June 2004

Fortunate Optimism

June 30, 2004

The fortune cookie broke apart with no effort, and much to my pleasure did not mention anything of financial expectations, or other nonsense that belonged in a horoscope. It simply read: People who expect nothing will never be disappointed I find it optimisitc, no matter what my coworkers thought. Yesterday Afternoon I watched Fahrenheit 9/11. [...]

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Something from Who?

June 28, 2004

You don’t get something, from nothing, the cliché goes. I’m not out to lose. The self-help literature can be argued, refuted, and disproved all at once. But I’m going to change myself in two ways That will make tomorrow Different than today.

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Weaving a Pattern in the Sand

June 27, 2004

I wanted to be alone, And I went to possibly one of the most crowded places in Southern California on a hot summer day. The crowds at the beach were teeming with giddiness of being in the warm sun. Their worlds spun on gently. I walked between each separate world. Each blanket forming a pod [...]

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Those Eyes

June 26, 2004

He spoke to himself slowly, so as not to lose track of his thought processes. He’s seen beauty, and ugliness, and never was there a place where both didn’t exist. Life was defined in opposites. He knew happiness because of the extreme sorrow. He knew insipid yet calming serenity after the chaotic confusion. He knew [...]

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