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500.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008


buddy calls
to talk about 'lost.'
and that's all i can remember today.

posted by j
4/30/2008

499.

Ryan's scolded by her piano teacher
for not practicing enough.
I feel she's really scolding me.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/30/2008

498.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008


discussing the differences
in our interactions in
chat vs. email

posted by j
4/29/2008

497.

So at midnight,
when I'm ready to crash,
the girls awake from their "nap"

posted by Laura Barnes
4/29/2008

496.

Monday, April 28, 2008


this awesome burger
tops off the greasiest
4 days of eating, ever

posted by j
4/28/2008

495.

I let it get too late
and now it's day 4
of not working out

posted by Laura Barnes
4/28/2008

494.

Sunday, April 27, 2008


his smiley eyes.
i like him so much
it scares me.

posted by j
4/27/2008

493.

Back and forth all day
I understand how Clark Kent
must have felt about Superman

posted by Laura Barnes
4/27/2008

492.

Saturday, April 26, 2008


girl's day out:
shopping, margaritas,
and the new bar from last night.

posted by j
4/26/2008

491.

at the church dinner,
they sing happy anniversary
even though Tom's at work

posted by Laura Barnes
4/26/2008

490.

Friday, April 25, 2008


how have i not discovered
the gay bar by the beach
sooner than this?

posted by j
4/25/2008

489.

For the first time in a long time,
I see really good theater
and I miss the stage.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/25/2008

488.

Thursday, April 24, 2008


feelin some guilt about
willfully spinning my wheels
instead of wizzing on side roads.

posted by j
4/24/2008

487.

The funwall post about
the artist who starved a dog for art
really disturbs me.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/24/2008

486.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008


i manage to get
to the gym but i
cheat the whole time

posted by j
4/23/2008

485.

She doesn't really say it
but I understand that she's telling us,
"Ryan's a genius."

posted by Laura Barnes
4/23/2008

484.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008


soo tempted to scan the
office-fridge missive and send it to
passiveagressivenotes.com

posted by j
4/22/2008

483.

Tom insists on playing
the ds with the sound on,
which i hate

posted by Laura Barnes
4/22/2008

482.

Monday, April 21, 2008


sad-mirable: for flipping him off
he follows me, tries to scare me
by pretending to be a cop.

posted by j
4/21/2008

481.

now all we
can think is
LA

posted by Laura Barnes
4/21/2008

480.

Sunday, April 20, 2008


conversation is so strained
until the topic is tv.
not sure that's enough.

posted by j
4/20/2008

479.

that venom thing,
i've had many fights for the same reason.
especially with lynden.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/20/2008

478.

Saturday, April 19, 2008


his venom forces me to defend
rebecca pidgeon when i don't
even really like her that much

posted by j
4/19/2008

477.

ryan looks at pics
of disney land and exclaims,
"i can't even imagine!"

posted by Laura Barnes
4/19/2008

476.

Friday, April 18, 2008


twice more i get to
replay his slow motion
grace kelly 'rear window' kiss

posted by j
4/18/2008

475.

i tell ryan we're
thinking about california and
so then we have to go

posted by Laura Barnes
4/18/2008

474.

Thursday, April 17, 2008


happy to be 3rd bravest & creative.
but surprisingly upset at being voted
85th hardest working.

posted by j
4/17/2008

473.

stupid, fascist, over-achiever
parents from the rich Kindergarten
obviously did their kids reports for them

posted by Laura Barnes
4/17/2008

472.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008


sometimes its just the
daily email conversation
with neal that gets me through

posted by j
4/16/2008

471.

I break down
and send Tori M a message so she'll
ask me to be her friend.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/16/2008

470.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008


with the death of the server,
tobacco bar, and all i built in nyc
is officially memory

posted by j
4/15/2008

469.

the boys openly
hum "Ding Dong, the witch is dead"
as she leaves work for the last time

posted by Laura Barnes
4/15/2008

468.

Monday, April 14, 2008


must prep now or i will
collapse like a dark star
at the end of may

posted by j
4/14/2008

467.

Remember this day
ten plus years ago when we had
to see Titanic (again) cuz it was the anniversary?

posted by Laura Barnes
4/14/2008

466.

Sunday, April 13, 2008


i owe my entire (short) acting career
to this friend of a friend
who saw me in the UF showcase

posted by j
4/13/2008

465.

we're so unoriginal:
we watch Family Guy on WB
every night with the rest of Denver.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/13/2008

464.

Saturday, April 12, 2008


lame eavesdropper phone-googles
our conversation so that he can
hit on us and look smart.

posted by j
4/12/2008

463.

It's not fair that
she'll resent me for not helping her
when she didn't let me

posted by Laura Barnes
4/12/2008

462.

Friday, April 11, 2008


we were supposed
to drink the 'fucks you up'
wine, but forgot.

posted by j
4/11/2008

461.

The little girl
at the park playing tag with Ryan
is likely from hell.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/11/2008

460.

Thursday, April 10, 2008


i'm an LA cliche:
driving 40 yards to run 30mins
on a treadmill.

posted by j
4/10/2008

459.

dining with Father John,
I'm always embarrassed by his
rudeness to the waitresses

posted by Laura Barnes
4/10/2008

458.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008


and just like that
the entire shoot
falls through.

posted by j
4/09/2008

457.

I usually don't put subjects
on my emails. Otherwise why
write the message?

posted by Laura Barnes
4/09/2008

456.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008


a conversation
in this one perfect
long slow kiss

posted by j
4/08/2008

455.

obviously our relationship
is only meant to benefit
her.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/08/2008

454.

Monday, April 07, 2008


well, these are the lessons
that make you a better
producer, later.

posted by j
4/07/2008

453.

after a shopping spree with the girls,
i turn on club music and let them model,
the coffee table, a make-shift runway

posted by Laura Barnes
4/07/2008

452.

Sunday, April 06, 2008


ediiting
edting
editing

posted by j
4/06/2008

451.

Ryan discovers the joys
of Country Buffet, putting it ahead of
Denny's on her favorites list.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/06/2008

450.

Saturday, April 05, 2008


we've cast our crushes
opposite each other. hopefully
they connect on-screen only.

posted by j
4/05/2008

449.

not sure how I
went an entire day with
no one sending me email

posted by Laura Barnes
4/05/2008

448.

Friday, April 04, 2008


teaching her acting,
we accidentally made her
pretend she got raped

posted by j
4/04/2008

447.

it's hard to stop
from gloating when she
gives us her notice (YAHOO!)

posted by Laura Barnes
4/04/2008

446.

Thursday, April 03, 2008


79 puzzle pieces
to tell an
8 minute story

posted by j
4/03/2008

445.

Around 11 pm
the nightly barage of "Life is beautiful" type
emails arrives from Kay

posted by Laura Barnes
4/03/2008

444.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008


if you took away
internet and tv
who would i be?

posted by j
4/02/2008

443.

Post Holy Week
church drama prolongs
the Easter stress

posted by Laura Barnes
4/02/2008

442.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008


work. gym.
home. (alone)
homework.

posted by j
4/01/2008

441.

I fall for NPR's April Fool's joke:
An enthusiastic review of the song "B Flat",
various instruments playing the note B flat.

posted by Laura Barnes
4/01/2008