*sigh*

Bugger.

I'm way too busy.

Okay, here's a sample of my life.

Social: Got up to have breakfast with a bunch of friends who are visiting from their respective post-graduate lives, and I'm just about to go to hang out again to watch baseball.

Personal: Did some shopping, did some laundry, got some coffee, and got some other stuff organized.

Work-wise: Went downtown to do some research/lisaison for a big semester-long project I have to do for writing II, started working on a paper revision, brainstormed for another project, and at some point, I'm going to vacuum my room.

All but two of these little points have I finished since I woke up today. Did I mention that it's Saturday, and I've only been awake for six hours? And, I have a lot more to do. Yeah, pretty leisurely...

I Think I'm Crazy

Here's another poem. It's a fairly rough, early draft, as I wrote it last night in about 45 minutes, but whatever.

*ahem*

...

I Think I'm Crazy

Whoever's curious, come with me;
we'll eavesdrop on my dreams.
They're already getting fuzzy
and I'll need the help remembering.

We can share an orange apple
and clear Coca-Cola with our Mexican friends
on the beach where the mullet-sporting penguins
sit and stare.
We'll give our regards
to the soft-spoken canine who led us
out of the burning house
to the empty park downtown.

Riding back, my feet
leave the pedals
and insects deign to chat as I'm
flying, flying, flying,
falling, falling, falling...

And look! I've finished
a song, as I of course can sing
and play guitar
and drums
and violin
and horns
and organ.
I'll forget it, but at least
I know it's in there somewhere.

Let's write some poems...

Hum-dee-dum...

Here's the first two poems I've written for my creative writing class. These are probably happier than they should be. I could use some help with titles, though. :P

#1.

Back from a run, I stretch
on the lawn.
I don't want to cramp up.
Reaching for my toes, I greet
my sinews, "It's so easy
to see your make-up
when you're all stretched out,
muscle far from bone. I know
you are healthy; you
refuse to break" -

like us. The grass
tickles my legs and
I smile, remembering
our feet tread the same earth.


#2.

A sliver
of light on the floor
is keeping me awake.

Examine more closely to find it's
two or three
smaller beams crisscrossed, much
like the lines
on my cheek
in the morning.

There's an invisible
silver knife,
cascading primary colours-

a slice
of moon on my floor.

Good Monday? What is this?

I never thought I'd say this, but the radio saved my sanity today.

It's important to know that I am currently participating in wheat harvest, driving one of these:



...and I'm working 13-15 hour days. Anyhow, I listened to the Bob and Tom Show in the morning (as usual), and that was pretty good. Kind of inappropriate today, but whatever; I don't choose what they talk about.

Anyway, I flicked on music after Bob and Tom were finished and the three first songs I heard were Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen, Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police, and then My Generation by The Who. It was amazing!

THEN, later in the day, I switched from ESPN radio to THE SAME STATION and they were playing Loser by Beck!



Needless to say, my faith in radio was partly restored and it gave me something to hear on a day I couldn't find the thing to connect my ipod to the tractor.

I was listening to the radio today and I was kind of taken aback by someone saying that recycling was useless and functioned only to make us feel good about ourselves. I'm not sure if it was regular talk radio, sports radio, or just a spot on some random station (don't ask me; I don't remember, and I'm going to blame my work hours for it), but in any case, their reasoning was that it still uses a ton of fossil fuels and therefore isn't worthwhile.

Well, I disagree. I'm not going to argue that recycling uses a lot of power (I learned that from playing Sim City), but that really isn't the point. I thought the point was to reuse the resources that go into the actual products, thereby lowering the need for harvesting new raw materials, which in turn will reduce the need of using those same precious fuels for that particular job. Plus, it reduces waste. I'm not sure why this bugs me, and maybe the fact that I've not cut my hair all summer has put some sort of hippie aura about me, but I think it's important to know that recycling is an important thing.

Or maybe I'm just ignorant.

I Have Writer's Block

...and my mind is overflowing. There's a lot that I want to say and I have not the time, nor the creativity right now to do so. It sucks and I don't like it; I'm an English writing major, for crying out loud! Oh well. I guess I just have to get this week over with and get back to the grind of blue-collar, physical labor until the summer's end. Maybe during that time my mind will free up.


Poop.

Awesome purchase

The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe for eight bucks? Yes please!

New Favourite Thing Ever

If you've not seen this show before, you should. It's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

Excellent Day

First, I slept in and had breakfast with Timothy. Always good.

Second, we went to the baseball game where I saw the guys play some of their best ball of the season. Even though they lost, it was fun to watch.

Third, we watched the MSU - UConn game in JJ's room. However, I didn't get to see the whole thing because...

Fourth, I briefly saw my parents and sister, then went to a gun show with Michael, Taylor, Sam, Jared, and Erin. It was awesome! There were so many cool guns and knives and stuff! It's also kind of funny to see the complete antithesis of liberal America in there. There was this Finnish girl with us and I think she was a little bit horrified. I feel like my neck is a little redder because of it. Not to say that there's not a part of me that loves it...

Fifth, we went out and played frisbee golf which I don't think I've done since last fall. I still suck, but it was a lot of fun. Good times.

Now, I'm sitting at my computer, contemplating watching a movie and then church in the morning. It's been a good day. :D