breakfast
by the
lake
by the
lake
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
the only thing about
working alone and living alone
is being alone
working alone and living alone
is being alone
posted by joe
3/04/2015
Saturday, December 27, 2014
hired two guys and a uhaul.
fast and easy
and it's done.
fast and easy
and it's done.
posted by joe
12/27/2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
half hr convo on my little pony
with 6yr old.
xmas party highlight.
with 6yr old.
xmas party highlight.
posted by joe
12/24/2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
two loads of boxes
every day. and i'm
fucking wiped out
every day. and i'm
fucking wiped out
posted by joe
12/23/2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
i'm declaring it
vacation. having
a diner breakfast.
vacation. having
a diner breakfast.
posted by joe
12/22/2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
road trip with lee.
he gets to see my work.
i get to see his neurosis.
he gets to see my work.
i get to see his neurosis.
posted by joe
12/20/2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
mark hamill walked out
the crowd jumped up
and i got a lil teary
the crowd jumped up
and i got a lil teary
posted by joe
12/18/2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
celine's
'it's all coming back to me'
added to my karaoke stable
'it's all coming back to me'
added to my karaoke stable
posted by joe
12/16/2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
laura gets in 'people'
people FLIP out
laura doesn't get people.
people FLIP out
laura doesn't get people.
posted by joe
12/13/2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
three years rebuilding
my credit. application in.
fingers crossed.
my credit. application in.
fingers crossed.
posted by joe
12/11/2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
first time seeing
into the woods on stage
since i was the baker
into the woods on stage
since i was the baker
posted by joe
12/10/2014
Monday, December 08, 2014
the outside looks janky
but i walked in
and fell in love
but i walked in
and fell in love
posted by joe
12/08/2014
Sunday, December 07, 2014
great movie
great dinner with laura
and great time failing the escape room
great dinner with laura
and great time failing the escape room
posted by joe
12/07/2014
Saturday, December 06, 2014
cried through opening night
because in a way
i was back on stage again
because in a way
i was back on stage again
posted by joe
12/06/2014
Thursday, December 04, 2014
making shows
working your ass off
then suddenly being done
working your ass off
then suddenly being done
posted by joe
12/04/2014
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
every change means
i'll be up all night rendering.
it's hard not to get angry.
i'll be up all night rendering.
it's hard not to get angry.
posted by joe
12/02/2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
up til 4:30 making animations
turns me into megabitch
at the end of a 12hr tech day
turns me into megabitch
at the end of a 12hr tech day
posted by joe
11/29/2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
a day of setbacks.
dim, low rez projector
invisible with stage lights
posted by joe
11/28/2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
two turkeys
and puzzle time
with spencer's family
and puzzle time
with spencer's family
posted by joe
11/27/2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
photoshop + projector
drawing the stage
on the stage
drawing the stage
on the stage
posted by joe
11/25/2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
open the hotel door
and my room is filled
with beach sunset
posted by joe
11/24/2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
told celeste everything
chad went apeshit
moving out jan 1
chad went apeshit
moving out jan 1
posted by joe
11/23/2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
instead of sitting here
i probably should have had
a saturday instead
i probably should have had
a saturday instead
posted by joe
11/22/2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
long day fixed with
lee's fuckin' hot
hot fucker face
lee's fuckin' hot
hot fucker face
posted by joe
11/21/2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
overdue lunch
with celeste
to heal our friendship
with celeste
to heal our friendship
posted by joe
11/20/2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
it's the perfect place
except no stove or fridge
and i'd have to move today
except no stove or fridge
and i'd have to move today
posted by joe
11/19/2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
36yrs ago
carrie fisher's coke nail
got her through a shitty song
carrie fisher's coke nail
got her through a shitty song
posted by joe
11/17/2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
lay in the grass
read about anais nin's
provincetown fuckbuddy
read about anais nin's
provincetown fuckbuddy
posted by joe
11/15/2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
i'm chemically imbalaced
boiling with rage because
who the fuck knows why
posted by joe
11/13/2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
back at john's
cutting xmen while
he packs for germany
cutting xmen while
he packs for germany
posted by joe
11/12/2014
Saturday, November 08, 2014
cavemanned myself
marathoned boardwalk empire
and made websites
posted by joe
11/08/2014
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
two versions of every email
the immediate bitch out
the measured professional
posted by joe
11/05/2014
Monday, November 03, 2014
chad and celeste are back.
thank god
i'm housesitting.
thank god
i'm housesitting.
posted by joe
11/03/2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
star lord gets a
sexual tension-ending
overnight snuggle.
sexual tension-ending
overnight snuggle.
posted by joe
10/31/2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
birthday/halloween
as unproductive as
xmas/new years
as unproductive as
xmas/new years
posted by joe
10/30/2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
i have a don draper
meeting moment where i start
awful and become brilliant
meeting moment where i start
awful and become brilliant
posted by joe
10/29/2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
for your consideration:
best editor,
african golden globes
best editor,
african golden globes
posted by joe
10/27/2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
feel like the
walking dead today
after walking all night
walking dead today
after walking all night
posted by joe
10/24/2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
at universal: the psycho house
facehuggers jumping out at me
and standoff with the alien queen
posted by joe
10/23/2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
how do i get paid for this,
listening to a story pitch
and helping it be better
listening to a story pitch
and helping it be better
posted by joe
10/22/2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
holy shit
i might get my insurance
totally paid for
i might get my insurance
totally paid for
posted by joe
10/20/2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
birthday dinner with lee
then south park
then bonin'
posted by joe
10/19/2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
the purge breakout
is the next level of theatre.
