Valerie Reiss…

keeps thinking in facebook status updates

went to quaker meeting this morning with k. the cars were loud and the person sitting behind her smelled powdery and uriney.

suddenly wants four things that cost at least $200 (boots, hard-drive, coat, and mattress pad)

paid some bills

finally axed cable tv

was depressed by the debate

cleaned, did laundry, and prepped for the new fridge

is grateful to have a home and a job

feels more peaceful and thinks it has something to do with tomorrow’s new moon

is still kinda under the weather

went to a sad funeral

saw her first corpse

bought a neruda book

has been writing. but not what she should

is trying to stay away from facebook

is caffeinated

loves the gentle rain

feels soft

is glad she did a reality check about something she was beating the shit out of herself for–no, she did not hurt a single one of her neighbors’ plants

has been feeling like a bad friend

wishes the love flowed a little more freely from her sometimes

wants to kiss

bounced on her trampoline today

forced herself to watch all of the sarah palin videos today–full gibson, most of couric, and the entire speech. anything she missed?

thinks a cat would be the perfect thing right now. anyone want to loan her one?

is psyched for clean sheets

is re-watching annie hall in bits

is wondering if her new back-up hard-drive should be a time capsule or a lacie

really wants to stop letting things fall through the cracks. want to be her intern?

loves her hair. thanks, john masters organics

is glad her dad is in town

is looking forward to c’s wedding on saturday

loved what the woman in quaker meeting said about imagining a peaceful world 99 years from now–no prisons, only healing centers

loved what the guy said in quaker meeting today: at its best, hip hop is about giving voice to the dispossessed and taking risks. and early quakers were about that too. so early quakers and hip-hoppers have something common and he wants to express more of that outrageous, risk-taking, values-living essence. cool.

wants to learn to listen to people without saying the following words and phrases: wow, cool, awesome, that’s so interesting, that’s so funny. tips?