Merry Christmas

click.

So I figured I would post this now because there is a slim chance at best I’ll have time to put anything else up before Christmas.

The next days for me include…
A final from hell on a date much too close to Christmas
A beach trip/holiday lights extravaganza with my Shomie
The culmination of this year’s Spootmus ’08
A gift exchange with Jess (where we will watch my…favorite….thing…ever? wrestling?)
A completely fascinating Christmas Eve
A Christmas that I don’t have to work on! Huzzah!

Over break I’ll hopefully log some REAL written entries about…stuff. I’ll also write my usual end of the year entry. I actually really did learn a lot about life this year. And let’s face it, I’ve been happier these last few months than I’ve probably ever been in my entire life.

To anyone who reads this: I wish you peace and a Merry Christmas.
To my lemur: LBA and Happy Spootmus!

-Pat

Happy Spootmus to all and to all a good night

click.

I.
Headlights on a dark and winding road
Clouds on the ground
The tires drive through them
I question if this is a waking dream
You sit quietly
Here is a quiet that I am comfortable with at long last
The radio crackles
I am tired in my core
Bob Dylan eases on
We both reach to adjust the volume
Our hands connect
But there is no snap of electricity in my soul
I smile and slap your hand away
I turn the dial

“How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?”

I sing along softly
My voice is gravely from smoke and lack of sleep
You smile in the darkness but I don’t hear it
I can’t hear it over the sound of my own voice
I can’t hear it over the prospect of letting you hear me sing for the first time
I can't hear it because I am free
I wonder if we will make new journeys in this car
The song about life’s unanswerable questions concludes
I awake and miss you

Spootmus 'O8!

Spootmus is only four days away! Rejoice!

1 curse of Joan/Sharon
2 oversized Obama away messages
3 awkward dads at the annual BBQ
4 yearbook pictures atop Shahomia
5 vomits on new years
6 mockeries of Katy Ryerson
7 sailor/fishermen’s moons
8 thanksgivings with Mumu
9 Svetlanas
10 much beloved Cindys
11 old woman trading cards
12 Marie visits

LBA, Fluffy!