lily

"Wings" - Lily, Blue Car

They can make you disappear in the night.
They break the doors and windows and then they amputate the wings.
Can you see them?
"See what?"
Wings.
They won't grow because there's invisible food in the tubes.

The window was open, and she fell.

thirteen

"Untitled" - Tracy, Thirteen

He was crippled
But only his body was cracked
It's not simple
Nor is it an easy matter to explain
"Let's just leave it at that" she says
And closes the holy book of lies
She covers her eyes
Denying to herself what she let happen

trees

have you ever been watching a movie and a character has written a poem or song, and you write down the lyrics to remember them later? or you may Google the movie to make sure what you've jotted down is correct? or, if you're like me, you rewind that part of the movie and listen to it as many times as it takes to write it down perfectly?

anyways... i've never been a poet or good songwriter. i have a dozen book ideas but can't seem to write the stories. i'm a scientist by nature, lacking the natural talent for literature, i suppose. from time to time i'm going to write stuff here. whether it is my own, or a tribute to a random movie or book. here on my notepad over the interwebs. bear with me.

"The Memory of Trees" - Meg, Blue Car
The past
Everything that went before, is a dry leaf fallen from a dead tree.
The tree's been cut down,
the leaf crushed by feet and ground into earth.
So now there is only the memory of trees.
I am the disease that rots the bark of trees.
I am rust and gravity.
In my dreams we are all together again and my mom is happy.
But then the leaves all fall off the trees and my dad is gone.
I call out to him, but wherever he is he can't hear me.

it's been awhile

if i remember correctly, i've tried keeping a blog three different times in my life. i was never one for diaries, so this is hard. i try to add structure and organization so that i may have "topics" to write about each day. that becomes a chore. i don't want this to be a chore, so i'm starting anew. i may post several times in a day, or once in a fortnight (i've always loved that word!). the point being, i want this to be something of substance, not just fluff. in the beginning i'll write a lot of book and movie critiques because that's what i've been doing lately with my free time. i may also vent a lot about the people and situations in my life. venting is good, venting isn't gossip, but a physical release in order to purge the negativity from the spirit. so for now, hello world!

what i'd like to do this weekend

1. Go to the Athens Humane Society and play with homeless puppies. I can't wait to get my own place and be able to have a dog of my own...

2. Try a new summery drink. Seriously, there are a million great drinks out there, and the summer is coming to an end.

3. Sleep in... I've been getting up every morning before 9 to prepare myseld for classes starting on Monday... but today I slept in til noon. Yay!

fortune cookie

please, please, please let this fortune be true, haha

they set a date

A childhood friend of mine has been engaged for a little over 3 years and they finally set a date!Congrats to Brandi and Brett!