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Okay, it has been over eight months, so maybe I shouldn't pretend like I'm one of your good friends or anything, here, but I desperately hope that... you're still alive, I suppose. That's probably the thrust of what I want to say. I have moments in which I wonder if you told me that it's fine, or someone else (sometimes it's fellow Delighted-appreciator Mister-Ed) told me the opposite, but that I was too drunk to remember. And that's pretty shit of me.

from mister-ed :

I hope the results are that you live long, and we get to read your short story collection. Did I ever tell you that I love reading what you write? There.

from raven72d :

I hope the tests all turn out well--- and that you have a long future ahead of you.

from trainyard :

Scratch that. It's all working..

from trainyard :

Has your password changed or have I just forgotten the log on details? If so would you mind e-mailing me at vesselland{at}gmail.com. Thank you..

from raven72d :

New Orleans, yes. I live near there. Say hullo sometime.

from raven72d :

are you back in Canada or staying in what I will always call Rhodesia?

from raven72d :

Happy Year Twelve!

from raven72d :

Back in Zimbabwe... I think I'd be too depressed/scared to be there.

from raven72d :

Have they diagnosed the lump as anything threatening?

from raven72d :

3 Oct. 11 ... what texts do you send, late at night...playground meetings or no.

from raven72d :

Arizona?

from raven72d :

glad to find you posting again.

from raven72d :

Update!

from raven72d :

Is April being a better month for you?

from raven72d :

No lymph node involvement? Good! I hope things are better...

from chiv :

Hi. It has been a while, and here is a pretty useless, "hope you're okay" message. Inquiring minds and all that.

from trainyard :

Would you be happy for me to re-post your entry 'sun in my eyes' in my public journal? I understand that your diary is private and I will understand and respect if you don't want me to re-post.. All the best for you. You are in my thoughts..

from raven72d :

blue and radioactive... good line. but i hope all the medical tests go okay for you.

from raven72d :

fingers crossed for you--- i hope the doctors have better news for you.

from raven72d :

tell me about what you've published...

from trainyard :

you make me smile, you make me sad.. the elegance with which you write..

from raven72d :

i love the descriptions in your 8 Dec. 2010 entry...

from raven72d :

Where are you staying these days? New cities, new countries?

from immolation :

This is the weirdest thing�I had a dream last night in which you died. I mean, not you, just that there was a vehicle regarding death and someone said, "That's for Delighted." I woke up and had to fumble around in my memory for who had died, and then I remembered Diaryland. Anyway, I can't log into your journal, but it seems to say that it was awfully recently updated, so I'm guessing you are not dead. About which I am very glad. This has been a strange morning, and I hope you are well.

from raven72d :

your summer is ending well... and with sheep!

from raven72d :

i like the seaside vacation story.

from raven72d :

write...discuss books...

from raven72d :

congrats on the MFA program!

from chiv :

delightedest, this is just a hat-tip. You have become the only reason for my still having a D'land account (you, and that I haven't looked into actually deleting/closing anything, anyway). Gosh, that must make you feel important, hey? No, okay, keep sharing. Good night!

from raven72d :

may i have your p/w again? and do update! your voice is always a delight!

from raven72d :

tell stories about namibia...post photos... stay in touch...

from raven72d :

when were you in Namibia? and...welcome back. i have missed you.

from mister-ed :

it's friday night, sixteenth of april twenty-ten and update! or tell us where you went. i wanna see more of yr writing. diaryland is a pale blue ghost village. i live at takeninanddonefor.blogspot.com or ed dot garland at gmail dot com. drop us a line with a hook on it.

from raven72d :

update!

from raven72d :

aggressively thin is good. panty-free is better. writing me is best.

from raven72d :

Aggressively thin is good. And Happy Year Ten.

from raven72d :

Joyeux Noel, girl.

from raven72d :

hipbones are good...i like them on girls: sharp and stark. but don't do anything to harm yourself--- you're not the one at fault.

from raven72d :

you don't need to be treated like that. walk away from him.

from raven72d :

narnia?

from permeation :

This is golden: "Emotional Hangover. Arguing like drinking takes place in the dark. When we are done with the clawing, we fuck. In the morning, my nerves are shot, the whole world is fragile. A high note and my heart will break."

