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it's the upturned collars, vans, and shaggy hair // 2004-04-17

i'm currently staring at what might be the largest mess in the history of this apartment, yet i can't quite muster up the energy to do something about it. the two chairs in the corner of the room where i throw off my bags and books when i come home from school have overflowed and now, LA-style, the sprawl is taking over at least half the room. with an entire weekend free of plans, you'd think i'd come up with some kind of plan, but the only thing i can think to do is stare blankly at the nastiness. of course, i did just wake up and i'm still drinking tea, so i'm not feeling full-on lazy yet. i think i might just sit here a little while longer until this american life comes on and then do some dishes. or something.

a list:

• tomato soup is now my favorite meal
• though as a whole the 80s were repulsive, there are a few parts that were really, really sexy
• i think i'm going to cup my kidney 1 today
• i need more time in my life to knit and read and cook, not to mention money to buy yarn and books and ingredients (anyone have any of those things?)
• if anyone dislocates any part of their body, give me a call as i'm currently taking a die da class and would love some practice putting joints back in place!

**update: i have since cleaned up the entire living room, which involved filling an entire grocery bag full of recycling, consolidating all the dirty dishes in the kitchen, filing away the last few months worth of magazines, putting away all my school books, vacuuming, sweeping, and dusting, all the while drinking a lot of tea and listening to dreamy ira glass.

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