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The Cure
Published on 2011-01-20 02:32:00
I posted this awhile back, then deleted it because I thought it sounded cheesy. Today, following a five-day stretch of riding that has ended with a plummet back into winter...I think it sounds like heaven. Sun on my shoulder, wind at my back. The flaming autumn carpet singing background for Alicia Keyes, crunching and crackling as I glide over it. A ladybug hitches a ride on my elbow,
Hooray for Hollywood!
Published on 2011-01-19 03:07:00
My fantasy Golden Globes Acceptance Speech: Breathless after struggling up the red carpet in my nine-inch heels and ridiculous dress, I begin, “Whew. Wow! This is such an honor! Well, first, let me say thanks to Craig the lighting guy who, for fifty bucks, slipped a soft pink film in front of the spotlight before I hit the stage.” Gesturing with a sweep of the hand from my feet to my head, I
Amo Amas Amat
Published on 2010-12-21 04:01:00
My brain woke me at OH(!)-dark-thirty this morning to have a long discussion with itself about the rise and fall of Rome. That makes me sound a lot more intellectual than (and exactly as insomniac as) I am, which of course is why I said it. In point of fact, we just finished watching the HBO series, Rome, so I have history on the brain. The show has me drawing all kinds of parallels between their
