war zone blues

a slightly more coherent draft of my thesis proposal just floated it's way out of my mailbox and into the ether. here's hoping for a positive review.
it's earlier than expected and i don't know what to do with myself. sadly, the two things i want most are a few hours of mind-numbing cable and clean clothes- neither within my reach.
instead i will settle for sleep.

the spirit

i heart frank miller.
a lot, a lot.

december seems awfully far away, but i'm thinking it will be worth the wait...

I need a shot
I need a shot of ambition
I need a hit
I need a hit of nutrition
I need a fix
I need to fix my ignition

If you want to whip me into shape
I need a plan or a mission
Cause I'm gunna ride fast, going nowhere
And I left my brain in the past
I'm gunna ride fast
To where I don't care...
-Datarock

with a stolen voice, you are a runner and i am my father's son

favorite things of late:

the new balance "you broke up with running" commercial

trader joe's unsweetened, iced, blueberry & pomegranate green tea (why, oh why did i only buy one bottle?)

Louisiana accents (i don't want my new friends to move)

cloudy days

messages that end in xo

gardenia

i wish i was better at navigating conflict... after 27 3/4 years, one would think i'd be better equipped to handle and discuss feelings of anger and hurt. instead, during these silly but inevitable moments of life, i feel like i'm floating outside of my body, watching myself shut down.

after seeing the jicks live, i find myself crushing on stephen malkmus. his witty stage banter plus stellar lyrics multiplied by delicious nerdy-ness makes him completely irresistible.

I kinda like the way you dot your "J"s
With giant circles of naïveté
The kind of circles include everything
Don't mean to damn you with the faintest phrase
It's just a symptom of the blave age
I want to live in
He would be amazed.

So you've got some curb appeal
But can you cook a three course meal?
Or are you just a present waiting to be opened up and parceled out again? Hey!
-SM