Month: December 1998
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to auld lang syne
whatever that means Eric is home. He’s brought his little brother home with him. We had our Christmas. Two words: Bouncing. Tigger. I also got a scanner, so in a way Eric bought a gift for all of you. I got some new clothes, the Lauryn Hill CD, the Unkle CD, and two books: Free…
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tix, hicks, and chicks
i make plans to go to chicago, abandon a dead girl and have two children. and it’s only tuesday. Eric comes home tomorrow. And right now my mom is buying tickets for us to see Chicago. What you must understand is how much I love this musical… and I’ve never seen it. We had the…
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whatchoolookinat?
chuy guest hosts I started on my play. The writer’s block is over. I will probably just erase everything I wrote yesterday and rewrite, since it just isn’t working… but I think that today, I will turn the page over to Chuy, who will give a guest entry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Chuy! Let me start…
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go me!
trying to muscle some gumption and drive So here I am at work, on a Saturday, pulling in an extra shift to have maximum fun on next week’s Vegas Vacation. It’s really slow here… I don’t know if anyone’s gotten a call yet. I mean, who’s working on the day after Christmas? But.. I forgot…
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ixnay on the short storynay
pamie gets cultured Eric’s version of pig latin cracks me up. He never learned exactly how it goes, so he just says what he knows. “Ixnay on the presentsnay.” He knows “Ixnay,” but I don’t think he realizes what it stands for, and he doesn’t know how to rearrange the words to make it into…
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the homecoming
i remember it hazier My parents’ new computer puts mine to shame. It almost puts my work computer to shame. But their unlimited hours online puts my home internet provider to shame. Anyway… So it’s Christmas Eve. It’s cold outside, for the first Christmas Eve that I can remember in a long time. We don’t…
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cake and icy.
an open letter to chuy Dear Chuy, Happy Birthday. What do I get to look forward to on your birthday? Why this! Freezing Streets Cause Deadly Accidents Austin’s freezing drizzle made driving treacherous early this morning. At about 1:15 this morning, a minor accident in the Southbound lanes of I-35 near 290 turned into a…
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insomnia.
i feel like a lonely spoon Oh, it’s early. It’s really really early. I just took Eric to the airport for his flight to Pittsburgh for the holidays. So, I’m a little lonely. Especially since it dropped down so cold… he was my snuggle partner, and now he’s on a plane headed for miles and…
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ditto.
history repeating itself So, what did I end up doing last night? Is this the burning question? Where did I go? I went to the Christmas party. Oh, but that could mean any number of things… why did I go to the Christmas party? I didn’t get the promotion. They picked someone else. Apparently my…