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Monthly Archives: February 2005

Weird gas & run

The gas station I work at has 14 pumps. They're all pre-pay except for 4 - the front row inside ones, where I can see license plates. Pump six is one of them. Guy parks his truck there, I authorize him, get the plate number since he hasn't pre-paid, and [...]

quiet day

The sun's shining outside, but it's cold. My room, full of windows, is warm and sunny like a lazy summer day. I fell asleep reading William Wordsworth - Lines Written In Early Spring. February counts as early spring in the Lower Mainland. Odd… a poem I'm studying for a class, exhorting [...]

a mooshy birthday story

James and I lay in bed late last night - normally he’d have done something special for my birthday, but his 7-9:45 class gets in the way a bit.  We’d been cuddling and pillow-talking for quite a while.
“James?”
“Yes?”
“I love you.”
He looked surprised and a tiny bit scared for an instant, then smiled. “I know.”
It [...]

Winter sucks

For my 8:00 classes I have to get up when it's still dark. I am terribly diurnal. Until it's light out, it's still night. You shouldn't have classes during the night! blah. I also dislike evening classes, but I have no more of those. EVER!
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Ouch.

I'm used to working in the library archives. This involves sitting down for long periods of time. Now I work at a gas station. I never get to sit down. I'm sure I'll get used to it soon, but for now, my feet are fucking killing me. The [...]