mindblower.
posted by joe
10/18/2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
my ideal bday
mst3k-ing a bad horror film
on the balcony with good friends
mst3k-ing a bad horror film
on the balcony with good friends
posted by joe
10/17/2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
facebook crowd is deceptive.
i only have 5
local, physical friends.
i only have 5
local, physical friends.
posted by joe
10/15/2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
hung over, costume painting
listening to the fucked-up-ed-ness
of burrough's 'naked lunch'
listening to the fucked-up-ed-ness
of burrough's 'naked lunch'
posted by joe
10/12/2014
Saturday, October 11, 2014
the porn star i used to
fuck semi-regularly
charms everyone
fuck semi-regularly
charms everyone
posted by joe
10/11/2014
Thursday, October 09, 2014
the only problem
with janet hiring me a lot
is working with janet
with janet hiring me a lot
is working with janet
posted by joe
10/09/2014
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
fincher tells his team "that's great.
now make it perfect.
and we'll go from there."
now make it perfect.
and we'll go from there."
posted by joe
10/08/2014
Monday, October 06, 2014
sunday: make the week's
to-do list.
monday: eh, just look at it.
to-do list.
monday: eh, just look at it.
posted by joe
10/06/2014
Sunday, October 05, 2014
it might have been
a sometimes boring childhood
but wow i'm glad my parents don't drink.
posted by joe
10/05/2014
Saturday, October 04, 2014
is he the 3rd guy
who won't go beyond the
3rd date?
who won't go beyond the
3rd date?
posted by joe
10/04/2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
probably the best thing
about west hollywood
is the arms and the ass
about west hollywood
is the arms and the ass
posted by joe
9/29/2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
when they say 'i'm not usually
attracted to asian guys.'
i say 'yeah me too.'
posted by joe
9/28/2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
the haunted house
is next door to the
six feet under house
posted by joe
9/27/2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
a trip to laguna beach
to sit in meetings
for 4 hours
to sit in meetings
for 4 hours
posted by joe
9/26/2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
what i get done
is what i can do
while marathoning shows
is what i can do
while marathoning shows
posted by joe
9/25/2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
totally confusing audiobook
so i marathon 15eps of
bleak house miniseries
so i marathon 15eps of
bleak house miniseries
posted by joe
9/21/2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
if i wasn't shooting
this "original rock opera,"
i'd shoot myself
this "original rock opera,"
i'd shoot myself
posted by joe
9/19/2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
lee says "how about
we sit in your car and
make out for a while?"
we sit in your car and
make out for a while?"
posted by joe
9/18/2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
yet another incident.
i should move now
while i can afford it.
posted by joe
9/16/2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
getting justin2 kicked out
feels almost as good as
walking away from justin1
feels almost as good as
walking away from justin1
posted by joe
9/15/2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
heat wave: coffee shop, web work,
groceries, prep for the week, popsicle,
fuck a porn star, laundry.
groceries, prep for the week, popsicle,
fuck a porn star, laundry.
posted by joe
9/14/2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
deciding on a
superhero costume
is motivating at the gym
superhero costume
is motivating at the gym
posted by joe
9/13/2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
how bad is it? chad stumbles
into my room at 1:30am
thinking it's the bathroom
into my room at 1:30am
thinking it's the bathroom
posted by joe
9/12/2014
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
1am: car won't start
2am: roadside assistance
3am: finally in bed
2am: roadside assistance
3am: finally in bed
posted by joe
9/09/2014
Monday, September 08, 2014
morning rain! race to
bring the whiteboard in before
platypussy plot washes away
posted by joe
9/08/2014
Sunday, September 07, 2014
chad enters and
the party energy
is instantly destroyed
the party energy
is instantly destroyed
posted by joe
9/07/2014
Saturday, September 06, 2014
house to myself all week
got no work done
but cleaned the shit out of it
got no work done
but cleaned the shit out of it
posted by joe
9/06/2014
Friday, September 05, 2014
wandering the
aisles of michael's
listening to fictional fucking
posted by joe
9/05/2014
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
4dx theatre made me cry
like seeing les miz
the first time
like seeing les miz
the first time
posted by joe
9/03/2014
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
hammer museum:
shit art sold with
fancy paragraphs
shit art sold with
fancy paragraphs
posted by joe
9/02/2014
Monday, September 01, 2014
"let us smoke"
in the background on Leftovers,
and so i shall
in the background on Leftovers,
and so i shall
posted by Laura Barnes
9/01/2014
insomnia, insomnia,
wherefore art thou?
always happens at book end time
wherefore art thou?
always happens at book end time
posted by Laura Barnes
8/31/2014
why is it that when
I have only 300 words left to finish
I get sucked into Facebook?