from raven72d :

what's up this liminal season?

from raven72d :

glad you're back. hawaii? what's there? how ever do you afford your travels? try grad school again--- different schools/programs. avoid monogamy and underwear. post at MySpace. what are you reading these days?

from raven72d :

from chiv :

Good to know you're not dead [/nicest thing I've said all day]

from raven72d :

happy easter: i'm an atheist, but i like the symbol of spring.

from raven72d :

do it all for the narrative: indeed.

from raven72d :

i hope you'll do more portraits.

from cloverst :

i really have missed your updates.

from sythy :

"While you were looking at the ocean, the light was changing on the mountains." I love this, and the whole paragraph that goes with it. Amazing. Please never delete it.

from raven72d :

You are missed...

from sky-rocket :

may i know your username/password?

from raven72d :

do post more photos of yourself...

from raven72d :

Any Xmas Eve plans?

from raven72d :

Happy Christmas, beautiful!

from sky-rocket :

thanks for the comment... i agree somewhat. i don't think i'm lowest common denominator living it up. i understand the lowest common denominator thing, in fact i have probably even used that term. but i'm not living it up, in fact i don't even know what that means when applied to me, filtered through my brain. i don't think i'm stupid, but i was going through a self-loathing mood swing. part of this diary is to help me figure out if there are patterns in my moods, and another part is to help me be accountable and honest with what i'm doing, like an overeater with a food diary. if i obligate myself to write in here every time i've acted in a way that i'm ashamed of, maybe i'll be more aware of my impulses. i realize it's not logical to say i'm not in control of myself, even though sometimes that's what it feels like. i understand the boring-with-continued-revelry thing, i definitely get bored by all the self-inflicted pain and sabotage, but making changes to it all is like making a 180 turnaround in a submarine. it's possible, it's happening, i might not be able to tell at first but if i keep the controls at hard-left i'll notice eventually. the "it only requires will" thing is annoying. i don't absolutely agree, but i could at some point. i don't think i have complete control yet. free will implies control. i'm still partially removed from self-accountability. i could ignore the low points and not write about them so you wouldn't know or think i'm reveling, but why.

from cloverst :

i wanted to send you an email, but i don't have your address!

from raven72d :

The year the furniture went into storage I was...beginning my PhD program...

from raven72d :

you're in North America... living amid borrowwed furniture... but what are your plans?

from raven72d :

Any plans for life back in North America?

from raven72d :

Bratislava always reminded of Trenton NJ. But SLovakia and Hungary are places I've always enjoyed.

from raven72d :

I felt the same way when I saw the camps.

from raven72d :

When you return to North America... do get in touch.

from raven72d :

why estonia? (though i love it)

from raven72d :

I rather liked "Shopgirl". I have a major crush on Claire Danes, and I've been (except for the wealth) Steve Martin's character.

from raven72d :

Check your messages at MySpace... I'm glad you're back... Where will you be this autumn...

from raven72d :

Which boy was this? The science boy?

from bi-pet :

i kinda like the dot-less i's

from raven72d :

What are your heart's desires? [Turkish staff always seem surly--- pay no attention: it's a pose]

from boombasticat :

Lovely to read, too.

from raven72d :

How is Istanbul...?

from raven72d :

Do you have plans for any postgrad work? I'm envious of the Aegean colours. Don't forget the promised postcard--- I left my address at your MySpace.

from tater-fay :

I am sorry you didn't get a 1st. I have no idea what that means, actually (being an American)..maybe you could explain it to me?

from raven72d :

postcards...and photos: you should post more photos.

from raven72d :

remember...you did promise a postcard...

from raven72d :

I do love the Rilke quote.

from sythy :

Thanks so much for your note and your mention in this entry. I am sincerely touched.

from bi-pet :

shit... and i guess, i already knew that!! (p/w)

from bi-pet :

p/w?! please!!

from raven72d :

Well, I do love girls with sharp hipbones and collarbones. Both are vur' kissable.

from raven72d :

What will you do after university?

from writergrrl88 :

I see you've locked up -- I hope you'll let me continue reading. :)

from raven72d :

I hope you'll add me at Facebook.

