pukey colors

i tried weatherstripping my security screen door today, obviously not because of anything weather-related, but because the gaps at the top and bottom are so big that lots of bugs come in during the night, particularly spiders. closing the door isn’t really an option because it’s so ridiculously hot here during the day, and [...]

people on the street are handing out free samples of coke blak from ice-filled, rolling coolers. it’s coke infused with coffee, which tastes pretty nasty, like coffee that is carbonated and over-sweetened (it has both high fructose corn syrup and aspartame). it’s an ulcer in a bottle.

i just had a freakin delicious sandwich at canter’s. this city might get to my heart through my stomach.

my new neighbor and i had the same alarm schedule this morning. both went off at 5:00 with five-minute snooze intervals. each time, i hit the snooze button first, and in my delirious half-sleep i kept thinking i was unsuccessful because i still heard an alarm after pressing the button. i wonder [...]

i have a new neighbor. he’s probably not hip to the fact that i can hear everything he says through our shared bedroom wall. i hope he doesn’t get a lot of action. so far, all i know about him is that the gas company wouldn’t turn on his service for three [...]