I have only 300 words left to finish
I get sucked into Facebook?
posted by Laura Barnes
8/30/2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
'weird science'
on the balcony.
wow, this movie is shit.
on the balcony.
wow, this movie is shit.
posted by joe
8/29/2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
lesson from fixed on you:
women are wet
ALL THE TIME
women are wet
ALL THE TIME
posted by joe
8/28/2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
i might possibly
stay up all night
catching up on girls
stay up all night
catching up on girls
posted by Laura Barnes
8/26/2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
so embarrassed to say
i have another fucking
tooth infection. moan.
i have another fucking
tooth infection. moan.
posted by Laura Barnes
8/25/2014
ready to stop for the accident
but the asshole driver tells me to
fuck off; so i do, happily.
but the asshole driver tells me to
fuck off; so i do, happily.
posted by joe
8/25/2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
barnes cultural evening:
we find a baskin robbins
and watch goonies
posted by Laura Barnes
8/23/2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
maybe it was peer pressure
or a mid-life crisis
but my hair's no streaked purple
or a mid-life crisis
but my hair's no streaked purple
posted by Laura Barnes
8/22/2014
quaint theme park, like old elitch's
mike keeps saying 'i feel like i'm in
a movie about american kids!'
mike keeps saying 'i feel like i'm in
a movie about american kids!'
posted by joe
8/22/2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
new rock opera's 1st preview
storytellers can be so blind
to the audience
storytellers can be so blind
to the audience
posted by joe
8/21/2014
cb & pots win best bloody mary
with garnish
that could actually be a meal
posted by Laura Barnes
8/20/2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
vegas is the slutty friend
who makes you laugh
and then fucks you
who makes you laugh
and then fucks you
posted by joe
8/19/2014
deep tissue massages
are like the idea of purgatory:
you have to hurt to get the good stuff
are like the idea of purgatory:
you have to hurt to get the good stuff
posted by Laura Barnes
8/19/2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
it felt like a wedding.
i saw everyone
for five minutes.
posted by joe
8/18/2014
all through today's massage
I try to relax
and not fart at the same time
I try to relax
and not fart at the same time
posted by Laura Barnes
8/18/2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
coffee with david and maria
puzzles with grandma and becky
dinner with laura and kayti
puzzles with grandma and becky
dinner with laura and kayti
posted by joe
8/17/2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
realizing these reunions
are the only time i'll dance my ass off
with all these old friends
are the only time i'll dance my ass off
with all these old friends
posted by joe
8/16/2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
high school facebook live
drink drink drink then pasta jays
then fresh baked cookies
posted by joe
8/15/2014
ryan decides to play
violin this year.
i decide i'll sneak play it as well
posted by Laura Barnes
8/15/2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
shoot a scene
defeat a zombie
beer, brat, pinball, wipeout.
posted by joe
8/10/2014
Friday, August 08, 2014
just because you can
work from your bed
fuck it work from bed
work from your bed
fuck it work from bed
posted by joe
8/08/2014
with our financial advisor's
reluctant blessing
we put in a house offer
reluctant blessing
we put in a house offer
posted by Laura Barnes
8/08/2014
Thursday, August 07, 2014
i come to accept
that every day writing this book
will be miserable
that every day writing this book
will be miserable
posted by Laura Barnes
8/07/2014
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
6 months before we're
supposed to be looking,
we find our dreamhouse
posted by Laura Barnes
8/06/2014
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
writing in the quiet
of grandma's and i realize
how impossible it is to work in mine
of grandma's and i realize
how impossible it is to work in mine
posted by Laura Barnes
8/05/2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
i pretend i like
wish i was here
because i'm the one who picked it
wish i was here
because i'm the one who picked it
posted by Laura Barnes
8/04/2014
Sunday, August 03, 2014
i visit grandma in rehab
and i finally see her as
someone who's "old"
and i finally see her as
someone who's "old"
posted by Laura Barnes
8/03/2014
Saturday, August 02, 2014
low signing attendance
maybe Mormons don't read erotic romance.
or they don't admit it.
maybe Mormons don't read erotic romance.
or they don't admit it.
posted by Laura Barnes
8/02/2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
it's probably not cool
to masturbate
in Grandma's bed
to masturbate
in Grandma's bed
posted by Laura Barnes
7/31/2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
tell tom's sis she can
have our house but don't mean it.
we give her $10k as apology
posted by Laura Barnes
7/30/2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
last july i couldn't imagine
making $250k in a year
now, i've made it in a month
making $250k in a year
now, i've made it in a month
posted by Laura Barnes
7/28/2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
tom's mom's afraid of our dog.
is it coincidental that she's
the one he peed on?
posted by Laura Barnes
7/27/2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
after editing fantasy nigeria
all summer, the reality
is especially horrifying
all summer, the reality
is especially horrifying
posted by joe
7/26/2014
I tell Joe I'll skip it,
then, when I come into bed,
Tom has Spiderman 2 cued to go
then, when I come into bed,
Tom has Spiderman 2 cued to go
posted by Laura Barnes
7/26/2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
got my words in before schedule.
had to change my stayfocused settings
so i could get online legit
had to change my stayfocused settings
so i could get online legit
posted by Laura Barnes
7/25/2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
we fight cuz I want to fly to NY
for 50 Shades party but it's on V-Day
which we never celebrate
for 50 Shades party but it's on V-Day
which we never celebrate
posted by Laura Barnes
7/24/2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
i clean my office
and start using my mac.
tomorrow, back to work
posted by Laura Barnes
7/23/2014
i put my ticket to
begin again on the business card
and call it inspiration
begin again on the business card
and call it inspiration
posted by Laura Barnes
7/22/2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
we have such great
group chemistry, waitress
thinks we must be a band
group chemistry, waitress
thinks we must be a band
posted by joe
7/21/2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
after so long away
i'm a stranger
at our church
posted by Laura Barnes
7/20/2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
why is it so hard
to do things like
buy a chair?
to do things like
buy a chair?
posted by Laura Barnes
7/19/2014
finally back in denver.
