notes of a blue ink body ([info]mysneaker) wrote,
@ 2008-02-24 13:24:00
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Current music:the missing sons & daughters of the soho riots * the national


Instructions for Existing in February.

Sing only in the shower or car - at night or turning down long roads in the afternoon sun - sing privately with all of your diaphragm, thinking of the steely dome of the Civic Arena, how they said that the arena used to open to the stars. You do not have practical shoes, but since you want to walk, walk, and accept wet soles, wet socks. Keep your hands in your pockets when you walk, even though the bottoms of the pockets have torn. When with children, be patient but firm. Let them touch your hair, your scarf, the shape of your face. Ask them about numbers, about time. Build at least one snowman, with a real carrot nose. Drink Ginger-Peach tea, Ginger-Lemon tea, Ginger tea. Drink mush less than one pot of coffee a day. Continue not to smoke while craving cigarettes, and enjoy your newfound revulsion towards the smoke of others. Talk frequently with your understanding of God, and try to be very quiet when you can, in order to hear the answers. Talk frequently to the animals that talk to you. Learn to bake an apple pie. Remember that there are many kinds of love; be fearlessly honest without comparing your actions to the perceived fearlessly honest actions of others. Believe in what holds you. Trust that you will be held.



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[info]misera
2008-02-24 06:51 pm UTC (link)

hello. I found your journal through my friendsfriends page. I like your words, and I like anne carson, too (actually, I love her). may I friend you?

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[info]mysneaker
2008-02-24 09:02 pm UTC (link)
why yes

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[info]dearnabokov
2008-02-24 11:43 pm UTC (link)
1. that chair is fabulous!

2. "and enjoy your newfound revulsion towards the smoke of others." Oh, yes! I experience this daily....

How long since you've quit?

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[info]mysneaker
2008-02-25 03:19 pm UTC (link)
hmm... I'm not quite sure.. about a month & a half maybe.

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[info]dearnabokov
2008-02-26 01:44 am UTC (link)
That's awesome. Jordan's trying as well.. has been since x-mas.. but I think he doesn't want to very much? He's at least cut down a lot which is nice. It's so weird being a reformed smoker and hating the smell.

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[info]kautta
2008-02-25 03:26 am UTC (link)
i absolutely can't stand being exposed to seconhand smoke anymore. i don't know how i did it before - clubs, cafes, rooms, cars, entire houses, restaurants, all full of smoke. what a silly habit it is.

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[info]mysneaker
2008-02-25 03:22 pm UTC (link)
I know! if there's smoke around (indoors) from more than one cigarette, I get an automatic headache.
My pack-a-day years now seem unimaginable

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[info]wristwatch_eyes
2008-02-26 01:34 am UTC (link)
Damn, that song has been part of my "soundtrack" all fall & winter. It captures a very specific mood I don't even know I'd be able to describe in words.

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