Sitting in the basement, sunk into the couch. Coffee and muffin on the coffee-table in front of me, Lana del Rey plays from the Pandora radio on my iPod. Leather jacket sprawled to my left, misshapen maroon pillow to my right. I came down here to be by myself. Social interactions hold an inordinate amount … Continue reading “There’s the Door.”
Month: October 2012
Beautiful, Thick, Curly Hair
Saw a woman in Starbucks today, and I decided to compliment her on her beautiful, thick, curly hair. She smiled and thanked me, and told me that two years earlier she didn't have any hair at all, as she had been going through extensive chemotherapy. I don't know what else to say. I wanted … Continue reading Beautiful, Thick, Curly Hair
“Hey, do you smoke?”
After class this morning, I was exposed to a culture that I had previously been unaccustomed to and even unwelcomed by. I was asked if I wanted to go smoke [a cigarette]. Now don’t mock me, but I thought that this was such a nice thing to be offered. From what I’ve observed of the … Continue reading “Hey, do you smoke?”
Procrastination
Songs that Soothe
This is going to be a simple post, consisting of a list of [and links to] songs that soothe my heart when it's aching, or in need of rest. Stress can sometimes bog a person down to a verging-on-tears point...here are some songs that chill me out. That's the simplest way I can put it. … Continue reading Songs that Soothe