we go straight to house hunting
instead of going home
we go straight to house hunting
instead of going home
posted by Laura Barnes
7/18/2014
our day in chicago
would have been complete if
we'd made it to the art institute
posted by Laura Barnes
7/17/2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
do these nigerian
gangsta rappers know
a homo cut their video?
gangsta rappers know
a homo cut their video?
posted by joe
7/16/2014
i hit the Times at #4
and don't announce at the family reunion,
because, really, who cares?
posted by Laura Barnes
7/16/2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
i could crawl right under
cute guy's desk right now
and start blowing him
posted by joe
7/15/2014
malificent isn't a bad show.
it's just frozen
live and without songs
it's just frozen
live and without songs
posted by Laura Barnes
7/15/2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Lake Michigan with
76 members of my family
and i'm the obvious introvert
posted by Laura Barnes
7/14/2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
i guess you can
still have sex when sharing
a room with the kids
still have sex when sharing
a room with the kids
posted by Laura Barnes
7/12/2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
i hope to juggle this week's
perfect balance of work
and relaxation forever
perfect balance of work
and relaxation forever
posted by joe
7/11/2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
a day of phone calls,
reading Songs of Submission,
and packing (again)
reading Songs of Submission,
and packing (again)
posted by Laura Barnes
7/10/2014
woah, i first see #thanksinhaiku
in laura's new book and am floored.
#haikugratitude
in laura's new book and am floored.
#haikugratitude
posted by joe
7/10/2014
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
the bigger the book
the harder the post-release
depression hits
the harder the post-release
depression hits
posted by Laura Barnes
7/09/2014
no contingency plan needed.
turns out no one cares if you shoot
by nancy pelosi's house
posted by joe
7/09/2014
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
being on a plane
sure hampers
frequent rank checks
sure hampers
frequent rank checks
posted by Laura Barnes
7/08/2014
Monday, July 07, 2014
too busy with iBooks emergency
to hear the gate change or the paging.
we miss our final flight
to hear the gate change or the paging.
we miss our final flight
posted by Laura Barnes
7/07/2014
Sunday, July 06, 2014
the palace is amazing,
but like all grandeur we've seen,
it sickens me as well as impresses
but like all grandeur we've seen,
it sickens me as well as impresses
posted by Laura Barnes
7/06/2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
only differences with UK signing
are the fans talk funny
and don't steal all the swag
are the fans talk funny
and don't steal all the swag
posted by Laura Barnes
7/05/2014
Friday, July 04, 2014
tom gets a kick out of
celebrating the fourth
in the UK
celebrating the fourth
in the UK
posted by Laura Barnes
7/04/2014
Thursday, July 03, 2014
we chat for hours
plotting our books
in a hotel room in Edinburgh
plotting our books
in a hotel room in Edinburgh
posted by Laura Barnes
7/03/2014
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
we watch the sonar
745' sheer drop to the bottom.
and no sign of a monster
745' sheer drop to the bottom.
and no sign of a monster
posted by Laura Barnes
7/02/2014
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
stressed out of my mind
but reading a book for fox
in the sun, on the balcony ain't bad
but reading a book for fox
in the sun, on the balcony ain't bad
posted by joe
7/01/2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
i say "yeah" because I don't understand his accent.
he laughs. because I answered wrong?
or he's a happy guy?
he laughs. because I answered wrong?
or he's a happy guy?
posted by Laura Barnes
6/30/2014
everything on the back burner
tries to get up front today
BUT THERE ARE STILL POTS THERE
posted by joe
6/30/2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
the birds cry over
the cliffs, loud
like a Hitchcock film
posted by Laura Barnes
6/28/2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
80 steps to the top of
Blarney Castle, but I don't
kiss the stone for eloquence
posted by Laura Barnes
6/27/2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
tom's luggage lost
first stop in dublin:
the mall
posted by Laura Barnes
6/26/2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
we stand at the gate
and watch our plane
shut the door and roll away
and watch our plane
shut the door and roll away
posted by Laura Barnes
6/24/2014
Amazon invites me to
exclusive program, only 20 authors.
THIS is the big time
exclusive program, only 20 authors.
THIS is the big time
posted by Laura Barnes
6/23/2014
ironically Star Struck
(featuring the 24 hour plays)
came out Tuesday
(featuring the 24 hour plays)
came out Tuesday
posted by Laura Barnes
6/21/2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
and I'm officially
a real writer.
I bought a Mac
a real writer.
I bought a Mac
posted by Laura Barnes
6/19/2014
this year the circle of stars
is eclipsed by gavin rossdale
and alanis sitting next to each other
posted by joe
6/19/2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
the more stressed I am
the more time I seem
to lose to Facebook
the more time I seem
to lose to Facebook
posted by Laura Barnes
6/18/2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
oh, i smell liquor sweat
and hear falling in the bathroom.
chad's back.
and hear falling in the bathroom.
chad's back.
posted by joe
6/17/2014
post book release
plus post book completion
equals day under the covers
plus post book completion
equals day under the covers
posted by Laura Barnes
6/17/2014
To Joe in Hudson Acknowledgments
Monday, June 16, 2014
There’s no one else who renews
my creative, spirit, mind and drive
like you do. #thanksinhaiku
posted by Laura Barnes
6/16/2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
in the airport
minutes before flight
I type "The End"
minutes before flight
I type "The End"
posted by Laura Barnes
6/15/2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
do i sweat because
i'm a sweat-er or is it a
symptom of signing anxiety?
i'm a sweat-er or is it a
symptom of signing anxiety?
posted by Laura Barnes
6/14/2014
special pass day at Amazon
and then recognized on the street.
