january
monee i will spend as much time
outside with you as i can i will
i will buy new boots and a new jacket
and i will build igloos and snowpeoples
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unhinged january makes me think of my sister, even though i spit out the word sister like poison.

she was born on january 22nd. 22 is my lucky number. the numerology of my birthday equals 22.

i haven't talked to my sister in years. she has a habit of getting mad at my dad and then abandoning me and my mom and my brother because she is mad at dad and she gets 'busy.' the first time i fell for it. now...fuck that. too many people have been too busy to pick up the phone or return a call at the sound of my voice. i don't bend over backwards for people like that anymore even if they are my sister.

i spent new years with my other sister and her kids. she called our sister today and my brother-in-law answered. after he hung up the phone, he said to me in the kitchen 'your sister called.'

i looked out into the kitchen 'who?'

'your sister allison.'

'i know michael. i was joking.'

'well i wasn't sure, so i thought i would say.'

the sad part is, for a second, when he said 'your sister' i didn't know who he was talking about for real. she hasn't been my sister for years.
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belly fire the chain of events that lead to this day
produces more than a morning funeral, a quiet afternoon of stitching, a night shift back to work
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silentbob It makes me think of the january that i would spend preoccupied and overanalyzing that would eventually lead to my emotional demise and my insecurity that would lead to some of the best music i have found in my life.
And here we are again and i can find myself in similar situations and i'm begging myself not to do it.
But what kind of life would that be.
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nom election 051230
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nom i'm_leaving_town_in_january 070111
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