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258.

Monday, December 31, 2007


my nye hitchcock party's
got some fun tension
all over the place

posted by j
12/31/2007

257.

The wind blows hard,
the snow crosses the highway
like dry ice

posted by Laura Barnes
12/31/2007

256.

Sunday, December 30, 2007


laundry and cleaning,
calming,
in my own time.

posted by j
12/30/2007

255.

Her complaint is valid,
but irritating since this
is the only time it has happened.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/30/2007

254.

Saturday, December 29, 2007


window seat fucker. i'm more
pissed by his lack of concern
than his spilled beer on my computer.

posted by j
12/29/2007

253.

Somehow
the short visits are
always the sweetest

posted by Laura Barnes
12/29/2007

252.

Friday, December 28, 2007


am i the only
one without
a wii?

posted by j
12/28/2007

251.

It was a
double diet pepsi
kinda day

posted by Laura Barnes
12/28/2007

250.

Thursday, December 27, 2007


snowed in all day
the three of us have
our own things to do

posted by j
12/27/2007

249.

I think you say
things differently than you would
a month later.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/27/2007

248.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007


drunk with steve.
it's like college.
but with guitar hero

posted by j
12/26/2007

247.

She likes this kitten
cuz his name is Fred.
"Like in Scooby Doo."

posted by Laura Barnes
12/26/2007

246.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007


after turkey
the 500 piece jigsaw puzzle
brings the family together

posted by j
12/25/2007

245.

I awake for Christmas Mass,
aching, chills, nauseated -
the bug is back.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/25/2007

244.

Monday, December 24, 2007


this is all i wanted:
quiet time
to work on projects

posted by j
12/24/2007

243.

My busiest work day at church.
It's like doing 3 back to back shows,
but all have different scripts.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/24/2007

242.

Sunday, December 23, 2007


i get dad's cab
in 30 seconds. "my job
is making things happen."

posted by j
12/23/2007

241.

Game shows,
malt-o-meal, and peppermint tea.
Staples when I’m sick.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/23/2007

240.

Saturday, December 22, 2007


usually a thick-skinned flyer,
i gasp when the plane pitches down
and a woman screams

posted by j
12/22/2007

239.

I'm embarrassed
to tell people I'm sick
at Christmas, again.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/22/2007

238.

Friday, December 21, 2007


great xmas with the roommies
erases venom spewed over
scraping my car on the post

posted by j
12/21/2007

237.

The Class Christmas party
is more important to her than
the work I’ll miss is to me.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/21/2007

236.

Thursday, December 20, 2007


if flirting with
my old boss gets me
the check i'm owed...

posted by j
12/20/2007

235.

My shoulders
are permanently in my ears.
Constant stress.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/20/2007

234.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007


on reality shows
all i can see/hear
is the producer's hand/voice

posted by j
12/19/2007

233.

It's funny how
preparation
pays off.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/19/2007

232.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007


all that work.
and they love the one where
all i changed was the font color

posted by j
12/18/2007

231.

I wonder if social services
would take away my children
if they saw our house.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/18/2007

230.

Monday, December 17, 2007


finishing a tv show
feels nothing like
finishing a play

posted by j
12/17/2007

229.

Her report card
shows she’s “Average”.
Am I disappointed or relieved?

posted by Laura Barnes
12/17/2007

228.

Sunday, December 16, 2007


stating my dream out loud
makes me responsible
for doing the work to get it

posted by j
12/16/2007

227.

There’s more clothes
on my floor than
in my closet.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/16/2007

226.

Saturday, December 15, 2007


at the google xmas party
i find bubbles in my jacket
from max's wedding

posted by j
12/15/2007

225.

This year,
I’m one of the first to leave the
Stempel’s party. Homework.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/15/2007

224.

Friday, December 14, 2007


up til 4am writing the
prompter script for a show
that will probably air at 4am

posted by j
12/14/2007

223.

When I shop for
Christmas early,
I end up spending more.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/14/2007

222.

Thursday, December 13, 2007


the stress of the looming
undone work is way worse
than the stress of doing it

posted by j
12/13/2007

221.

The papers I get 100 on
are the ones
I’m least confident about.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/13/2007

220.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007


i beg: "i believe in this and you
enough not to have a safety net.
give me a year to make it happen"

posted by j
12/12/2007

219.

Sleep deprived, house a mess.
text to read, work for church and Drucker…
I wonder if I’ll ever write the day in 3 again.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/12/2007

218.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007


i should be looking for work
in my new field. instead of
backpedaling to design. right?

posted by j
12/11/2007

217.

Hosting other people’s parties,
entertaining other people’s friends –
not so much fun.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/11/2007

216.

Monday, December 10, 2007


it's time to talk
about money and death
with dad

posted by j
12/10/2007

215.

With Dexter over,
we now have no more tv obligations.
Til Jan 31st, anyway.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/10/2007

214.

Sunday, December 09, 2007


feels good blowing
half my brain
in the kleenex

posted by j
12/09/2007

213.

I can't help her.
But I enjoy coaching her
on her audition.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/09/2007

212.

Saturday, December 08, 2007


i'm really sick, and shouldn't go.
but i know when i tell him,
it will sound like a lie.

posted by j
12/08/2007

211.

“I hate you”
is her newest
phrase of manipulation.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/08/2007

210.

Friday, December 07, 2007


decompression movie night.
extra butter popcorn
and bruce lee

posted by j
12/07/2007

209.

Toddlers are
totally adorable
so that you don’t kill them.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/07/2007

208.

Thursday, December 06, 2007


another smooth day.
geting the hang of this
just as it's ending

posted by j
12/06/2007

207.

Tom's birthday passes
as mine did.
Uneventful.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/06/2007

206.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007


casting my friends
means getting to show off
my director-ness

posted by j
12/05/2007

205.

I’m unreasonably pissed
that Tom has used my new Gazelle
when I haven’t used it once.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/05/2007

204.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007


it's just one long
gmail chat stretching
through the day

posted by j
12/04/2007

203.

The lives of those I went
to college with seems
so foreign.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/04/2007

202.

Monday, December 03, 2007


shape of my stress changing:
once, not knowing what to do;
now, knowing how much there is.

posted by j
12/03/2007

201.

Torn between
wanting to help people
and wanting a flat screen tv.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/03/2007

200.

Sunday, December 02, 2007


on today's shoot
i only apologized
twice.

posted by j
12/02/2007

199.

All they
do is
fight and cry.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/02/2007

198.

Saturday, December 01, 2007


at the run down yoshinoya
the 'capacity 66 persons' sign
is more wish than regulation

posted by j
12/01/2007

197.

Sometimes I want to
throw the new laptop across the room.
I think it has a virus.

posted by Laura Barnes
12/01/2007