never wear sandals

4/18/09

2009-04-18T16:03:00.000-07:00

After only four months, something that had never really begun seemed
to be coming to an end.

01/07/09

2009-01-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

While a year seemed far away, six months seemed much, much too close.

10/2/08

2008-10-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

"Is that the way you think about me?" she said.
He changed the subject without answering the question.

8//6/08

2008-08-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

She looked at his too-tight tee shirt, smiled sweetly, and pretended not
to notice his bulging, fat stomach.

8/06/08

2008-08-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

In his mind, "call me if you need any electrical work done," meant the same thing
as, "I'm really interested in making out with you."

5/14/08

2008-05-14T21:36:00.001-07:00

He lived his miserable life surrounded by beautiful young redheads.

5/14/08

2008-05-14T21:27:00.000-07:00

"Maybe I'll get one more look at her as I go," he thought, lustfully, but the
skinny brunette with her enticing, thick glasses was no longer among the
group of smokers on the curb.

4/15/08

2008-04-15T22:06:00.000-07:00

When it came to his love life, the unfortunate combination of high standards and
low self-esteem was a major problem.

4/14/08

2008-04-14T09:22:00.000-07:00

She needed to learn a lesson, and the lesson was this; never bring a pie to
a cake baking contest.

4/12/08

2008-04-11T21:38:00.000-07:00

In his mind it was blatantly obvious, but she somehow failed to notice their
undeniable chemistry.

04/9/08

2008-04-09T22:02:00.000-07:00

Seven years of hard work culminated in a suggestion to work a little harder
for just a little while longer.

4/9/08

2008-04-09T06:59:00.001-07:00

The friction fed warmth of his two hands rubbing together was a sure sign
that work was finally progressing.

4/8/08

2008-04-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

The piles piled higher.

4/3/08

2008-04-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

Twenty-eight hours later, and sleep still seemed to be eluding his
clutching eyelids.

4/2/08

2008-04-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

That feeling of accomplishment, though inspirational, was fleeting and
nothing meaningful came from it.

9/12/07

2007-09-12T09:24:00.000-07:00

"Leave the key under the mat when you go," was her faltering attempt at a final goodbye.

6/28/07

2007-06-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

As she licked her thumb to turn another page, he closed his eyes and, not for the first time, dreamed of being a glossy fashion magazine.

6/27/07

2007-06-27T22:04:00.000-07:00

The annoyed high beam flashes from oncoming traffic finally convinced him that she was right when she called him "such an asshole."

6/26/07

2007-06-26T22:51:00.000-07:00

He couldn't tell her he believed in that nonsense, but didn't want to hurt her feeling either, so his silence filled the room with a level of discomfort that no amount of feng shui could ever hope to alleviate.

6/25/07

2007-06-25T23:58:00.000-07:00

Although he remembers it fondly now, at the time, the hair on her arms was a major turnoff.

6/24/07

2007-06-24T23:56:00.000-07:00

As it turned out, dating her best friend didn't really help him move on.

6/23/07

2007-06-23T23:55:00.000-07:00

At the last second, he turned away.

6/22/07

2007-06-22T23:55:00.000-07:00

Who would have guessed that a garbage can could bring back so many memories?

6/21/07

2007-06-21T23:11:00.000-07:00

Another birthday had come and gone and the only thing she had to show for it was a collection of houseplants that she knew were destined to eventually die.

6/20/07

2007-06-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

At some point during their journey, she came to the conclusion that wearing headphones in front of him would be far too rude, so she chose to ignore him the old fashioned way.

6/19/07

2007-06-19T22:10:00.000-07:00

Saying "gesundheit" seemed like it would be a bit too formal, so he settled on "bless you," even though he didn't believe in god, and suspected the same about her.

6/18/07

2007-06-18T22:16:00.000-07:00

He still feels kind of bad about skipping that funeral.

6/17/07

2007-06-17T22:26:00.000-07:00

Wanting it was one thing; having it was something else altogether.

6/16/07

2007-06-16T22:29:00.000-07:00

Looking over past journal entries, he was surprised at how hopeful he once was.

6/15/07

2007-06-15T16:27:00.000-07:00

His whispered, "but I said I love you," was just barely audible over the sound of her window sash sliding down to the sill.

6/14/07

2007-06-14T23:16:00.000-07:00

The war was over, employment opportunities were few and far between, and city life wasn't very appealing anymore, so try as he might, he couldn't really think of a reason not to take part in the expedition.

6/13/07

2007-06-13T15:33:00.001-07:00

That car really wasn't worthy of the pride he felt in owning it.

6/12/07

2007-06-12T15:21:00.000-07:00

"It isn't really warm enough yet," she answered when he innocently asked if he should wear his new sandals, and then, without letting him hear it, she whispered quietly to herself, "and it never will be."

6/11/07

2007-06-11T15:21:00.000-07:00

"Today is the day," He proclaimed, secretly knowing in both his heart and in his mind that today would not, in reality, be "the day."

6/10/07

2007-06-10T15:13:00.000-07:00

Happiness and joy, expressed by others, left him feeling, not a warm empathy, and certainly not jealousy, but some kind of un-named emotion closely bordering on self-loathing.

6/9/07

2007-06-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

The bleakness of the dark wood paneling closed in, a stark contrast to the blinding white streaming through the tiny window.

6/8/07

2007-06-08T15:00:00.000-07:00

The comfortless thought never really left her mind, "Do you really remember his last words, or do you merely remember remembering them?"

6/7/07

2007-06-07T01:16:00.000-07:00

At the end of the evening, his unsolicited admission about "recognizing patterns in chaos" went a long way towards confirming her suspicions.
-Dedicated to R. Loftin

6/6/07

2007-06-06T01:13:00.000-07:00

Even after graduating from softcore to hardcore, the pornography just isn't
as fulfilling as it used to be.

6/5/07

2007-06-05T00:38:00.000-07:00

Despite his calculated coolness, the far-flung rumors of their divorce, (or
perhaps, their imminent divorce) left him wondering anxiously how he would act
if he ever spoke with her again.

6/4/07

2007-06-04T22:39:00.000-07:00

After months of hopeless daydreaming, at the end of 1944, in the skies over Italy,
his overriding wish to return home seemed to be on the verge of coming true.

6/3/07

2007-06-03T14:44:00.000-07:00

"Maybe this time it will work out," he considered hopefully, relishing the fading
heat left by her arm accidentally brushing lightly against his.

6/2/07

2007-06-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

"My mom will probably hear about this on the news," he thought, and the
crowd surged again.

6/1/07

2007-06-01T14:46:00.000-07:00

Everything changed when she said, "I told you not to swim out so far."