yarzonum

it's kind of funny realizing what i do for a living. i cook. i feed people i don't know (mostly), sometimes with a smile, some politeness, and a little charm, the result of which is a slightly less anorexic bank account.
and it's so strange to me given my intentions upon starting at my place of employment. "it's just temporary, for the summer, until i...
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finally it really feels like fall. cool, sorta dreary; light and pleasant rain--the kind of weather that breeds good sleeping. i mean the kind of sleep where the dogs can bark all they want and it's all good cos you're snug in your bed, curled up fetus-style, and loving that cool pillow your thoughts are sinking into.

sounds boring, but i get a little excited...
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so many good shows coming up this fall. on the 16th, i'll be seeing the national, which i'm fucking giddy about. then of montreal a few days later. possibly interpol. almost certainly lcd soundsystem and sleigh bells. and that's just october!

and after being sick all week, i think i really need it.

ray.

the bills are coming now
you've deferred for too long
you had yr fun
but it's time now...
to update yr information online
make arrangements
automatic payments.
where's the poetry, you say
i was promised bliss--
but something's definitely gone amiss.
rub yr temples, pluck yr white hairs out, and say
i can't believe i'm that old already!
but the bills are coming now
and...
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i want to drive you home
take the long way
drive slow
through traffic and work zones...

i've been finishing up my little album of sorts. like with any large endeavour, however, it's a sad experience. like spending a long day with someone you won't see for a long time. the night will end and the dawn marks a parting of ways. i wonder, i...
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on procrastination:

i need a haircut.
i need new glasses/contacts.
i need to take the MCAT already.
i need to start looking into possible grad/med schools.
i need to see my doctor for some mild (?) concerns.
i need to start budgeting.
etc.

the time i spend musing on my procrastination could be better spent actually getting things done.
one day i'll learn.
but not...
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i've been getting back in touch with old friends via social networking...it's so weird. like friends i haven't spoken to in 10+ years, friends i grew up with and attended elementary school with, friends who i'm fairly certain fucked me up for life (though, i mean that in the greatest way). it's so strange to spend so much time with people--basically on a daily basis--only...
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i just got back from a trip to the east coast, and oddly enough the weather was better there than it is here in CO. it's in the low 90s but it feels like i'm walking a line over a pot of boiling pasta. it's even got that gluten feeling.
4 years ago me and the family had a similar trip to watch my brother...
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is there anything better than dirty hands?
not just generally dirty.

no, hands that are soiled with accomplishment.
like when you finish a drawing and you look at your hand and it's grey and shiny with graphite.
or when you paint something and your hands are covered with lovely splotches, splatters, and smears.
how about after you've changed your oil and your hands emerge black...
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strangely enough, portishead is really good dog-walking music. i think it's the combination of a pissed off lady and a dog that pisses on everything. just works.

ray.