she finds validation in being known at starbucks i remember the first time i heard the term ‘scald’. a kid had given his dog a bath and killed it with too hot of water. the kid lived in east portland. only about ten or so. i remember thinking about the parents. are they going to…

the pavement was cold under his feet. soaked with his tears or rain. at this point he wasn’t sure which. his shoes, having been tied together and tossed onto the closest telephone wire, were now soaking too. it didn’t matter though. they were out of reach. a slight over bite is no reason to pick…

in the latter part of sleep you hear things that happen in the real world. like phone rings. but the fail to register. this morning, as i lay in bed still asleep, the phone rang. my dad answered it and seconds later was telling me to wake up because i was late for work. apparently…

i will now list my 45’s/7 inchers in good to bad order for mine and elton’s sake pedro the lion – helicopter ep pedro the lion – progress ep damien jurado – trampoline ep (lost) the clash – london calling mxpx – broken bones ep jimmy eat world – blueprint ep promise ring – falsetto…

my life changes every three months. it’s the seasons. now i have to settle down and make my life work. but i have figured out what i want to do. sometime this spring. after school gets out. i am going to take a week or two, hop a train to wherever and go as far…

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thursday morning i met jessica for coffee and then we headed to cannon beach for the day. happy birthday sarah cox. it was a fun day. lot of new people who i will forget. some old people who are still very pretty. i was set to come home for the evening and sleep in my…

i made it to see jessica. although it was anticlimactic. we stood in a parking lot for an hour. cold and happy. wish her a happy birthday. nicole hit her 20 times. i gave her a kiss. joel sat in the car. i might go to the beach with her tomorrow. if i wake up…