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500.

Monday, April 30, 2007


really
hate those italics in
"yeah, your hair's really grey."

posted by j
4/30/2007

499.

I feel oddly
defensive watching
The Mormons documentary

posted by Laura Barnes
4/30/2007

498.

Sunday, April 29, 2007


back in his car
but not holding his hand
while he drives

posted by j
4/29/2007

497.

"I wanna stop biting
my nails," she says,
"but it's in my heart."

posted by Laura Barnes
4/29/2007

496.

Saturday, April 28, 2007


you just can't get
'alone time' or avocados
like you can in LA

posted by j
4/28/2007

495.

McDonalds with kids
is not "fast food" but
an hour at the Play Place

posted by Laura Barnes
4/28/2007

494.

Friday, April 27, 2007


you're not drinking alone
if you're
videoconferencing

posted by j
4/27/2007

493.

Afraid my life
is always going
to be just like this

posted by Laura Barnes
4/27/2007

492.

Thursday, April 26, 2007


looking for
their porn.
housesitting.

posted by j
4/26/2007

491.

Anniversary spent
eating expensive dinner
followed by dollar store outing

posted by Laura Barnes
4/26/2007

490.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007


i prefer my idol
with emotional rape
on the side

posted by j
4/25/2007

489.

So sweet:
he has dinner and
a diet pepsi waiting for me

posted by Laura Barnes
4/25/2007

488.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007


crippling fear
of making
phone calls

posted by j
4/24/2007

487.

We corner
the boss for a raise.
He doesn't say yes or no.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/24/2007

486.

Monday, April 23, 2007


boss asks flat out
what i want in life.
and i say it.

posted by j
4/23/2007

485.

I vow today
that I will take back
control at work

posted by Laura Barnes
4/23/2007

484.

Sunday, April 22, 2007


keyboard in that box
in the corner's been
eyeing me all month

posted by j
4/22/2007

483.

Today
I dread
tomorrow

posted by Laura Barnes
4/22/2007

482.

Saturday, April 21, 2007


spent the night
taping cards
into the calendar

posted by j
4/21/2007

481.

Dollar Tree
is my latest
addiction

posted by Laura Barnes
4/21/2007

480.

Friday, April 20, 2007


odd to see someone
treat my dream job
the way i treated my last.

posted by j
4/20/2007

479.

I didn't tell
anyone "Happy 4/20"
today

posted by Laura Barnes
4/20/2007

478.

Thursday, April 19, 2007


today the crew stood by.
i gave direction.
and called 'action.'

posted by j
4/19/2007

477.

Special treat:
Ryan and I go shopping
by ourselves.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/19/2007

476.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007


time to break the habit
of seeing praise
as permission to slack

posted by j
4/18/2007

475.

Hours spent
reprimanding women
acting like highschoolers

posted by Laura Barnes
4/18/2007

474.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007


dad left a message
about his dad
not doing so well

posted by j
4/17/2007

473.

Sanjaya
reminds me of
Cameron

posted by Laura Barnes
4/17/2007

472.

Monday, April 16, 2007


years later, it's hard
to hear myself sing "someday
i'll be someone too"

posted by j
4/16/2007

471.

At the last minute
I write and enter a song
for the "Idol" competition

posted by Laura Barnes
4/16/2007

470.

Sunday, April 15, 2007


sunday.
beach is
my church.

posted by j
4/15/2007

469.

This week's
song obsession:
Sway, by the Perishers

posted by Laura Barnes
4/15/2007

468.

Saturday, April 14, 2007


'you tested negative
for everything,' he says
and i'm perplexed

posted by j
4/14/2007

467.

That bitch at church
really has me doubting
my employment there

posted by Laura Barnes
4/14/2007

466.

Friday, April 13, 2007


week one.
i think,
"i can do this."

posted by j
4/13/2007

465.

So many glitches
at today's seminar has
turned me superstitious

posted by Laura Barnes
4/13/2007

464.

Thursday, April 12, 2007


my job: be the nag
my boss
doesn't have time to be

posted by j
4/12/2007

463.

People cry
at Christian concerts
like the girl on "Idol"

posted by Laura Barnes
4/12/2007

462.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007


when life changes
phone bill
doubles

posted by j
4/11/2007

461.

yet another person
I meet
after they've died

posted by Laura Barnes
4/11/2007

460.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007


i need to take my phone.
i like to play zuma
while i poop.

posted by j
4/10/2007

459.

Quite a difference
directing a choir
that's actually good

posted by Laura Barnes
4/10/2007

458.

Monday, April 09, 2007


first day of school
and i want to do
so well it hurts

posted by j
4/09/2007

457.

when you haven't
posted in a month,
where do you begin?

posted by Laura Barnes
4/09/2007

456.

Sunday, April 08, 2007


his church is
alarmingly relaxed.
"where's the kneepads?"

posted by j
4/08/2007

455.

Children can overlook
the obvious costume and
amazingly see the "Easter Bunny"

posted by Laura Barnes
4/08/2007

454.

Saturday, April 07, 2007


i don't believe
he had powers.
but i do wonder what he'd do.

posted by j
4/07/2007

453.

"You'll have an opinion,
you just can't act on it," she says
on parenting grown children.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/07/2007

452.

Friday, April 06, 2007


every 2 hours, she says,
squirt this hydrochloride
in your eyes.

posted by j
4/06/2007

451.

I don't think that, at 15,
I would have stuck up for
my beliefs like she does.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/06/2007

450.

Thursday, April 05, 2007


thanks internet
for being my insurance-less
ass' medical resource

posted by j
4/05/2007

449.

In an email,
Mom tells me he's not doing well.
And I get it.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/05/2007

448.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007


getting tested
never
gets easier

posted by j
4/04/2007

447.

I tell everyone
that this is "Hell Week.
I mean, Holy Week."

posted by Laura Barnes
4/04/2007

446.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007


it's the last tuesday i'll see
the guy with no legs
who polishes the stars

posted by j
4/03/2007

445.

Thank goodness,
Mom gets her birthday gift
from us just in time.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/03/2007

444.

Monday, April 02, 2007


it'd be worth living
a quiet life just for
tax-time simplicity

posted by j
4/02/2007

443.

I can't tell
if they're in a bad mood,
or if I am.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/02/2007

442.

Sunday, April 01, 2007


beach, gym, nap,
groceries, laundry.
perfect sunday.

posted by j
4/01/2007

441.

I sing as he processes by,
and he pats his heart.
A sweet, simple compliment.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/01/2007