20 Random Thoughts That Crossed My Mind Today...

Brewed Beverage of Choice: A Spot of Afternoon Darjeeling Tea

Soundtrack of the Day: Songs for a Slow, Sunny Friday Afternoon

Side 1: Christmas Song - Mogwai, High School Dance Hit - Rex, Good Morning Captain - Slint, Summertime - The Fire Theft
Side 2: The Plan - Low, Sundown - Ida, Deeper Into Movies - Yo La Tengo, Vacancy - Codeine, All in the Golden Afternoon - Friends of Dean Martinez

1. Someone I have known for over 5 years thought that my favourite poet was Kerouac.

2. Its actually Sandburg, followed closely by Snyder and Rilke.

3. Someone who I have known for less than a year knew that because she asked.

4. If you think you know me, you need to dig deeper.

5. The one thing I have learned after living in my studio for over three months is that my insecurities make very interesting roommates.

6. I am still digging.

7. Mogwai's EP + 2 is a great soundtrack for a slow sunny day.

8. I miss my family which includes members in Milwaukee, Saukville, College Station, Hudson, Washington, DC, and Kildare, Ireland.

9. Is a collection of 20 random thoughts really considered writing?

10. Yes.

11. Why is Union considered a four-letter word to most people?

12. Is nine days too long for a string of good days?

13. I wonder what a friend of mine from college, R. Owen, is doing. I miss talking to her.

14. For over a year I have been infatuated with Portugese wines. I do not know why and am not interested in knowing.

15. You do not really know how all the muscles and organs in your body are interconnected until you pull or strain one of them.

16. My back aches because my left quad has been strained playing soccer.

17. San Francisco is the most beautiful city skyline at 4 a.m., followed closely by Milwaukee, Portland, and Montreal.

18. Today I received a most beautiful drawing of a snowman.

19. I put it on the fridge along with the postcard from England, the pictures of my dog, and the picture of Ian MacKaye.

20. Days go so slowly when you are not looking at a clock or watch.