i went to sleep at 4 a.m. and woke up with this in my head. i don’t fancy myself a songwriter, but i hear a horn section and a keyboard that crashes over the last chorus.
you never will
i have never been a dancer, never been a queen
always looking for the answer somewhere [...]
Archive for September, 2007
uhhh, i could write a song…sure…
Posted in life, tagged Music, song lyrics, writing on September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
just a few things
Posted in life on September 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
my cousin jake carried 13 times for 127 yards in the ku vs. toledo game tonight. i remember the day he was born, being in the hospital and seeing him, this little miracle in my aunt and uncle’s life, the first baby i really remember, and now he is this badass football rockstar…i am so [...]
man crazy, a book review
Posted in book review on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
i just finished reading this novel, ‘man crazy,’ by joyce carol oates. if you’ve never read her it is about time you got to your local used bookstore and found a little piece of word-crack. i’ve read her short story “it’s all over now, baby blue,” about a thousand times, there’s even a film based [...]
the first 12 days
Posted in life on September 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
teaching at the high school level has proven to be everything i had hoped, and then a whole big pic-a-nic basket full of surprises. i have around 120 students split between my classes and of those about a third has something called an IEP. this stands for individualized education plan and can be [...]
breathe
