Long Day

I don't know why, but today just doesn't seem to end. Work has seemed unusually long, but the one bright spot was when Rob came to visit me and Hope. That was fun - it was like I hadn't seen him in forever, and it was a temporary return to Shangri-la. Mmmm.

I /so/ cannot wait to see Harry Potter. And have dinner with Rob and Hope sometime this week, provided we can get our acts together to plan it. Yeah.

And I have a big fat paper due Friday morning that I /really/ need to start working on. I meant to do stuff last night, mostly the paperwork I brought home from work, but I ended up on the phone half the night and then I was irritated so I stayed up thinking and tossing and turning. Bleh.

So tonight's agenda: Read Policy. Work on paper. Finish intake paperwork. Do laundry. Get to bed early.

Have to be in Whitehall by 8am. UGH. Wednesdays suck like that.

Stuck in my head

you give me that look that's like laughing
with liquid in your mouth
like you're choosing between choking
and spitting it all out
like you're trying to fight gravity
on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and falling is like this

feels like reckless driving when we're talking
it's fun while it lasts, and it's faster than walking
but no one's going to sympathize when we crash
they'll say "you hit what you head for, you get what you ask"
and we'll say we didn't know, we didn't even try
one minute there was road beneath us, the next just sky

i'm sorry i can't help you, i cannot keep you safe
i'm sorry i can't help myself, so don't look at me that way
we can't fight gravity on a planet that insists
that love is like falling
and falling is like this
(Ani DiFranco, "Falling Is Like This")

I think I'm the last one...

4 things I would eat on the last day of my life:
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Tiramisu
Ben & Jerry's Phish Food ice cream
Crescent City Fish from Border Cafe

4 CDs I will never get rid of:
Dar Williams - Mortal City
Indigo Girls - 1200 Curfews
Black 47 - Fire of Freedom
Hair

4 movies that made me think:
Dancer in the Dark
Boys Don't Cry
Memento
Fight Club

4 celebrities you would have sex with:
Clea DuVall
Reese Witherspoon
Carrie-Anne Moss
Christian Bale

4 vacations I have taken:
New York City
Orlando, FL
Tucson, AZ
Atlanta, GA

4 songs I constantly get stuck in my head:
Dar Williams - Iowa
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
Annette Funicello - Pineapple Princess
Five For Fighting - Superman

4 things I want to learn:
How to cry
More ASL
Humility
How to play the piano

4 beverages I drink frequently:
Water
Diet Coke
Orange Juice
Pepsi

4 tv shows I watched as a kid:
The Muppet Show
Mr. Wizard's World
The Brady Bunch
Land of the Lost

4 things I wanted to be when I grow (grew?) up:
Mommy
Orthodontist
First Female Major League Baseball Player
Superhero

4 places to go in my city (Boston):
Harvard Square
Public Gardens
The Middle East
Mary Chung's

4 things that never fail to cheer me up:
Helping Someone
Friends
Warm Hugs
Kitty Love