The one I’m thinking of remains in my memory only as a title: “Can’t Sleep”. I can’t sleep right now, so I thought I would share in some of the amusements of camp. Whilst teachers enjoyed the remnants of a huge fire from earlier in the evening: … Shawn decided, not having shown his manhood enough by becoming an expectant father, that it was a good night to go firewalking. Without a shirt on. At least he kept his running shoes on, though, or I’d have been horrified by the proceedings. More quotes from Shawn to come soon… especially one …

One thing I’ve become conscious of is my need to save and backup data. I spent about an hour today going through various folders containing my writing and I know now that I need to come up with some kind of seriously stable, centralized backup system — something that is easily updated, easily synchronized, and easily maintained. My creative processes are somewhat messy, but not so messy that this would be impossible. For example, I tend to go back and find stories I worked on, partway through, and then left to “percolate”. Once I “finish” them — meaning once I …

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Brain Farts’ blogger Lynn’s reminiscences about high school drama got me thinking about my own experiences in that department. While most of my (now-obviously-sketchy) performances at variety nights with bands and in plays and such were of my own choice, mostly — including the jazz-fusion version of Metallica’s Enter Sandman, and a narrating job for Les Miserables — there was one performance I was forced into which I abhorred as much as she did hers.

crazcies, oh, they give my head to an ache, &last minutes specially give to it no break. this paper, that scrap:all gathered not yet can lateron (thus now) more trouble beget oh trouble oh nonsense if people would just let things onward go (a bit) with less this fuss than guv’ments’ suitmen whose offices closed would prob’ly have nothing to do, so who knows? thus yes, maybe we’re all better gone on this way; but come on, now, my friends; we should test this, I say —

yell! (lets) and smash! potsandstomp! about &yellmore and afterall its only nearly midnight whatatime for a party if youre selfish&stupid & upstairs Brought to you by the very annoyed ghost of e.e. cummings, who was having such a nice quiet evening with me until just now… UPDATE a few hours later: better yet, what’s a party, huh? if there’s nobody yelling, 이씨빨놈아! alone in their mindly world, like the loony &mannerless 아저씨 goes, do you get me? what loneliness, everything i but no your, what driveling cares and uncares and wherefore. Yes, of all the things I am supposed to …

Does anyone want a crack at this? I have an interviews section (in the sidebar) and I’m looking for someone to interview me. I would have veto rights over questions, of course, but I would also try not to use it if possible. By the way, we could conduct the interview via email, MSN Messenger, ICQ, or perhaps some other medium if you would like. Contact information will be provided to whoever’s willing to do this. If anyone’s interested, leave a comment to this post and I’ll communicate more with you about this. I’ll probably oblige you in order of …

… camp is indeed over, which is why I am posting about all the books I’ve read in the last few weeks! I am free for almost a month now. I have packing and moving to do, and it looks like Lime and I will be going on a trip next week, for ten days, to Thailand. (She booked the tickets tonight, and as long as her interview and application process go well, it’s a go! This is advantageous, since we’ll get more days in this way than we would get in if we went after her orientation.) Warm beaches, …