i feel like a star
and then recognized on the street.
i feel like a star
posted by Laura Barnes
6/13/2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
dinner with lauren
is always 3 hours of business,
marketing, and a little food
is always 3 hours of business,
marketing, and a little food
posted by Laura Barnes
6/12/2014
replacement at old job texts me:
'giving notice. can't take it anymore.
how the f did you stay so long?'
posted by joe
6/12/2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
i'm so in my cave
i don't think i even see
ryan after youth group
i don't think i even see
ryan after youth group
posted by Laura Barnes
6/11/2014
dawning horror that
i'll have to rebuild the film
edit by edit, in another program
i'll have to rebuild the film
edit by edit, in another program
posted by joe
6/11/2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
take a break
to watch Masy's dance rehearsal
since I'll miss the recital
to watch Masy's dance rehearsal
since I'll miss the recital
posted by Laura Barnes
6/10/2014
Sunday, June 08, 2014
I spend a nice afternoon
in Philly on the Hop on, Hop off
by myself
in Philly on the Hop on, Hop off
by myself
posted by Laura Barnes
6/08/2014
i need the discipline to carve
real weekends instead of
little bullshit breaks all over
posted by joe
6/08/2014
Saturday, June 07, 2014
3rd date with garrett
rationalizes $100 shirt purchase
because he's seen my other good shirt.
rationalizes $100 shirt purchase
because he's seen my other good shirt.
posted by joe
6/07/2014
at each signing I'm
a little more important.
today I have two assistants
a little more important.
today I have two assistants
posted by Laura Barnes
6/07/2014
Friday, June 06, 2014
the YA authors as my guests
have no idea the rock stars of
romance they're dining with
posted by Laura Barnes
6/06/2014
Thursday, June 05, 2014
my life is measured
by wordcounts and
signings
by wordcounts and
signings
posted by Laura Barnes
6/05/2014
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
all else gets abandoned
in the vortex known as
"this book is almost done"
in the vortex known as
"this book is almost done"
posted by Laura Barnes
6/04/2014
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
first day for
part-time nanny.
this is heaven
posted by Laura Barnes
6/03/2014
Monday, June 02, 2014
the last day of vacation
meltdown from all three girls
makes going home easy
posted by Laura Barnes
6/02/2014
Sunday, June 01, 2014
the visit with Joe
is brief, but, as always
worth it
is brief, but, as always
worth it
posted by Laura Barnes
6/01/2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
kids at the resort camp
equals a morning of sex,
snacks, and margaritas
posted by Laura Barnes
5/31/2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
every time I do a
theme park I promise
it's the last time
theme park I promise
it's the last time
posted by Laura Barnes
5/30/2014
how does my stress manifest?
i just drove away with the gas pump
still in my car.
i just drove away with the gas pump
still in my car.
posted by joe
5/30/2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
bloody mary's on planes
are nearly as essential
as bloody mary's at brunch
are nearly as essential
as bloody mary's at brunch
posted by Laura Barnes
5/29/2014
if all the software
worked the way it was supposed to
it would save some freakouts
worked the way it was supposed to
it would save some freakouts
posted by joe
5/29/2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
another masterful day
of not getting a single
fucking thing done
of not getting a single
fucking thing done
posted by joe
5/28/2014
oh, i didn't realize
this conversation was only
supposed to be her talking
posted by Laura Barnes
5/28/2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
vegas is the hot girl
that gets uglier and skankier
the closer you get
that gets uglier and skankier
the closer you get
posted by joe
5/27/2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
stuck bumper to bumper in az
for the entire audiobook
of prince caspian
posted by joe
5/26/2014
thank god i get new
reviews fast enough to move
the asshole to page 2 soon
reviews fast enough to move
the asshole to page 2 soon
posted by Laura Barnes
5/26/2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
this episode of star trek: tng
is so astonishingly bad it has us
reevaluating our fandom.
posted by joe
5/25/2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
the transformation of
my childhood home
echoes through the whole city
my childhood home
echoes through the whole city
posted by joe
5/23/2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
drive all day with
a great audiobook
and arrive in a new city
posted by joe
5/22/2014
3rd call with financial planner
proves having money
is a pain in the ass
proves having money
is a pain in the ass
posted by Laura Barnes
5/22/2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
time begins to be
measured in wordcounts
and weeks on USA Today
measured in wordcounts
and weeks on USA Today
posted by Laura Barnes
5/21/2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
large pantsless black woman
fingerbanging herself at the bus stop.
i mean goddamn, hollywood.
fingerbanging herself at the bus stop.
i mean goddamn, hollywood.
posted by joe
5/20/2014
i break from the laptop
to watch masy's ballet rehearsal.
it's worth the missed words
to watch masy's ballet rehearsal.
it's worth the missed words
posted by Laura Barnes
5/20/2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
pissed at tooth pain?
or happy it waited until Saturday?
i have drugs, so happy it is.
or happy it waited until Saturday?
i have drugs, so happy it is.
posted by Laura Barnes
5/17/2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
rebecca friedman is
the antithesis of bob diforio.
i'm more than in love.
the antithesis of bob diforio.
i'm more than in love.
posted by Laura Barnes
5/16/2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
email from bob
says simply:
movie interest from sony
says simply:
movie interest from sony
posted by Laura Barnes
5/15/2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
my big time editor
is more nervous about meeting
Sylvia Day than I am
is more nervous about meeting
Sylvia Day than I am
posted by Laura Barnes
5/14/2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
chatting for an hour
with Veronica Rossi like
it's no big deal
with Veronica Rossi like
it's no big deal
posted by Laura Barnes
5/13/2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
he's hot, off the clock
and i fuck him on the balcony
under the moon.
