hey buds

flip

to do a flip you have to
trust yourself that you'll
see the horizon again
on the other side
the flip side
because
you can't do a flip
staring at the horizon

heather must slow down and check her work

does this seem a little rough for a 7-8 year old?


i think things took a turn for the worse with my "social development" when i found out we'd be moving that summer from rhode island to new york.

the last quarter, she enjoyed having me in class because i got 99% on all their stupid standardized tests. i mean give me a break.

the red stamps up top are from chuck e. cheese which gave half off dinner to kids who brought their report cards & had some G's or E's or something like that. the grease marks are from there too.

woke up this morning...

i hopped out of bed able to BREATHE and without retching, life is grand, the birds are singing, they're singing james brown

roses & clover

the pumpkin that nobody wanted

second grade, i think miss hodgkinson was a little harsh on me

ache throb pound

it's the nicest day of the year and i have a fever, stuffed head, painful ear buzzing, burning throat, my skin aches, shooting pains through my head and i just want to be outside. i just ventured out to the store for gallons of OJ and lemons and more throat drops. the dogs are bored. i hate sympathy, if you're feeling good go out & do something fun on this glorious earth day weekend. i have tickets for toubab krewe tonight that are going to waste like my tickets for last night did. ginger ale sounds good, loud music and/or standing up doesn't. sick feels extra sick on weekends. appreciate your good health!

tapes haiku & two more for four twenty

red scotch masking duct
mix packing electrical
measuring cassette

disease forces heroism from
those around it
brings out the best
takes the best

how long
will a sore throat
nag before it
screams & hits
or shuts the hell up

virginia tech

weeks like this i'm glad i don't have a tv. i'm sure the virginia tech tragedy has been on air 24/7. i've read many articles on it, and don't need to hear and see every detail hashed and rehashed every 10 minutes. a lot of people are in despair, crying WHY why why? and while my heart aches for everyone involved, this shooting doesn't make me feel like the apocalypse is any closer. one person acted insanely on monday, hundreds of people reacted bravely, intelligently, normally, heroically, with incredible compassion and genuine care for their fellow man -- friend or stranger. the stories i read of professors trying to protect their classes, authorities doing all they could, students helping each other, if only by maintaining silent eye contact with another student under desks while the shooting was happening - that's what i am left with. the lives of 32 innocent people were senselessly snuffed, their friends and families will never stop grieving, and it's not fair or right, but it doesn't scare me and i don't think we're closer to the end of the world. it makes me want to work harder for peace everywhere. so take that, gunman.

disconnected

photos recentos

local widespread panic

i got to see widespread panic at the asheville civic center on friday.

it was amazingly great.
there was supposed to be a big security crackdown based on councilman carl mumpower's likening a recent ratdog show to an amsterdam hash bar, but i didn't see one.