happy birthday, friend!

[eat all the pocky you want.]

the picture below goes with this post. note the look of relief slash disconcertedness slash bemusement slash oh god you're taking a picture right now?

on the phone. 

kt: sigh. i don't know what to wear tomorrow.
me: oh, i love this game!
kt: what's the weather supposed to be like?
me: um, it says tuesday will be... "rather cloudy".
kt: "rather"?
me: yeah. so is that between "partly" and "mostly"?
kt: or is it more than "mostly"?
me: and it says wednesday night will be "considerably cloudy".
kt: seriously?
me: it gets better. on saturday we'll have "times of clouds and sun".
kt: where are you? "pretentiousweather.com"?

go here to witness the most patient super mario bros. player ever.

the coin blocks kill me. 

"i can't say i've ever heard acoustic folk smut before."

- sarah, between shows at the front room 

I could have watched TV. I could have listened to music on my iPod. I could have read a book. But none of these were handy, so I sat and stared upwards for an hour or so. The sky was blue, and I thought about how stunning it must have appeared to people in the ancient world, where bright colors were in short supply.

...

That hour was not like other hours. During that hour, my time was without form and void, and blueness was over the face of the earth. I don't know if the Spirit of God moved across the expanse of my emptiness, but I can tell you that it felt good.

...

In that hour, I experienced something prayerful. I wasn't trying to talk to God at all. I wasn't even trying to listen to God. I was simply existing—open, quiet and still. If Elijah is to be believed, God is often found in quiet, still moments of emptiness.

[by real live preacher at the christian century; found via fighting for a lost cause]

more reasons not to text message, received tonight.

08:10PM Tue, Apr 17, From [mystery number]: So if i get either of the jobs that im interviewing for this week, i think that u should put the living with the girlfriend on hold utill fall and spend the summer living in coney island with me. I think it could easily b the greatest summer of both our lives.

08:53PM Tue, Apr 17, From [mystery number]: If youve ever seen the movie leaving las vegas with nick cage, thats basically what im shooting for. But with carnies instead of strippers

09:20PM Tue, Apr 17, From me: ah... i think you have the wrong number.

i can't decide if i WANT them to respond, or not.

I like how you guys are opposite on just about EVERYTHING. It keeps the world from tipping over.

[rachel, via email to gwyneth and i]