12 June 2009

"read a fucking book": notes from me to me

it's a well known fact that i--like a lot of other people--love lists. right now, i've got about 14 going. here's a sampling of items from my notes:



+smart start healthy heart
[list: go to the grocery store, please]
i woke up yesterday craving this stuff. do they even make it anymore?




+graveyard at 4th and pine
[list: summerrrr]
i think cemeteries are kind of awesome in a totally non-creepy [cause i'm terrified of almost everything] romantic sort of way. i found this one while i was walking around a few weeks ago, but i've got to go back because it was raining and too muddy to go in.




+read a fucking book
[list: things to do immediately]
even though it's summer so i've got no assigned reading and could get any book i could possibly want from my school's library, i haven't read anything for fun in ages.




+"you're still in the way that i move, when nobody's watching"
[list: nice words]
misheard lyrics from "stay awake" by lydia. i think the real words are "you're still in the way that i think nobody's watching" but i like mine better.



+save jon and kate's marriage
[list: summerrrr]
no explanation needed. someone needs to do it; it might as well be us.


+get a new wallet
[list: things to do immediately]
i did this! i made one! my old wallet must have been designed by a toddler or someone who only uses credit cards or something because it wasn't even big enough to hold dolla dolla bills.

speaking of wallets, check out my license photo. 2003 was such a sexy year.


+lipstick
[list: things to buy]
i don't remember writing this down, but it might be kind of fun to have.



+trading places by usher
[list: songs to learn]
the comedic value of being able to play this song on my guitar is out of control.



+bilingual edition of aura
[list: books]
i lazily picked this book for a project for my spanish class since it was my name minus one letter, but i ended up devouring it. it's told in second person and it's a ghost story that's sort of like beloved and it's beautiful.

2 Comments:

Ellen said...

i know this is strange, but i came upon your blog through autostraddle (i'm a lesbian/bisexual woman on the edge) and i just had to tell you that i'm stealing "you're still in the way that i move, when nobody's watching." it's now the little quote below my facebook photo. i hope you don't mind. it's really beautiful and i had resisted putting anything in that space until this moment. please comment back to tell me it's ok :).

laura said...

it's not even strange, that's what the internet is for! being a weirdo and thinking thoughts and words and hoping other people will see them and like them too. i'm glad you liked that one. ps have you listened to lydia? they are good music for rain, nighttime, being moody, feeling warm, and lots of other times.