Archive for November, 2008

above all else, guard your heart

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I’ve never seen such hatred spew from someone in my life.  I’ve been called many horrible things, and I’ve seen solid, long term relationships dramatically fail but this experience has been beyond all that.  I wasn’t just insulted, the words that he spoke dug deeper than my heart or my emotions, they ripped through my [...]

Friday Photo

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Oh wait. That’s right… wordpress hasn’t let me upload pictures for the last month so I haven’t been able to post photos even in the rare moments that I find time to.  Grrr.

punk thugs and their mugs

Friday, November 21st, 2008

I love the city, I don’t mean for any of this to sound cynical or entirely negative.  I am comfortable here, I have my bearings and can navigate myself around a good portion of the city’s neighborhoods.  I live in one neighborhood, work in another, and go to school in the loop.  I’ve covered a [...]

knits and knots of forever friction

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

There’s this thread of yarn we’re all born with.  The moment we enter this world, our parents are given an infinite ball to which we are tied.  It ravels about them as we grow as children and keeps us tightly bound to  them.  Each time they hold our helpless hand it wraps, yet again, around [...]

blinded I am blindsided

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

My rhythm is off, and I’m left without a rhyme.  I’ve sat here staring and I surely don’t have the time.