do you see yourself in me

while browsing facebook the other day...

ouch. yes, this is something i do on a fairly regular basis. and what's worse, i'm about to take part in a facebook-begun fad. but bare with me. i'll do my darndest to turn it into some sort of eloquent insight by paragraph 3.

while browsing facebook the other day, i came across one of those ceaseless 'do this and tag 15 people and pass it on and blah blah blah' things. but it happened to belong to a darling thing i think very highly of so i went ahead and read it. it went a little something like this:

google your name and the word 'needs' by putting them both in quotation marks (ie. "annie needs") and then post the first ten sites that come up. there was probably something at the end about your wildest dreams coming true if you do this, but i skipped that part... and went to google.

i assume the intention here is to find hilarious things such as darling claire's 'claire needs a visit to the bunny planet.' what the?? but mine read as follows:

1. annie needs to be rescued by the armed forces. (hmm...)

2. annie needs a daddy warbucks. (TELL me about it)

3. annie needs to release a live album. (ok that one's funny)

4. annie needs more students like jack. (huh??)

5. annie needs a monday. (no thank you)

6. annie needs a home. (...)

7. annie needs a miracle.

8. annie needs the basics.

9. annie needs prayers.

10. annie needs some advice.

so here's the thing. i need some advice. and a miracle. and a daddy warbucks while you're at it...

i just need a home.

which brings me to number 8. i need to get back to basics. no rhymes no embellishments, no adjectives. for what purpose do i engender the lot so labyrinthine?

why do i make everything so complicated?

it can't only be because i love the thesaurus...

all of this over thinking is making me tired. this is the only life i've got and i'm gonna darn well enjoy it! i'm gonna live by the sea and learn to play the harmonica. i'm going to make my own pasta noodles from scratch and cook for the neighbors. i'm gonna have a pet cat. or fish. or turtle. and i'm going to go for walks and see the sunset. i'm just gonna do it.

so say a little prayer for me. before i end up needing to be saved by the armed forces...

and in the spirit of life and lightheartedness, here's a little something to make you giggle sent to me care of my coworker margaret. we work hard in this office.



here's something else to make you giggle. i've decided to stop biting my nails. i know i know. this happens nearly once a year about this time. but i'm gonna do my best. because annie needs to not have to put bandaids over her bleeding fingers.