from bi-pet :

p/w please. [email protected]

from tater-fay :

Man, I'm sorry! What you are going through isn't fun! Still, I have to admit that it makes for dazzling reading! xoxo

from raven72d :

More photos?

from permeation :

i kind of have to admit - i thought the reply was OK. i can understand the married bit - though obviously i dont understand the dynamics of your relationship, so of course it's hard to really understand/have an opinion. for what it's worth - dear john letters and their replies is a brilliant idea. -p

from tater-fay :

poop. I'm locked out. Could I have a password, pretty please? [email protected]

from raven72d :

Facebook me...

from bi-pet :

hug

from bi-pet :

hug

from boombasticat :

Boombasticat at diaryland, if you'd like.

from boombasticat :

If you've got a password, I'll keep reading your diary. I can send you an email address.

from raven72d :

I love the Palladini "Aquarian" Tarot deck.

from sythy :

if you are giving out passwords, i'd love one. thanks. --donna ([email protected])

from bi-pet :

p/w please!? [email protected]

from cloverst :

are you maybe sending out passwords? [email protected]

from empezar :

may i have the password please?

from mister-ed :

ah it's not just me. i'm knocking on the door. i bring drink.

from chiv :

Honestly, I go three or four days without internet access and look what happens! I trust an explanation will be provided more quickly than a harmonised election result. I've got a bedroll, I can wait on the doorstep all night, you know.

from emotionalist :

can i have the password or do you mean everything to be completely private now?

from writergrrl88 :

May I have the password? ([email protected])

from permeation :

if we're locking up, can i please come in?

from raven72d :

You're locked! I hope you'll send the password...

from raven72d :

You're locked! I hope you'll send the password...

from empezar :

i have moved from my old 'sls' diary. happy spring! -s

from raven72d :

Do update...

from raven72d :

I miss John Fowles.

from raven72d :

Love the photos of your room.

from mister-ed :

ah, tis a shame to see the green go!

from raven72d :

Wolverhampton is a brilliant word.

from raven72d :

Don't forget: long ago you did promise me a letter.

from raven72d :

Guide books are a delight. As are maps. I'm big collectors of both. And the photo is...vur' sexy indeed. Bourgeois or not--- post more. (In the Year Eight--- can "bourgeois" still be used as a pejorative? And even if it could--- why would anyone do that?)

from raven72d :

I love the photo you posted--- is that you?

from raven72d :

What's happening with you diary layout?

from raven72d :

Truth is a weapon--- so political types say. Truth should be saved to be used as a weapon: to obtain one's ends and confound one's enemies.

from raven72d :

What book are you reading in your "intense reading" photo?

from raven72d :

20 days is too long. And 23 is too late. I hired an escort once when I was 19-- no virgin, but just so I could say that I'd hired a girl from an expensive service to come to a hotel room-- in NYC, actually.

from raven72d :

Nyasaland is always best. Just like it should always be Rhodesia. But in a world of native despots, you must flee the Dark Continent and take up refuge in England. Return to civilisation and be safe.

from chiv :

I like that... in your world, Malawi exists in 1946. They Nyasaland protectorate can get stuffed. I think that Delighted ought to have been President-for-Life in the 1970s and so on. Maybe next time.

from fuschiashock :

i don't think my friends from highschool have become anything. of course, i don't suppose i have, either.

from raven72d :

Write, yes: use the new year to write furiously.

from fuschiashock :

(your guestbook won't let me sign.) yes, put it to use. radio is a good medium.

from raven72d :

I hope the Year Eight goes well for you...

from raven72d :

I do want you to have a lovely Xmas...

from raven72d :

Salisbury... Harare sounds like a brand of baggy jeans-- or the name of a new model of SUV.

from fuschiashock :

thanks for adding me.

from division-day :

i used to be obsessed with that poem too, when i was 13-14. funny.

from tater-fay :

you write " I have a list of stories in my head waiting to be born. But I am a lousy midwife. Lousy, lazy midwife" ...Boy, can I relate. I wish I could say it as well as you, though!

from fuschiashock :

i think i'm going into hibernation too. i'm trying to resist it. sort of. where do you go to school?

from fuschiashock :

hello.

