6/17/2003
i'm feeling very "i want this to be over, right now." but it will be soon, one exam will be done tomorrow. than another on thursday. and i leave the country in FOUR DAYS!! i can't believe this snuck up on me so quickly. wow. i'm trying to squeeze as much into the next little while as i can... alas TWO exams. boo. but on a better note, ITALY HERE I COME!
until next time punks...
it was the echoing voices of the old ones
through thick steel forests and over scorched earth
always just out of reach a murder of crows judged my every footstep.
my bones were frozen
penniless and entirely out of breath, i washed my hands
in the black market dog water trough.
but through it all the real stick in my spokes was the torment of my dreams.
i fought off sleep with both hands and sometimes fire
with little more than a blowgun made from an exhausted pen,
i shot the stars out of the sky.
when each one fell sparkling to the ground, i made wishes that never came true.
apparitions of angels with angry eyes appeared in each new moon
my own ghost began whispering and the trees died if i tried to climb them.
the decision was made for me to begin interpreting real life
just as i would nightmares.
square 1, buck 65
until next time punks...
it was the echoing voices of the old ones
through thick steel forests and over scorched earth
always just out of reach a murder of crows judged my every footstep.
my bones were frozen
penniless and entirely out of breath, i washed my hands
in the black market dog water trough.
but through it all the real stick in my spokes was the torment of my dreams.
i fought off sleep with both hands and sometimes fire
with little more than a blowgun made from an exhausted pen,
i shot the stars out of the sky.
when each one fell sparkling to the ground, i made wishes that never came true.
apparitions of angels with angry eyes appeared in each new moon
my own ghost began whispering and the trees died if i tried to climb them.
the decision was made for me to begin interpreting real life
just as i would nightmares.
square 1, buck 65
6/14/2003
today was like pride-day, or something
classes ended on thursday, i have an exam on wednesday and one on thursday. i need to get a hair cut. i didn't go to the pride parade today and i didn't even really feel bad about it... i think i'm too young to be as cynical as i am. i decided i rather do homework, and i actually did homework. how boring am i? yeah, pretty boring.
i sat out in the sun today while studying english. i rolled up my t-shirt sleeves so i could get a more even tan. i'm waiting for joseph to call me.
i haven't had much to say lately, but here is some list action instead.
of note, lately:
* gays, lesbians, and other homos are getting married!! even here in kingston!! rock!!
* i'm on "the pill," those who know me know why this is hilarious.
* I LEAVE CANADA 7 DAYS!
* i leave kingston in 6.
* two crushes have solidified without either of them being here, things just clicked in my brain suddenly. (but neither of them live here. FUCK KINGSTON.)
* ITALY HERE I COME.
things i want:
* one of my serious crushes to be reciprocated.
* some make out action (not necessarily with the crush peeps).
* 500 pages of my accounting knowledge to instantly appear in my brain.
* my kingston girls to be here tonight to party it up right.
* to not have this school garbage lying so heavily on my brain so my inspiration can flow freer.
* to have a car so i could visit someone. <3
books i have purchased/received but not yet read (andand will read SOON):
* the hours, michael cunninghan
* cool for you, eileen myles
* monday or tuesday, woolf
* life of pi, yann martel
* such a long journey, rohinton mistry
* another place not here, dionne brand
* the passion, jeanette winterson
* the rest of the short stories in the dubliners.
(i am such a bookworm, i am so happy i will have time to read!)
sorry to those i owe email to, i'm working on it.
classes ended on thursday, i have an exam on wednesday and one on thursday. i need to get a hair cut. i didn't go to the pride parade today and i didn't even really feel bad about it... i think i'm too young to be as cynical as i am. i decided i rather do homework, and i actually did homework. how boring am i? yeah, pretty boring.
i sat out in the sun today while studying english. i rolled up my t-shirt sleeves so i could get a more even tan. i'm waiting for joseph to call me.
i haven't had much to say lately, but here is some list action instead.
of note, lately:
* gays, lesbians, and other homos are getting married!! even here in kingston!! rock!!
* i'm on "the pill," those who know me know why this is hilarious.
* I LEAVE CANADA 7 DAYS!
* i leave kingston in 6.
* two crushes have solidified without either of them being here, things just clicked in my brain suddenly. (but neither of them live here. FUCK KINGSTON.)
* ITALY HERE I COME.
things i want:
* one of my serious crushes to be reciprocated.
* some make out action (not necessarily with the crush peeps).
* 500 pages of my accounting knowledge to instantly appear in my brain.
* my kingston girls to be here tonight to party it up right.
* to not have this school garbage lying so heavily on my brain so my inspiration can flow freer.
* to have a car so i could visit someone. <3
books i have purchased/received but not yet read (andand will read SOON):
* the hours, michael cunninghan
* cool for you, eileen myles
* monday or tuesday, woolf
* life of pi, yann martel
* such a long journey, rohinton mistry
* another place not here, dionne brand
* the passion, jeanette winterson
* the rest of the short stories in the dubliners.
(i am such a bookworm, i am so happy i will have time to read!)
sorry to those i owe email to, i'm working on it.
6/10/2003
same sex marriage in ontario (and the rest of canada)
another court (ontario court of appeals) has ruled that barring same sex marriages is unconstitutional. the federal government has until june 30 to challenge the ruling and if they don't the current law becomes invalid and it must be re-written! so same-sex marriage isn't legal yet, but this is another step in that direction. to be honest, reading these articles kind of feels like deja-vu, i remember feeling happy and hopeful last year when another ontario court made a similar ruling (right around the time the "coward" letter i wrote got published in the star).
anyways, for those of you interested...
here's an article from the toronto star
and one from 365gay.com
consider writing to your MPs and the Attorney-General and the leader of whatever party you support (if you do):
find your MP using your postal code here
and write to the attorney general
i haven't written a letter yet, but i can send anyone who wants one a sample of what i wrote last year (same time) and/or an updated letter when i get to writing it tonight. right now i have class.
it's very convenient that this is happening in june (aka pride month) keep your eyes out for announcements of actions and letter writing in your area.
another court (ontario court of appeals) has ruled that barring same sex marriages is unconstitutional. the federal government has until june 30 to challenge the ruling and if they don't the current law becomes invalid and it must be re-written! so same-sex marriage isn't legal yet, but this is another step in that direction. to be honest, reading these articles kind of feels like deja-vu, i remember feeling happy and hopeful last year when another ontario court made a similar ruling (right around the time the "coward" letter i wrote got published in the star).
anyways, for those of you interested...
here's an article from the toronto star
and one from 365gay.com
consider writing to your MPs and the Attorney-General and the leader of whatever party you support (if you do):
find your MP using your postal code here
and write to the attorney general
i haven't written a letter yet, but i can send anyone who wants one a sample of what i wrote last year (same time) and/or an updated letter when i get to writing it tonight. right now i have class.
it's very convenient that this is happening in june (aka pride month) keep your eyes out for announcements of actions and letter writing in your area.
