Envy

Envy

I'm green
with jealousy
I'm still running xp
I've got windows 7 envy

I'm also running vista on my desktop but I didn't feel like finding something that rhymes with vista. Actually, I'm not sure why I want to run windows 7. I hear there are some issues with some of the games I like to play. Oh well. Weak yesterday, and weak today, and probably weak tomorrow. Peace out.

The Lie

The Lie

It's the lie that you tell yourself
the lie that you want so badly to believe
You hold onto it like the blanket
that you were never without as a child
You're almost convinced that you fully believe it now
but that knowledge only re-enforces that you know it's a lie
Try
as you try
day after day
The lie: You don't care what people say

My sister found Veronica Mars season 1 in the Walmart discount bin the other day. I've watched the first 2 dvds so far. I think I've caught up to the episodes that I've seen on tv. From here on out, the episodes will be new (to me at least). Today's piece was inspired by episode 8. I love me some Kristen Bell... my flavour of the week, month, year, w/e.

The Pen

The Pen

Get the feel
and learn the motions
to trace lines of flesh and cotton
Manipulate the curves
and learn the right strokes
to create vector designs
that touch the soul
The secret is in mastering the pen tool
If only I could
I'd be so totally cool

Lately, I've been trying to learn or relearn how to use the Pen tool in photoshop/illustrator because I want to try my hand at vector art. It's so hard and it takes so much patience. I've been trying to step through a tutorial that I found online. I got about half way through it but I lost the motivation to finish it because it's of a subject I don't care about... and when I'm done, I'll have my version of a vector art that probably won't compare to the one from the tutorial and it would be useless. I want to find an appropriate picture that I can do for my first vector art. Any suggestions? Peace out.

Days like These (unfinished thought)

Days like These

It's on days like these
days when you can see your breath
as the warmth exits your body
and hits the cold autumn air
On days like these
when the clouds stretch from horizon to horizon
and the sun is but a memory
a distant ball of gas that has no play on today

I don't know where I was going with this one and thus don't know how to end it. What happens on days like these? I have no idea. Oh well. Peace out.

Laundry

Laundry

It's that day again

to start fresh

to sort through the previous week

and separate the darks and the lights

Take in the smells

and remember the day you wore those jeans

smile or cry

in one hour everything will once again be clean

I'm actually writing as I watch tv. Monday is heavy with shows that I like to watch. Weak, I know. Peace out.

It's the Return

It's the Return

It's the return

you've come full circle

back to the start of it all

where it all fell apart

and you scrambled to save it

It fell anyways

crashing to the ground

the sound of broken glass

echoes in your brain

I can still hear the sobbing

over the rain

I look around

and find some shards

still lying about

I guess we were too lazy

to clean everything out

Evidence of what happened before

and here we are again

to remember once more

Yup. I watched I'm Reed Fish again today. I watched it about one year ago and it was the movie that started my Youtube days. I love the soundtrack of the movie and the songs that are in the movie but not on the soundtrack. It just makes me want to play guitar... and fall in love... and write songs... and kiss girls.... sigh. Lol. Peace out.

Lavender

Lavender

Come
take a ride with me
from dusk til dawn
back to the foothills of the youth

Run
your fingers through your hair
and gather the wisps of fog
that find their home in the valleys
on chilly autumn mornings

Whisper
dreams into my ears
to bring about change
and cast hope
to wake my weary eyes

Rest
your head on my shoulder
so I can be caught up
in the scent of your hair
... lavender

Just wanted to write something as I haven't written in quite some time. Peace out.

Susan

Susan

I linger around the clock
as my favourite hour approaches
Trying to turn my day around
with configuration of hands I find lovely
I marvel at Susan's beauty
the girl with the red hair
Her smile magically changes the world
no one that knows her
thinks she but only a girl

Hahaha... who's Susan? No one. Seriously. No one. And what's my favourite hour? I don't know. I do like to set my alarm for weird times but I don't think I have a favourite time. For instance, if I have to get up at 7:00 am, I don't like to set it for 7. I'll instead set it for 6:31 or 7:13 or something like that. It's not weird... it's adorable. Peace out.

Candy for Breakfast

Candy for Breakfast

Candy for breakfast
and dessert first
Forget about the salad
drink pop to quench that thirst
brought about by the salty nachos
and the barbecue chips
Use the celery sticks
as a transportation mechanism for that french onion dip
Eat away the rain
use sugar and salt to distract your brain

I've given up pop. I love pop. And now I'm miserable. Peace out.

Frost

Frost

I wake up
this cold windy day
the day after the first frost
and look around
to see what plants have been lost
the grass is covered with tiny crystals
and the tomatoes are the wrong shade of green
exhibiting hues of frost damage
Some of the hardier daisies sway in the breeze
defiance in their tender stems
It gives me hope that broken things can mend
seeing these daisies bloom on frosty mornings
I realize that things only sleep in the winter
to wake up again in the warmth of spring

Lame, but done. It's getting cold these days. I've been trying to run still but it's been getting easier actually. I dress up warm enough and try to put some miles on the old sneakers. Actually, now that I think about it, all this running is quite useless because once the real winter hits, my cardio will go back to zero and I'll have to start all over again next spring. How sad. Peace out.