scattered possibly splattered

If my synapses and brainwaves could paint a picture using Adobe Illustrator it would be this.

12 days left in the semester my mind is everywhere.

I was avoiding writing a 10 page narrative for the longest time but tonight I knew I had to bite the bullet and started to write in tandem to the sounds of Ella Fitzgerald and Art Tatum. I'm using a post-9/11 suburban setting, trying not to overdo the typical associations with them, but rather keeping in mind that a simple premise with rich character development can make a good story.

Stop. Drop. Roll.

At 10 am a fire drill was initiated. Lights, sirens, walkie talkies, all but the fire sprinklers. The blood drive was temporary halted - donors held their arms and juice boxes to respective safety zones. There were no casualties only a few disgruntled students/staff being shooed away by campus police from "burning buildings" and/or having restroom privileges withheld in excess of 30 minutes.

Day in Review

10:18 am . Library

National Geographic "Lessons of the Hunt" - a mother cheetah adopts
a baby baboon after killing its mother.

10:59 am . Classroom
Our class numbers dwindle down to a handful. That's one of my
professor's collection of Hawaiian/tropical shirts

12:20 pm . Hall
I started the day with the least of healthy breakfasts: strong coffee
on an empty stomach, which later I sought after something to neutralize
the caffeine-induced hyperactivity and twitching. Considering the bill of
$2.34 (coffee), I decided to ease my nerves and stomach with a hearty
bagel sans Philadelphia ($1.00 plain, $0.30 extra for cream cheese).
After examining the acrylic bread box, it seemed the most fulfilling and
best bang for the buck of the variety was the jalapeño and parmesan.
I ate the bagel holding it with a paper wax sheet avoiding any contact
with the potentially fart-smelling cheese.
After a few bites and wipes of a napkin, my mouth began to burn
almost radiating like sunbaked asphalt. I found it ironic to see myself
sitting in front of a fire hose and water fountain, which I am reluctant to
use after hearing lab results from our biology department.
My eyes welled up while debating to opt for the hose
and
its
hefty
$1000
tampering
fine.
That was long.

8:04 - 8:09pm . Garage
Cutting down some overgrown palm leaves I found this pod resembling
a piece of sports equipment from a sort of game broadcasted on ESPN 5,
right after the National Underwater Basket Weaving Championships

The texture and grain is mesmerizing

Looks like a tamale corn husk doesn't it?

Here and There

Excerpt from 1:08 PM

Drawn by Andrew, a good friend whose youth and wisdom reminds me
to keep my mind malleable, thorough, adaptive, and creative

I was in class finished with the quiz. The instructor left. The sounds of tapping pencils, scribbling pens, whispers, volleying questions and answers took his place. I opened the fresh, bare hardcover of the collected stories - I tore off the provocative cover of a naked Barbie’s lower torso that made me red faced from glancing passerbys.

- - -

From every man-made heaven, I have found a hell
From every pain, I have found an even greater happiness

Critique

- the contenders -

Pencil #1 "Dixon Oriole 287"
Origin: Office Depot
Body: hexagon
Lead type: 2HB
Erasure: good
Ride/Feel: soft, bold

Pencil #2 "Hello Kitty"
Origin: Sanrio
Body: round
Lead type: 2HB
Erasure: eraser missing, yet Sanrio pencil's don't disappoint
Ride/Feel: precise, hard

Pencil #3 "Pentech No.2"
Origin: Walmart
Body: hexagon
Lead type: 2HB
Erasure: eraser missing
Ride/Feel: waxy, poor contrast application

Pencil #4 "Metropolitan"
Origin: The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York gift shop
Body: round
Lead type: 2HB
Erasure: pencil lead erases better than eraser does
Ride/Feel: smooth coverage, grips paper

Pencil #5 "Entré 2HB"
Origin: Office Max
Body: hexagon
Lead type: 2HB
Erasure: acceptable
Ride/Feel: unsatisfying

LAKE : LAIK

.::Daily Clippings::.

Rocking out in the O.R.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/books/03atul.html

High-er School
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/us/01girls.html

Blood Type: U
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-blood2apr02,1,5159031.story

Coffee Rehash

Spring Broken

(photo pending)

I was hoping and waiting to see the day when technology allows us to capture images from our dreams, but I couldn't wait so I got an SLR. Somewhere in the great American expanse between Secaucus, New Jersey and California is my bubble-wrapped digital eye. Being blind sucks.