and i fuck him on the balcony
under the moon.
posted by joe
5/12/2014
drunk guy dancing by our table,
something splashes on my leg -
oh, thank god, only his spilled drink
posted by Laura Barnes
5/12/2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
snow in denver,
hot humidity in NOLA.
help, i'm melting
hot humidity in NOLA.
help, i'm melting
posted by Laura Barnes
5/11/2014
hollyweird. i pass a homeless guy
writing a script in a notebook.
then i pass another one.
writing a script in a notebook.
then i pass another one.
posted by joe
5/11/2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
i've seemed to
have forgotten
how to sleep in
have forgotten
how to sleep in
posted by Laura Barnes
5/10/2014
Friday, May 09, 2014
we stood in the parking lot
and made out
for five minutes
and made out
for five minutes
posted by joe
5/09/2014
Thursday, May 08, 2014
my first tinder date
is with an la times
reporter. highfive!
is with an la times
reporter. highfive!
posted by joe
5/08/2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
i'll be beating myself up
about the data transfer
fuckup for a while
about the data transfer
fuckup for a while
posted by joe
5/07/2014
she's got m.s., drunk father,
child with tourette's & asbergers -
more than 1st world problems
child with tourette's & asbergers -
more than 1st world problems
posted by Laura Barnes
5/07/2014
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
declined the discount
because I don't want to owe
the Druckers anything
because I don't want to owe
the Druckers anything
posted by Laura Barnes
5/06/2014
Monday, May 05, 2014
i made up the best
haiku while I was high
and then forgot it
posted by Laura Barnes
5/05/2014
doing what i love
on my time, and paying bills.
the best i've been since 2002.
posted by joe
5/05/2014
I feel like that night after the
scene in "On Writing" when
S.K. gets the call about Carrie
scene in "On Writing" when
S.K. gets the call about Carrie
posted by Laura Barnes
5/02/2014
Thursday, May 01, 2014
my concept of "good money" is skewed.
$25,000 offer from France
only seems meh
$25,000 offer from France
only seems meh
posted by Laura Barnes
5/01/2014
grinning on the bus like
i just fucked a celeb or something.
passed candy crush #165.
posted by joe
5/01/2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
he said, she said.
i have to accept I'll never know
what actually went down
posted by Laura Barnes
4/29/2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
out of the blue I think of
the kitten Lynden put
in the freezer in college
the kitten Lynden put
in the freezer in college
posted by Laura Barnes
4/28/2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
she's more with it
than I gave her credit for
from online convos
than I gave her credit for
from online convos
posted by Laura Barnes
4/27/2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
I have fans.
yet still i'm consumed with
how many fans she has
posted by Laura Barnes
4/26/2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
big black man, a broken broom
and a giant cockroach
#hotel #goodtimes
and a giant cockroach
#hotel #goodtimes
posted by Laura Barnes
4/25/2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
3 conference panel invites
within 3 days,
can't do any of them
within 3 days,
can't do any of them
posted by Laura Barnes
4/24/2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Olive Garden for
early anniversary celebration
ends in an evening in the bathroom
early anniversary celebration
ends in an evening in the bathroom
posted by Laura Barnes
4/23/2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
His team is the best.
And not just because
he's Adam Levine.
And not just because
he's Adam Levine.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/22/2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Tom worries that I'm sad
as I listen to the music at Easter mass.
as I listen to the music at Easter mass.
Not even a little bit.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/20/2014
don't know about jesus
but what brings me back from the dead
is a tv marathon day
but what brings me back from the dead
is a tv marathon day
posted by joe
4/20/2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
first year ever that I
get to go to the egg hunt
instead of rehearsal
get to go to the egg hunt
instead of rehearsal
posted by Laura Barnes
4/19/2014
it takes balls to invite 400 men
to a gay sex party in your house.
800 balls.
to a gay sex party in your house.
800 balls.
posted by joe
4/19/2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
I make my own schedule
so how is it that I'm always
working Friday nights?
so how is it that I'm always
working Friday nights?
posted by Laura Barnes
4/18/2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Speaker at Masy's
writer conference is inspiring.
Makes me want to write.
writer conference is inspiring.
Makes me want to write.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/17/2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
My final chance to
hit #1. Lose to fucking
Stuart Woods.
hit #1. Lose to fucking
Stuart Woods.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/16/2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Today's parent fail:
Masy has to miss ballet
because her leotard's lost.
Masy has to miss ballet
because her leotard's lost.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/15/2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Have to keep pausing
Game of Thrones so
Tom can check the moon
Game of Thrones so
Tom can check the moon
posted by Laura Barnes
4/14/2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Plane delay, luggage lost,
snowy roads.
Not a great homecoming.
snowy roads.
Not a great homecoming.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/13/2014
disorienting discovery:
friend's very active facebook page
is in memory of his 2011 death
friend's very active facebook page
is in memory of his 2011 death
posted by joe
4/13/2014
new philosophy:
if you wanna party on the weekend,
finish your shit on friday.
if you wanna party on the weekend,
finish your shit on friday.
posted by joe
4/12/2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Stoked to find out
that Take Two is officially
going to be in print
posted by Laura Barnes
4/11/2014
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
It's pathetic how I'm
disappointed about being #3
on the New York Times
disappointed about being #3
on the New York Times
posted by Laura Barnes
4/09/2014
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Being pissed at Tom
means I go to sleep
horny
means I go to sleep
horny
posted by Laura Barnes
4/08/2014
Monday, April 07, 2014
I never thought I'd be
the person who hadn't seen the Hobbit
by the time the DVD came out
posted by Laura Barnes
4/07/2014
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Elizabeth Smart's book
is vague and closed door torture.
