7

I like to drive far
Seattle to Ithaca
Perfect adventure

6

no sign indicates
B&B exists; we pay
and just get the bed

5

James and me are good
But in a few days we end.
This makes me feel sad.

4

Hey! Remember when
Ferris Bueller had a day
off and saw paintings?

3

Need 4 AM bar
Following, shout Utah Sucks.
We're followed, new friends.

2

we are real tourists
devil's tower, crazy horse,
drive by mount rushmore

1

how often have I,
unknown, stood on battlefields?
the past will decay

30

FACT.ed an alley
in Missoula, Montana
street art forever

22

kexp bash
parking lot full of people
and lots of free beer

21

hopvine double date!
after snuck up on a roof
and made bigger plans

20

morning of to dos
now done, mostly, or half done
make another list

19

each night seems final
anticipating the end
my heart stops sinking

18

after a weekend
of not leaving the house at all
monday is nicer

17

haven't been busy
writing in my mind on bus
forgetting them here

10

all i can say is
her parents were singing in
a nice restaurant

8

short week of working
I was south in LA and
soph east in boston

29

SIFF is on. without
the help of a kind, smart friend
i would miss a film

28

a half day at work
means more compulsive watching
of six feet under

27

it's half priced wine night
and i know who'll cook my food
this is exciting

26

day of solitude,
or, close to a day alone.
i made some progress

21

i always drink more
when I'm at a restaurant
where friends are working

13

beer at the hopvine
cheese and wine at chez gaudi
where tom cooked for us

12

my best day ever
vacation in seattle
a relaxing change

11

rode the bus downtown
they're not made for big strollers
won't do that again

10

drove I-5 to zoo
but sophie would rather ride
the bus back and forth

9

bosses and baby
over for dinner. james cooked.
sophia threw up.

8

i'm excited that
tomorrow i lose the car
james comes home, for now

7

sophie knows to say
"beautiful" pause "day" when the
sky is blue with sun

6

late happy hour meal
after early morn museum
and working eight hours

5

cinco de mayo
con nada para hacer
llamo amigos

4

i try to like crowds,
especially of people
i like, but i don't

3

robins take on crow
they lose, of course, but fight strong
and make pretty sounds

2

i keep forgetting
what the big idea was
i'm on top of it

30

monday means no work
for restaurant friends, so I
rush home to see them

29

double date bowling
and guacamole making
then i studied some

28

happy housewarming!
i was sure i had real friends
and tonight proved it

27

drinking at the pub.
then red dog on the ferry?
got home way too drunk

26

was a year ago
i cried at work, vowing to deal
with death honestly

25

baby tiger sleeps
at the zoo while sophie stands,
and falls, off a bench

24

inside my trash can
broken plate, moldy berries,
and jasmine tea leaves

23

forty five minutes
to get to work; an hour plus
to get myself home

22

spending the morning
bowling is how I practice
for my bowling league

21

sick feeling in head
can't see that straight or hear well
with my head pounding

20

work with little girl
evening spent with two more
lots of kids these days

19

my face got sunburned
good because i have no hope
and the sun cheers me

18

i was exhausted
but sophie licked my sweater
i laughed really hard.

17

i like the comfort
of my own space and i think
i'll stay for a while

16

the coup - "underdogs"
I feel that desperation.
I'm pessimistic.

15

unpacking smiling,
rearranging and lounging,
taking some photos

14

moved out and moved in
see the ocean, hear highway
maybe i'll ride my bike

13

parent's are in town.
(i was sending my things home)
but i found a place

12

grilled cheese sandwhiches
with tomatoes, green chiles
the absolute best

11

a quiet day says
RIP Kurt Vonnegut
he said: so it goes

10

late birthday dinner
at a crowded restaurant
i feel very full

9

best birthday ever
my closest friends in one room
is rare and priceless

8

running on alki
reading in the library
eating easter brunch

7

i could tell she was
tired by that look in her eyes
out in five minutes

6

tricia went with me.
for spoken word is like rap,
and writing is key

5

feet drag, drag, dragging
hating that it's hard for me
to do what i want

4

computer typing
to catch up my haiku-ing.
so that's done and done

3

afraid of the end
tried to leave but ended up
sitting on the steps

1

working on weekends
is not worth the money so
why continue it?

31

island ferries are
better with a guitarist
trying out new songs

30

Elvis Perkins sings
shampoo and lullabyes at
their first sold out show

29

longest work ever
sad and inconsolable
answer: C&P

28

surprise! sleep in! for
work waits until noon to start
so I read a book

27

C&P coffee:
coffee, dogs, old house, back porch.
everything I love.

26

reflect on my trip:
a visit to New Belgium
clue, beer, and chilli

25

Denver-Boise drive
made better since i saw Mark
in Salt Lake City

24

snow snow eight inches
will we be stuck here for days?
i mostly hope so

23

slept in laramie
and it's strange to hear "gay" still
used as common slang

22

exhausting night long
drive from airport to Boise
it's my vacation

19

tamales and rum!
great friends floor sitting spreading
masa on hojas

18

pleh. bad mood morning.
but a trip to C&P
made it all better

17

woke up with nothing
to do. ate breakfast, drank tea,
and read for two hours

16

met elisa at
teddy's for pitcher of beer
finally caught up

15

I cook a weekly
dinner for my employers.
first repeat tonight.

