sweat birdmad beading on skin in the rising heat, the gathering storm clouds cut down the sun's intensity, but the air has taken on a tropical quality and the little wall-mounted air conditioner does little a little nag champa burning in the holder, faint smells of the kitchen lingering even now, hours after i cooked (perils of a studio apartment with questionable ventilation, i suppose) --my sense of time is screwy, i am thinking about the afternoon and the moment as it exists now in the hour or so before dawn-- i can't sleep for some reason, and it is still hot 070731 ... hsg reminds me of my day! couldn't do much but sleep. had a glass of red_wine. sweated for many hrs. supposedly it's that prolonged sweating that provides clenseing (sp?), even if not so much sweat at once. i could use some clenzing. 070731 ... hsg everyday 081225 ... tender_square i can't tell if the scent emanating off these polyester blends has been activated from prior unwashed wears or i'm shedding a near-constant alkaline tincture of stress in the office. 230919 what's it to you? who go blather from