I want my money back.
is vague and closed door torture.
I want my money back.
posted by Laura Barnes
4/06/2014
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Watching Anna Kendrick
drunk and high on pot gummies
pretty much best thing ever
posted by Laura Barnes
4/05/2014
Thursday, March 24, 2011
as if in defiance
to what's being said about her,
emma begins to reach out
posted by Laura Barnes
3/24/2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
tonight was fulfilling.
usually, i'm so busy feeding others
it's not often that i'm fed
posted by Laura Barnes
3/23/2011
i'm glad straight people don't know
the 'you have a message' noise
on the gay hook-up site
the 'you have a message' noise
on the gay hook-up site
posted by j
3/23/2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
events in japan
make living on the marina
a little more interesting
make living on the marina
a little more interesting
posted by j
3/12/2011
today's a good day
because i made myself do things
when i wanted to do nothing
posted by Laura Barnes
3/12/2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
the things people come to me for
because i'm free, are the things
i need to start charging for.
because i'm free, are the things
i need to start charging for.
posted by j
3/10/2011
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
unlike venice
the marina is filled with
introverted eccentrics
the marina is filled with
introverted eccentrics
posted by j
3/08/2011
Monday, March 07, 2011
i saw her in the crowd,
saw her weeping. i didn't approach her
cuz i could tell she wanted to be unseen
posted by Laura Barnes
3/07/2011
Friday, August 06, 2010
the first funeral
after his funeral:
like poking at a healing bruise
after his funeral:
like poking at a healing bruise
posted by Laura Barnes
8/06/2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
like a bowl of fishhooks,
you pick up one moment from the past
and more come with it
you pick up one moment from the past
and more come with it
posted by Laura Barnes
3/15/2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
i can't believe
i didn't take advantage of
tom's desire to be productive
i didn't take advantage of
tom's desire to be productive
posted by Laura Barnes
3/14/2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
weird, but nice,
to be directed instead of
directing
to be directed instead of
directing
posted by Laura Barnes
3/13/2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
tom's vacation day
turns into, again,
a day he has to work
turns into, again,
a day he has to work
posted by Laura Barnes
3/12/2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
amazing fun
hanging out with ariahn
and doing mom stuff
hanging out with ariahn
and doing mom stuff
posted by Laura Barnes
3/11/2010
Sunday, March 07, 2010
there he is! onstage ahead of me!
each turn, each tumble,
and i feel like i'm soaring with him.
each turn, each tumble,
and i feel like i'm soaring with him.
posted by Laura Barnes
3/07/2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
i like it best when tom
works sunday nights so i can do nothing
and he doesn't know
works sunday nights so i can do nothing
and he doesn't know
posted by Laura Barnes
2/28/2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
moved by amy grant's music
cuz i can tell that
music moves amy grant
cuz i can tell that
music moves amy grant
posted by Laura Barnes
2/26/2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
i keep masy home from school
cuz i am not in the mood
to leave the house yet
cuz i am not in the mood
to leave the house yet
posted by Laura Barnes
2/24/2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
two life beauties
joe has given me:
lost and ninjavideo
joe has given me:
lost and ninjavideo
posted by Laura Barnes
2/23/2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
"Kids never realize their parents
love them more til they're parents"
"Except you love me more," mom responds.
love them more til they're parents"
"Except you love me more," mom responds.
posted by Laura Barnes
2/22/2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
i scream at tom
for things he forgave me of
when i was in his position
for things he forgave me of
when i was in his position
posted by Laura Barnes
2/21/2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
shopping spree.
it's probably less expensive
to just do laundry
it's probably less expensive
to just do laundry
posted by Laura Barnes
2/20/2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
"Am I in a dream?"
Ryan asks, unbelieving that her mom
is going to be a fashion model
Ryan asks, unbelieving that her mom
is going to be a fashion model
posted by Laura Barnes
2/15/2010
pure, unclouded, beautiful
unmatched, precious, sweet love -
my baby, my Valentine
unmatched, precious, sweet love -
my baby, my Valentine
posted by Laura Barnes
2/14/2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
the monks have it figured out.
another year and i may
join them.
posted by j
2/13/2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
stupidly created a situation where
roommate hooked up with my crush.
haven't felt this stabbing jealousy since neal.
posted by j
2/12/2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
another of this week's realizations:
i require a convenient piano
in my life.
posted by j
2/10/2010
Monday, February 08, 2010
justin says, 'oh, i can do that.'
then stops the room, launching into
perfect, tuvan throatsinging.
posted by j
2/08/2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
it's adorable: bib, hat, socks...
i know we'll never manage
the complete outfit again.
i know we'll never manage
the complete outfit again.
posted by Laura Barnes
1/17/2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
i've chatted instead of haikued
because i've needed conversation
more than declarations
because i've needed conversation
more than declarations
posted by Laura Barnes
1/16/2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
joe, there should be no haiku subject rules.
haiku what's on your mind,
even if it's haikus.
haiku what's on your mind,
even if it's haikus.
