i played make believe in the northeast
and ran away, sheltered in a snowstorm.
with my eyes closed, i slept
next to you
under a moonlit, star-studded sky.
in my dreams
i've held your body
as you dance across photographs.
you've shared stories and pictures,
but i've never been to
Greece.

Visions from a bike ride

Chasing rust

It happened when I was painting...

Kinda like it as a tattoo...random.

Bright Eyes A New Arrangement

If you could change your days
Arranging them in some sweet new sequence
Like any new arrangement's gonna make a difference
'Cause it's the moment that you're living in
And not the one that follows
That makes this mess you're cleaning in your head
And time still drags you forward
Though you keep resisting
Know it's what you leave behind
You'll soon start missing and the people you once counted on
Now say it's all depending on how you act and how you treat yourself
And that's not very well
So baby, when I call for you
I want you to come explain yourself to everyone
You nod in an acknowledgment of your frequent mood swings
Yeah what good's an acknowledgment
It still don't change things
We tried all forms of encouragement
But it's still no better
You just can't seem to fake or force a smile
Not even a little one
But baby, when I call for you
I want you to come and lay it out for everyone
Exactly how it was before any of this happened
And why you can't leave it behind
Now don't just, don't just sit there when I call to you
I told you to come and lay it out for
Don't feel awkward
Lay it out for everyone

this song...this video...

i don't like when i can't embed a video, although i suppose it adds a certain bit of excitement and unknown for the reader...still, it would be much prettier if the video was just right here (you know, instead of this link)

this song was forwarded to me by a good friend, at an appropriate time. a time when, skies were grey and moisture in the air fell from the sky in white fluffy pieces. When the song first came to me, i thought it hauntingly beautiful, months later, i still do.

a few favorite lines, because, well, i always have them...

"If the tiger shall protect her young then tell me how did you slip by
All my instincts have failed me for once
I must have somehow slept the whole night"

"If you have to take sides with the animals
Won't you do it with one who is kind"

"Throw yourself in the midst of danger but keep one eye open at night"

i know i say this frequently, but i promise i will write more, i mean, really, how could i be so silent when there is oh, so much going on in the world around me?!?!!

a list of things that have keep me busy with the passing clock ticks:

Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide
No Impact Man Documentary (my former boss is in it - I remember briefing him for this meeting, ah the days of a Congressional staffer)
Game Change

Werewolf

"I don't mean to close the door
But for the record my heart is sore
You blew through me like bullet holes
Left stains on my sheets and stains
On my soul
You left me broke down beggin for change..."

~cocorosie

I don’t mean to close the door
But for the record my heart is sore
You blew through me like bullet holes
Left stains on my sheets and stains on my soul
You left me broke down beggin for change
Had to catch a ride with a man who’s deranged
He had your hands and my father’s face
Another western vampire different time same place
I had dreams that brings me sadness
Pain much deeper that a river
Sorrow flow through me in tiny waves of shivers
Corny movies make me reminisce
They break me down easy on this generic love shit
First kiss frog and princess