This patch of pampas grass caught my eye as I was driving through parts of downtown today. It reminded me of my childhood when we would use the stalks to play sword fight with one another. In my dreams, sometimes, pampas grass is overgrown and there is a tall abandoned brick building where we used to play together. The four of us, running through the fields of tall grass, a tornado looming in the distant… […]
I miss buying school supplies. 😦 I know. I’m such a nerd. But I can be a cool nerd with these Poketo for Target pencil bags! I used to get a new one almost every school year. My favorite one was the plastic Keroppi box with the stackable compartment and matching erasers. Oh man. I would have to save up an arm and a leg to afford those overpriced Sanrio accessories. I still remember carrying […]
When I was in high school, I had this silly ol’ website where I’d post scanned photographs of all my friends and all the adventures we’d get ourselves into. Just the other day, I thought about it and visited the website, and it was quite a trip down memory lane. I used to carry my Canon or my brother’s Pentax around everywhere I went. Quite the little historian I was. And then my sister got […]
Shel Silverstein I was reading Where the Sidewalk Ends again and this poem reminded me of someone. The first time I was introduced to Shel Silverstein was 4th grade, Mr. Piana’s English class. Piana. rhymes with Diana. First love of my life. Imagine a rounder version of Bono in a dark blue dress shirt that fitted him so well, you could see the roundness of his belly protruding through his pants. He had these eyes […]
It never ceases to amaze me that every time I am in search of a misplaced item in my room, I always end up being completely immersed in a nostalgic frenzy with boxes of old stuff. A few years is such a long time now that I think about it. I can’t ‘t even remember past last year, so it was great going through these old polaroids and letters from friends. pink walls in a […]
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