posted by Laura Barnes
1/15/2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
i'm now giving myself the haiku guilt
i used to give laura for haikuing
about 'the haikus'
posted by j
1/14/2010
from the parent's anniversary phone call
i realize that struggle is just
what you go through at this age
posted by j
1/14/2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
never thought i
could slack so hard on haikus
but clearly my mind has been closed
posted by j
1/11/2010
Saturday, December 19, 2009
pretty sure
i always write a haiku about
the stempels xmas party
i always write a haiku about
the stempels xmas party
posted by Laura Barnes
12/19/2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
it's ironic to be
so much more talented than most
and more humble than so many
so much more talented than most
and more humble than so many
posted by Laura Barnes
12/17/2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
cary's straight brother zac
kisses me on the lips
because i've needed one for so long.
posted by j
11/27/2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
crying while shopping
is a sign that
things need to change
posted by j
11/01/2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
sleep and thought.
finally a chance to
get lost in both.
posted by j
10/31/2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
their practical joke fills me with tearful fear,
anger at having my loyalty played with,
and embarrassment at being so gullible.
posted by j
10/30/2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
tonight i'm thinking of
all the things i'm thankful for
and there is so much
posted by j
10/29/2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
masy still comes in,
sometimes, at night, but
only cuz i'm watching family guy
sometimes, at night, but
only cuz i'm watching family guy
posted by Laura Barnes
9/21/2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
she sees me from
the front pew and
stares adoringly
the front pew and
stares adoringly
posted by Laura Barnes
9/20/2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
i love singing funerals:
they make me want to be a good person &
i'm good with the material
they make me want to be a good person &
i'm good with the material
posted by Laura Barnes
9/19/2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
thanks to tnt and
baby induced boredom,
i've now seen every bones episode
baby induced boredom,
i've now seen every bones episode
posted by Laura Barnes
9/18/2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
ariahn reminds me
to believe in my choir
so they'll have a chance
to believe in my choir
so they'll have a chance
posted by Laura Barnes
9/13/2009
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
small numbers
at first choir rehearsal.
bummer.
at first choir rehearsal.
bummer.
posted by Laura Barnes
9/09/2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
get a parking ticket
and narrowly escape a
child abuse charge
and narrowly escape a
child abuse charge
posted by Laura Barnes
9/01/2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
can't afford a new
dishwasher so we buy
a new refrigerator too
dishwasher so we buy
a new refrigerator too
posted by Laura Barnes
8/30/2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
actually get some
housework done thanks to
big sister/sitter Ryan
housework done thanks to
big sister/sitter Ryan
posted by Laura Barnes
8/28/2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
she enjoys the
morning sunlight through the blinds
and a freshly changed diaper
morning sunlight through the blinds
and a freshly changed diaper
posted by Laura Barnes
8/27/2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
well,
one corner of her mouth
has figured out smiling
one corner of her mouth
has figured out smiling
posted by Laura Barnes
8/26/2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tom seems to think
the diaper genie works when you
leave the dirty diapers next to it
the diaper genie works when you
leave the dirty diapers next to it
posted by Laura Barnes
8/25/2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tom back at work,
Ryan back at school,
Masy promoted to "Mom's #1 helper"
Ryan back at school,
Masy promoted to "Mom's #1 helper"
posted by Laura Barnes
8/24/2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Ryan tells me she secretly cried
when she saw my fb pic is me and emmalyn
and no longer me and ryan
when she saw my fb pic is me and emmalyn
and no longer me and ryan
posted by Laura Barnes
8/20/2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
like the 2 previous,
this baby, when held by him,
makes daddy pass out
this baby, when held by him,
makes daddy pass out
posted by Laura Barnes
8/18/2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
I come to terms:
supplementing formula with breast
does not make me a failure
supplementing formula with breast
does not make me a failure
posted by Laura Barnes
8/17/2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
as she sleeps her foot twitches -
once, twice - a familiar "thump, thump"
from her days inside the womb
once, twice - a familiar "thump, thump"
from her days inside the womb
posted by Laura Barnes
8/16/2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
first time at church:
newborn babies make you
a celebrity
newborn babies make you
a celebrity
posted by Laura Barnes
8/15/2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
pictures at Sears
commemorating how sweetly ugly
newborn babies look
commemorating how sweetly ugly
newborn babies look
posted by Laura Barnes
8/14/2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
new moms know:
usa & tnt play "law and order",
like, 24/7
usa & tnt play "law and order",
like, 24/7
posted by Laura Barnes
8/13/2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
ryan treads
a fine line between
cuddling and smothering
a fine line between
cuddling and smothering
posted by Laura Barnes
8/12/2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
her strawberry hemangioma
is a target on her beautiful face
for my never ending kisses
is a target on her beautiful face
for my never ending kisses
posted by Laura Barnes
8/11/2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
at last,
thanks to the diuretic doc prescribed,
i have ankles!
thanks to the diuretic doc prescribed,
i have ankles!
posted by Laura Barnes
8/10/2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
tom asks every morning
how much sleep i got that night
which very much annoys me
how much sleep i got that night
which very much annoys me
posted by Laura Barnes
8/09/2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
mom leaves.
been a long time since i've been
this heartbroken at her departure.
been a long time since i've been
this heartbroken at her departure.
posted by Laura Barnes
8/08/2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
i sleep awkwardly,
my baby curled up in my arms,
my wrists increasingly aching in the mornings
my baby curled up in my arms,
my wrists increasingly aching in the mornings
posted by Laura Barnes
8/07/2009
