fought back tears of exhaustion and frustration ...

during my millions of hours with nothing to do, i spontaneously decided to head to the roxy to watch "sylvia." i was disappointed. she wasn't always strictly crazy, suicidal or jealous. there was no real portrait of her present ... it was always more of what people saw of her or interpreted her as. for christ's sake, it's not as if there's a lack of her take on herself ...

but did see the trailer for "shattered glass," and i cannot WAIT to see it. must go soon. must find out where it's playing, actually ...

did some reading on her, too. she and i both use what she referred to as the "diary i."

oh and read mayer's feature in rolling stone if you get an opportunity - hilarious. i've yet to determine if this is a good or bad thing, in this case.

i'll write more about this ridiculous day after i get my sleep on, but til then, a dubious distinction and the friday five ...

1. list five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
all replies are listed in no particular order ...
1. apartment.
2. car.
3. permanent full-time job at paper.
4. apartment.
5. apartment.
honorary mention - see averi in concert again.

2. list five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again.
1. daniel.
2. jesse.
3. spencer.
4. dan s.
5. cortni.
honorable mention - i would say rhiannon, but she's off the list as i heard back from her yesterday! HURRAH!!!!!!!!

3. list five things you'd like to learn how to do.
1. play guitar.
2. write dialogue.
3. write poetry.
4. write plays.
5. rule the world.

4. list five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
1. new car.
2. london, baby, london!
3. establish stipend for college newspaper editor.
4. big get together for friends at some fun location.
5. see the pacific and my much-dreamed of california.

5. list five things you do that help you relax.
1. alcohol.
2. hard drugs.
3. beat people.
4. break hotel lamps.
5. dangle babies off balconies.

couldn't resist.
1. write.
2. listen to music.
3. talk to friends.
4. drive.
5. read.

oh yeah. new music. ani "so much shouting, so much laughter" (double disc set) and the 2003 bonoroo festival compilation.

in the jukebox of her memory
the list of names flips by and stops
and she closes her eyes
and smiles as the record drops
then she drinks herself up and out of her kitchen chair
and she dances out of time
as slow as she can sway
as long as she can say
this dance is mine ...