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562.

Saturday, May 31, 2008


no rest. not yet.
this will all be worth it
later. right?

posted by j
5/31/2008

561.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/31/2008

560.

Friday, May 30, 2008


i convince, he cancels
convince again. cancels again.
didn't really wanna go out anyway.

posted by j
5/30/2008

559.

cosmetic conferences,
I discover, are much more posh than
eye care conferences

posted by Laura Barnes
5/30/2008

558.

Thursday, May 29, 2008


a smooth shoot
but damn it's gonna
be a long summer

posted by j
5/29/2008

557.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/29/2008

556.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008


i want to be in control enough
to not need to be told
'you were totally in control'

posted by j
5/28/2008

555.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/28/2008

554.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008


shoot's tomorrow.
too giddy
to sleep.

posted by j
5/27/2008

553.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/27/2008

552.

Monday, May 26, 2008


storyboards
storyboards
storyboards

posted by j
5/26/2008

551.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/26/2008

550.

Sunday, May 25, 2008


another rehearsal.
got to keep working
so i can keep doing this.

posted by j
5/25/2008

549.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/25/2008

548.

Saturday, May 24, 2008


universal burns,
freeze on the ferris wheel,
margaritas.

posted by j
5/24/2008

547.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/24/2008

546.

Friday, May 23, 2008


this embarassment
is not
indiana jones.

posted by j
5/23/2008

545.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/23/2008

544.

Thursday, May 22, 2008


the sound being off by
12/24ths of a second
makes my day hell

posted by j
5/22/2008

543.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/22/2008

542.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008


rehearsing with the actors
makes the whole thing
a little more real

posted by j
5/21/2008

541

posted by Laura Barnes
5/21/2008

540.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008


since we're on a
juggling metaphor,
i'm dropping one ball.

posted by j
5/20/2008

539

posted by Laura Barnes
5/20/2008

538.

Monday, May 19, 2008


juggling more balls
means throwing them
a lot higher

posted by j
5/19/2008

537

posted by Laura Barnes
5/19/2008

536.

Sunday, May 18, 2008


"pull my finger," and
"twist my arm," are not
exactly interchangeable.

posted by j
5/18/2008

535

posted by Laura Barnes
5/18/2008

534.

Saturday, May 17, 2008


mamet's new play
is gayer than
paul rudnick

posted by j
5/17/2008

533.

composing, inspired by:
Ryan's piano/voice recital, a wedding,
Panic at the Disco's "Northern Downpour"

posted by Laura Barnes
5/17/2008

532.

Friday, May 16, 2008


yelled at for not being
the kind of boss
who yells

posted by j
5/16/2008

531.

oh! ow! agh!
the heartache of
your child's heartache

posted by Laura Barnes
5/16/2008

530.

Thursday, May 15, 2008


a new project and deadline
dropped on me. i bitch, but
secretly love the challenge

posted by j
5/15/2008

529.

I check for your haikus
before deciding its ok
not to haiku

posted by Laura Barnes
5/15/2008

528.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008


my grogginess solution:
work out twice as hard
to sleep a little deeper

posted by j
5/14/2008

527.

day after my first
velashape procedure:
SO TIRED!!!

posted by Laura Barnes
5/14/2008

526.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008


a long chat with mom
really hits home
i gotta work harder

posted by j
5/13/2008

525.

choosing to go in late
so i could go to "Muffins with Moms"
was a good decision

posted by Laura Barnes
5/13/2008

524.

Monday, May 12, 2008


work starts in earnest
and season 3 of 'joe in la'
begins mid-july.

posted by j
5/12/2008

523.

whole day overcast
by $1500 bill from
Ryan's dentist

posted by Laura Barnes
5/12/2008

522.

Sunday, May 11, 2008


i'm up all night anxious.
which usually means
change is a comin'

posted by j
5/11/2008

521.

Sick husband.
Whiny, sick child.
Happy Mother's Day.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/11/2008

520.

Saturday, May 10, 2008


hung
ov
er

posted by j
5/10/2008

519.

i diagnose
(and cure) my vertigo.
love the internet!

posted by Laura Barnes
5/10/2008

518.

Friday, May 09, 2008


i really haven't been here
long enough to inspire
such gay-bar drama, have i?

posted by j
5/09/2008

517.

huge fight with Tom
because we disagree about the end
of Gone Baby Gone

posted by Laura Barnes
5/09/2008

516.

Thursday, May 08, 2008


i do the really hard thing:
tell the truth, ask for big favors.
it works. why was i scared?

posted by j
5/08/2008

515.

obsessed with her melanoma:
Does she feel ok? Does she know? What's she thinking?
Is she scared? Will I see her again?

posted by Laura Barnes
5/08/2008

514.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008


paul writes to tell me
my photo of his dog
is all that's left of her

posted by j
5/07/2008

513.

children's choir
final rehearsal/party,
"final" being the reason i celebrate

posted by Laura Barnes
5/07/2008

512.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008


at dj's party, the main topic
is neal, and how he
never really gave it a chance

posted by j
5/06/2008

511.

i stay home sick
for no reason except
that i want to

posted by Laura Barnes
5/06/2008

510.

Monday, May 05, 2008


we lose our cameramen.
dad's ready to throw in the towel,
but i know this is just how it goes.

posted by j
5/05/2008

509.

Ryan has
her first loose
tooth!

posted by Laura Barnes
5/05/2008

508.

Sunday, May 04, 2008


the high school musical,
though painful, takes me back
to discovering the joy of doing it

posted by j
5/04/2008

507.

I'm tired of writing
my weekly article
and it shows.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/04/2008

506.

Saturday, May 03, 2008


i ask if he reads my haikus
then run back here
to see what i've said..

posted by j
5/03/2008

505.

I waste forty minutes
researching the origins of
"Wait for it, wait for it"

posted by Laura Barnes
5/03/2008

504.

Friday, May 02, 2008


inventing drinks
with citrus rum & fresh berries.
and talking about life

posted by j
5/02/2008

503.

Megan Wommack apologizes
for being an asshole to me in college
but I hardly remember who she is.

posted by Laura Barnes
5/02/2008

502.

Thursday, May 01, 2008


i go on about the 'uncanny valley'
at this 'network lunch' with
'the rest of the producers'

posted by j
5/01/2008

501.

I refer to Grandma as the
Paula Abdul of the family and Uncle Tom says
"I said that today!"

posted by Laura Barnes
5/01/2008