me, cresting

every runner has her reasons why she does it. that *thing*, that exhilarating quality that calls to her soul and tells it to put its shoes on because it's time to head out the door.

my wake-up? it comes from the hills.

me, trying to run

college. oh, college.

me, running

today, for the first time in a long time, i went running. no big deal, a lot of people who decide to dig their five year old Nikes out of the closet could say the same. except for me, it's different.

bad ideas

good idea: kick back with a friend & a cold one in the comfort & confines of your humble abode.

bad idea: raucously kick back with a raucous friend & a cold twenty-four in the public stairwell such that residents one floor up can smell the shitty beer from their doorsteps, & drunk ogle/leer at/make supremely uncomfortable in her own building a female resident who is trying to walk by, mind her own business, & take her dog outside. 

*don't piss me off, assholes. i don't lose.

unexpected walk

seduced by the view from the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, i walked from the meatpacking district to One WTC. i wonder if that was a mistake.

"We yearn to be like gods."

'Such moments reveal what Christian writer C.S. Lewis called “our inconsolable secret,” our universal longing to bridge a gulf between our ordinary lives and this extraordinary life set before us.'

"My Take: With the Olympics, we yearn to be like gods." -- by Joseph Loconte

overdue confessions

1. my life could take an odd turn on monday.
2. i'm scared shitless.

in three days time, i will be meeting with someone who could show me how to open a lot of doors in the writing & art worlds. the light bursting through the passages is blinding, & i'm not sure if i have what it takes to step forward on my own.

given my unexpected success in the Otakon Art Show, my confidence should be high. should. that i was able to generate five decent pieces start-to-finish in exactly thirty days should be evidence enough that i have the drive. that each image was well received should tell me that i have a degree of talent. that i had nothing to take home at the con's close should indicate that i can do this. should, should, should, should...

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