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Friday, 10 July 2009

  • a "career" for Casmarie


    alright, so the publishing deadline i've set for my poetry book is friday july 17. so far so good. i am including 109 poems, a dedication to my daughter, and a preface. it's all written. i just need to edit and do the cover, which i have an idea for. it will be for purchase, but i probably won't generate enough profit to pay rent each month so... i still need a job.

    i haven't heard anything about the photography job i interviewed for & should have by now. i thought for sure i had it. still need to call the interviewer... if i'm not hired i want to know why.

    i want to sell partylite again but don't know anyone here.

    i'd really like to be able to work on my own so i could still be a stay home mom, more or less.

    so here are a few ideas i have: editing for school papers & other writings, event photography (but don't have the equipment), a website of some sort, crafty things which i hate... and that's it!

    i need help!!! give me some ideas, please. tell me what i'd be good at. anything!

Tuesday, 07 July 2009

  • Pickles


    a few unrelated tidbits sent by my phone...

    i'm awaiting a call today (or very soon) about a part-time job for walmart portrait studios... wish me well and stuff.

    do you ever feel like the toy aisles sort of close in around you like it's some sort of maze? i almost feel a giddy claustrophobia when i enter toys 'r' us.

    i have reset my self-imposed deadline for my very first self-published book of poetry for next friday, which just happens to be my ex-anniversary. all i have left to do is the cover & write a preface. then i'll post the site in case anyone would like to purchase a copy.

    i've rearranged my room... again.

    i'm not speaking to my family... again.

    making friends as an adult (outside of college, work, & church) is not easy. where do you go?!

    i'm not doing so well with my 2009 goals, especially the one about meeting a xangan face to face. anyone want to meet me?

    i'm flying out to seattle again in mid-august.

    just started reading 'catching fireflies' by patsy clairmont.

Thursday, 02 July 2009

Monday, 29 June 2009

  • The Ring


    It feels more barren today than usual-
    the empty space on my finger
    where a symbol of love used to live,
    but now it's bare and screams to me
    the loneliness I've felt,
    the pain I've endured,
    with none of the happiness shared.
    Those memories left when I took it off 17 long months ago.
    It was around Valentine's Day-
    how ironic.
    Sometimes I feel for it with my left thumb
    only to find it's no longer there.
    It's alarming at first,
    almost wondering where it's gone.
    What used to sparkle so brightly upon my finger
    is now deserted in a drawer behind unused lingerie.
    A band of commitment that today is meaningless-
    just a few diamonds planted in white gold.

Sunday, 28 June 2009

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[ ] watch a meteor shower.
[ ] see Niagara Falls.
[ ] ride an elephant.
[x] sleep under the stars.
[ ] have a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
[ ] sing karaoke in front of strangers.
[ ] develop an awesome, share anything with, friendship.
[ ] complete a New York Times Sunday crossword.
[ ] start dancing again, besides in my living room.
[ ] get paid for freelance art.
[ ] speak to youth about certain issues.
[ ] write and/or illustrate a children's book.
[ ] publish a book of my poetry.
[x] publish my poetry.
[ ] finish my memoir.
[x] get my B.A.
[ ] learn guitar.
[ ] kiss in the rain.
[ ] do theater/improv again.
[x] make my own clothes.
[ ] get financially comfortable.
[ ] be the voice of an animated character.
[ ] water ski.
[ ] go whale watching.
[x] see an eclipse.
[ ] make a quilt.
[ ] research my heritage.
[x] do missions.
[ ] spend the night on a beach.
[ ] learn the proper way to eat rice with chop sticks.
[ ] see the stars through a telescope.
[x] take my picture in a photobooth.
[x] touch a dolphin.
[ ] make a 5-course meal from scratch.

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