August 2008
5 posts
The toy soldiers in the closet are for kids who...
I spent the better part of today driving around a truck with assorted flashing caution lights on it, hammering signs into the ground with a small sledgehammer. What does it say about me that that was the highlight of my week?
Tornado
So. I’ve never really lived in a place that was subject to tornadoes, so much. So when I moved here I bought a weather radio. Last night the radio went off at least 4 times with tornado warnings. For those who might be unfamiliar, a tornado warning means one or more tornadoes have actually been spotted. My weather radio is particularly fancy and only goes off when a warning applies to...
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The female mind. *sigh*
Me: So when was your last date?
Girl: A long time...like over year.
Me: So what constitutes a date?
Girl: You know...going out, the guy pays for everything.
Me: Haven't I paid almost every time we've gone out the last few months?
Girl: Yes.
Me: So is this a date?
Girl: I don't know. Are you paying?
WatchThis alligator lives behind the condo I stayed in on Edisto Island. It came around when we fed the turtles.
Awaken me.
Some days are harder than others. Do you ever come to the end of the day and wonder, maybe a little helplessly, if this is all there is?
I know, in my heart and in my head, that it isn’t. But I also know that I keep waiting for life to begin. I know that sounds ridiculous. My life began twenty-nine years ago. And I have felt so very alive, so many days. But rignt now I’m asleep. ...