Aug
31
2009
Dear Anna took me to the Oakland Airport on Wednesday morning. I couldn’t bear to watch her walk away. What a stalwart friend. Trip to Philadelphia was easy. I took a sleeping pill, slumped my way to our stopover in Phoenix, took another sleeping pill and snored my way — bandanna over face as always [...]
Aug
30
2009
The final countdown, with fare-thee-wells flying like dandruff: On the 22nd I spent the day and night with someone important to me, and during our goodbye I was wounded by how casual and final his farewell seemed. Goodbye #1. Bad start: broken heart. Next day I had a visit with TJ and Richard (goodbyes 2 [...]
Aug
25
2009
“It’s so weird that there are some people that aren’t from Oakland.” — Eleni