June 26, 2007

I Don't Know What to Blog About

I really wish I didn't just eat that Popeye's biscuit. 

My mouth tastes like fried chicken.

It's the Year of the Boar, Joy's bad luck year. Things occur that remind the tiny bit of me that's open to superstition to protect myself with trinkets laced with red string. Mercury is in retrograde. Shit is happening all around. We deal with things, one crisis at a time. 

Crises aside, LA has been good to me.

June 7, 2007 

Los Angeles

Happy birthday, Linda!

When I stepped into the Taoyuan International Airport Monday night Taiwan time, the weather was hot and wet. My skin was sticky. When I stepped out of LAX Monday night Los Angeles time, the air was cool and crisp. It was refreshing and it welcomed me home.

Missing Taipei still, but feeling Los Angeles. Feeling home. 

Joy's ready to play. Call me. 

June 4, 2007

Swimming in Bittersweet

"Such is the transient lifestyle." (Duane Rieger, Taipei, Taiwan, five hours ago). 

Said my good-byes. Would have said them yesterday, but just didn't know how. I should have gone home to pack, but couldn't bring myself to move from where I was, where life was going on as if it was just another lazy Sunday. Finally left, about twelve hours after I had planned. So, one good-bye was pushed to today. Today: one good-bye and then another good-bye. Two perfect good-byes. Didn't think I'd cry. I did a little. 

Leaving for the airport in an hour. I'll be home soon. I'll be home and not here any more. Not quite sure how to deal with being not here.