14

coffee at bulldog
mister duffell and i talk
leaving the country

13

at coop preschool
i revert back to that age
playing with green rice

12

rushing to the bus
switching downtown to get to
validate a friend

11

exhausting night leads
to a long, tired, dreary day
that is not over

10

could be serious
but a drunk said my dress looked
like a jersey cow

9

a long week over.
indulging in nachos, wine
and whiskey suits me.

8

it took us twenty
minutes to walk for a block
as she walked on curbs

7

and between the lines,
i still read (and it still says)
you'll hear from me soon

6

half of a workday
so i went downtown to get
a small P.O. box

5

and back to the zoo,
this time with glorious sun
and a coffee cup

4

favorite meal is
breakfast, so i've been eating
my breakfast daily

3

i skipped The Coup for
local group, without knowing
they were opening

2

early morning thought
"i am a solar panel"
collecting your touch

1

hardest thing about
a new language is getting
big ideas out

28

plans are real scary
heart races, considering
the potential loss

27

got locked out this morn
while watching dogs, with nothing.
caught the bus for free

26

once lived by friendly
neighbors and end up here to
be walked by their dogs.

25

my brother is mark.
he's grown up to an adult,
which says, so have I.

24

caught the early train
and portland greets me, along
with my family

23

i'm trying to see
if i take too many nights
and days to myself

22

nothing like small words
said incoherently by
a small child learning

21

today was normal.
not usual. but nothing
jumped out to surprise.

20

bob marley background
and we're dancing on one leg
hop hopping away

19

sick! sickly! sick! sick!
stuffed nose, achey back, cough, cough,
cough, cough! I rest here.

18

was it the park wine?
or is it simply the flu?
sleeping sickly now

17

u-dub, gasworks, zoo.
walked searching for cookies. found:
wine, swings, cowen park.

16

my priorities
involve bus taking so I
can sleep a bit more

15

hand in hand we walked
wind blowing me back, her up
nothing beats these days

14

learned to peel apples
and appreciate otters
this valentine's day

13

backyard spray painting
"me gusta," "i like," & "fact."
posters up for grabs

12

restless and antsy,
ready to explore alone.
knowing, yet I wait.

11

planner sopping wet
and memory failing me
still bummed as plans fail

10

she said basketball
without knowing how to shoot
said I should go pro

9

meeting to make plans
and i thought of rejection
drank whiskey, beer, wine

8

recalling rainbows
driving past one, remembered:
water, smoke, laughing

7

missing friends i write.
letters, though slower, somehow
make life more complete.

6

so tired. eyes closing.
and it's only nine-twenty.
thanks work & yoga.

5

letting go of the
obvious, I find the days
fuller than i think

4

had a pleasant plan
to drink wine at half the price
but, i can't plan well

3

solo dance in rain
left feet dyed blue from wet shoes
dried in a dryer

2

drank blueberry wine
right after children of men
then dreamed of dali

1

sophia is sick
vomit on my pants as proof
poor little sick girl

31

best today in weeks
phone calls, dates, chance encounters
I’ve been yearning for

30

crisp mountains seem close
just a ferry ride, or two,
and i could be there

29

she loved the fountain
at the seattle center
because of the noise

28

i am pleased with the
art i have done during the
last three sun filled days

27

in olympia
jessi and molly pretend
and ride on the bus

26

quoting someone else:
"no one will ever love you
for your honesty"

25

awoke early but
could not move myself out of
my warm basement bed

24

even in the city
stars shine in the early morn
for me to gaze at

23

the end of the day
came quickly and I almost
forgot that days end.

22

today all the child
desired was to find my knee
and hug it tightly

21

today I felt, breathed
it’s good to stand where you are
to be in rhythm

20

if i sit real tall
at the way back of the bus
my feet do dangle

19

weekly reflection:
witnessed birds bathe, a child laugh,
people as sculptures

18

post ten hour work day
my being is spent, but to
spanish night I go

17

antsy and working
waiting to listen to those
who already know

16

basement living means
snow all night is a bigger
surprise come morning

15

today i marched for
MLK with my little
sister; she was bored.

14

confessed to bosses
I forgot to bathe this week
they looked really shocked

13

Eating four servings
of vegetables daily is
harder than I thought

12

Thankful that I can
run two plus miles without pain.
Soon a marathon.

11

it's easy to think
that things are too hard when you
don't know your own strength

10

Bus driver stopped me
"Point me to Genesee and
Delridge?" And I did.

9

my job allows me
a year long pass to the zoo
that's where I will be

8

the way it turns out
some days are worse than others.
this is one of those.

7

10 am, Sunday
only junkies, drunks, church folk
on the windy streets

6

my soul hurt today
went to republican steps
to breathe with purpose

5

just finished working
now waiting for a bus pass
to go exploring

4

love growing up, but still
getting stuck in the same place
as i did before

3

a haiku daily
I'm awake longer at night
writing for morning

2

first day of new year
french, cambodian, english
all with homemade phó

1

Dressed up in high heels
Changed my mind, watched the fireworks
From my living room