life and lyrics

Here's to those that continue to inspire and amaze me. You know who you are.

"Cars and Telephones" - the Arcade Fire

I read the pages about me
In her autobiography
They were brief and to the point
Our flesh while you are getting dressed
Memory that needs to be repressed
I'll just wait until it's over

Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say
Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say

Cause I like cars more than telephones
Your voice in my ear makes me feel so alone
Tonight I'm gonna drive
The silver moon is shining bright
Over the interstate
God saying hurry don't be late
Soon the sun will rise
That's when the romance dies
And I'm just tired of running around

I walked
To get the mail today
I guess
Your letter never came
I'll just
Check again tomorrow

Our flesh while you are getting dressed
Memory that needs to be repressed
I'll just wait without saying a word

Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say
Since you've gone away
I never know just what to say

Cause I like cars more than telephones
Your voice in my head makes me feel so alone
Tonight I'm gonna drive
The silver moon is shining bright
Over the interstate
God saying hurry don't be late
Soon the sun will rise
That's when the romance dies
And I'm just tired of running around

But fuck it I love you no less
I'm gonna feel like shit
By the time I get to you
Now the sky is turning blue
The stars they disappear
One by one with daylight dear
And yes you're in my head
But that doesn't make you here
And I've lost all my friends
But you're the one I miss the most
And now I'm almost there
Yeah I'm almost to the coast
And if I had any notion
Of how to drive my car across the Atlantic Ocean
I'd be fucking set

allergic to Portland

So I've arrived in Portland, (OR not ME). It is BEAUTIFUL here. Unfortunately, I think
I'm allergic to clean air. I felt fine when I left Pittsburgh but soon as i got off the plane, I was sneezing. It got progessively worse. Headaches, congestion, watery eyes. I was unable to even think about going out last night. I was in bed by 10. What bad luck. I have stocked up on every kind of cold and allery med and also vitamins and teas. I am determined to kiss this sickness in the ass ASAP.

Yesterday we went to this huge outdoor market, with food and all kinds of artsy booths.. kind of like Paradise City Arts Festival, but much cheaper. Then we hit the largest independently owned bookstore in the country (i think) called Powell's. It was amazing. Huge and rambling with anything you could ever want. I finally bought a used copy of "A Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. I've been wanting to read it for over a year now, so I'm hoping I can finish it on the plane or something.

Ok. back to vacationing. See ya'll soon.