2003-06-30 - 3:28 p.m. -




strange day.
there is a fire truck outside the building & we are trying to get the guys to go up in the ladder to fix the flagpole on top of the building. (about 120� up). it looks like they are willing to do it.

strange day.

Katharine Hepburn died & the world has a lot less class because of it.

strange day.

my son�s first day at summer day care & he had a meltdown. drove away feeling like the worst parent in the world. i know he is doing well now & is having a good time, but that look in his eyes still leaves me feeling very small.

strange day.

should have been sitting in a conference all day. spent the day moving & dusting armors. ran my ass off & i still have a ton of things to do before i leave today that i know just won�t get done.

strange day.

the fire fighters just fixed the flagpole. they took it as a challenge & set up the truck jack right next to my car. the jack is larger than the car i drive.

strange day.

a salmon day: when you spend the whole day swimming upstream only to get fucked in the end.
today feels like a salmon day.

strange day.

looking forward to sitting at home tonight with my canvas & my coffee & a million stars overhead waiting for me to paint their portraits.

i am not in a bad mood or a good mood. like Pooh, i just am.

all i want is a dark sky, a bright star, & a quiet place to cry.

i�m not sad per se, i just need that release right now. need to be six again� if only for a short while. when i was six it was ok to cry just because i was feeling down.

men don�t cry. that is what the world tells us. you are weak & unmanly if you cry. i wonder if this is why i feel so bad when my son cries. i wonder if that makes me weak or a man.

strange day.

i don�t know why i�m so scattered today. i�m not going to try to figure it out. i�m just going to accept it & move on. let the paint speak for me & try not to dream when i sleep tonight.

hope tomorrow is not such a strange day.

may you all have a good night.
breath in the night air.
tell someone you love them.
go for a drive.
make love.
read a good book.
masturbate.
order some take-out
make that phone call
believe.

please believe.

more later.
be well.

(& yes, we missed you last night.)