Your place is still at the heart of my everything.
Did you notice the face she was wearing
When she stepped into the light?
Well, seeing as how I've failed to update this section on even a semi-regular basis, I'm giving up on the whole "seasonal" idea. Get used to the picture of the birdies - they'll be there for awhile.
I went to Oregon this weekend to see my good friend Michelle graduate from Reed College. It was exceptionally fun, minus the fact that I got sick for the first time in over (at least) a year. A steady week of partying and working with a little bit of school thrown in somewhere caught up with me in Portland. So right now I'm kicking this stuffy nose and ragged cough. But it was easily worth it.
I went to high school with Michelle and have seen her four or five times since we graduated. The great thing is that every time I see her, it's like not a single day has passed. I don't have that with many people. I admire her immensely, possible more than anyone else. She has a strength that I've watched blossom over the years, and a courage that supports not only her but those around her as well.
The original plan was that I was to go up with our friend Audrey because Michelle's family wasn't going to make it. But they were there, and they are wacky. She thanked me profusely for putting up with them. They drove her nuts.
Portland is a beautfiul place. More evergreen trees than concrete. Clean air. And cars are in the minority. It's a place that I could move to, put myself on detox, and start all over. The quiet life. The Reed campus is just as beautiful, with buildings dating to the turn of the century that remind me of the brick structures you'd see in New England. It also has plenty of wide open fields and a li'l pond where ducks play.
I held still as she walked into my life
One of the wonderful things that happened was that I met and fell in love with Michelle's friend Maggie. I fell hard -- something that doesn't happen often but is beautiful when it does. It reminds me that I'm still alive. She has these gorgeous brown eyes that you can see right through when the sun hits them the right way. I was knocked off my feet when I first saw her. She could win over a room full of strangers without ever saying a word: all she'd need to do is smile.
We all hung out on Sunday night at the Pub...me and Maggie played this video game where two nearly identical pictures of naked women, ala Hustler, are presented. The object is to find the five differences between the pictures (eg, one has her nipple exposed while the other doesn't) and tap them on the screen. I don't think there's a better way to bond with your dream girl that you met four hours earlier. I drank Wolaver's Organic Brown Ale, and we kept dropping quarters into the game. We played a game of pool, and I was in heaven. She's the kind of girl I would give up everything for, if I had something to give.
Its going to take a long time for me to get her out of my system.
To know what's fair is not always fair
But what proves real will never flee
My thoughts and prayers with both sides of my family, may good health be a blessing we always enjoy.
I close my eyes and believe
That wherever you are
You're an angel for me
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