Linnea Ashley on September 29th, 2007

this morning my almost-four-year-old niece came barging into my bedroom announcing breakfast. exhausted from the previous night i mumbled something and returned to sleep until she reappeared, like cold BBQ at the back of your throat, to announce once again the arrival of breakfast. and there it was, a lovely breakfast hot and waiting for […]

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Linnea Ashley on September 19th, 2007

something about my family brings out my 12-year-old self. that isn’t fair. i believe in taking responsibility and me acting like a child is not my family’s fault…it is a decision (conscious or otherwise) i make when we interact. it is most pronounced with my sister. i noticed it a few years back and have […]

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Linnea Ashley on September 19th, 2007

it is so easy for me to get caught up in where i’m GOING to be instead of focusing on where i am NOW. this is the dilemma i find myself facing now. with employment settled and not much else i find the days dragging by so slowly. all of a sudden what used to […]

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Linnea Ashley on September 14th, 2007

i know i know…if it ain’t one thing its another! but i’m in search of a place to put my stuff (and self) and buddies in the bay area. on the buddy part i’m not too picky but for the housing i am a bit…i love the old 1920s buildings out there, with hard wood […]

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Linnea Ashley on September 13th, 2007

oh my dear sweet goodness i am so back… that means i am now EMPLOYED! i’ll be moving to the bay area in october and i hope to force myself into writing on this thing more often… thanks for the love and the patience…

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Linnea Ashley on September 8th, 2007

It amazes me how quickly the reminders come…whispers of a world sprawling with majesty and horror, creating a murmur that grows into a din. it is easy to fall into a routine. Rehashing the points of my life that haven’t gone according to plan and inflating their importance. Until… Sitting in a darkened theater on […]

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