from cloverst :

oh man i love that m.ward song!

from raven72d :

How did you meet him? How does he compare to your other lovers?

from raven72d :

Treasure your life--- and do write.

from sleepystorm :

'aint no monkey' .. sometimes you write things and i think 'oh, yeah i know what she's feeling there..' or sometimes i'm just in awe at your wonderful expansive sense of poetry..but this entry is so simple & i loved it. i want to say thank you for so many things.

from raven72d :

I loved your autumn evening entry. And I love Camus' "Exile and the Kingdom".

from boombasticat :

That last part is beautiful, how people are somehow bigger inside of you than they are out there, in real life. I think that all the time.

from chiv :

Delightedest, I have not read in AGES. Well, I have read, but not in this land. I stole The Poverty of Philosophy and started reading that, but what it has to do with this I'm not sure. Erm. I missed reading here. I suppose that's all.

from raven72d :

The postcard fronm Dubrovnik finally arrived... I like the idea of you as a sun-seeker now that you're in the northern hemisphere.

from raven72d :

The gold on the heath sounds lovely. I was always a great fan of little Paddington. Don't give up writing at D-Land...

from raven72d :

Are there Evil Alien Esquimaux in Great Yarmouth?

from raven72d :

I love the photos of you reading at a seaside table. But...what book? Meanwhile-- tangled up in sheets... Yes. All lovly girls should sleep naked, tangled in 400+ count sheets.

from writergrrl88 :

Your prose is like dancing with a beautiful maiden on the precarious surface of a small, dingy boat -- what's floating around you shouldn't matter so. I hope you'll one day take work as a writer and realize your eccentricity is perfection.

from raven72d :

I come home at night and make miso soup. Or miso-flavoured ramen noodles. I pretend I'm living inside a Murakami short story.

from unavowed :

i also live on soup. mm.. and ramen.. which.. isi guess, soup.

from raven72d :

Ah, now: "subs" as in "submarine sandwich"? Where I am, they're called "po-boys".

from boombasticat :

You make beautiful connections in your writing. Connections that were there all along, but which no one had yet noticed.

from tater-fay :

Sometimes I am terrified of being alone but most of the time all I want to DO is be alone. Part of me has shut down in such a big, frozen way (and I don't even care) but part of me has opened up in a really good way...this probably doesn't even make sense. Maybe this is the natural result of 2 years of trauma and grief and then some hopefulness mixed in.

from raven72d :

You do need to know about seduction as an art.

from raven72d :

Strangers' caresses are best--- they offer more intensity than people one's already intimate with.

from raven72d :

Strangers' caresses are best--- they offer more intensity than people one's already intimate with.

from raven72d :

Look for the David Palladini "Aquarian" Tarot--- lovely Art Nouveau images.

from raven72d :

Thanks...

from raven72d :

As of 29 Sept. 07... no postcard...alas.

from raven72d :

Ummm... Just the tank top ("vest") or a man's dress shirt. Lovely girls should avoid underwear. I'd like to spray paint "Welcome to Cornwall--- beware the batrachian Manxmen" on my neighbour's fence.

from raven72d :

I'll check my mailbox today. I haven't been out there since last Sunday.

from division-day :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/472584506/

from division-day :

"If the best you can do is run away and get caught by the orcs then you have acted honourably." hahahaha i love this. this is my new motto.

from raven72d :

Always pick a house that can be defended against the depredations of the batrachian Manxmen.

from raven72d :

Rooms are important.

from division-day :

gosh, i can't keep track of you. were you only in canada for the summer?

from raven72d :

I lived there briefly, long ago. I'd love a card from Croatia. What will you be doing there?

from raven72d :

I always do the Rectangular Dance in honour of little Bauhaus the Rectangular Cat.

from raven72d :

Thank you, lovely one. I do appreciate that.

from raven72d :

And remember about cowboy boots and tiny skirts.

from raven72d :

Do drop me a card from London.

from raven72d :

Why is your mom e-mailing you about Marie de Medici?

from sls :

i once lived in nanaimo for almost a year. i used to love that value village there. also, nanaimo bars on the b.c. ferry are delicious. ah nanaimo!

from tater-fay :

I agree with R. I don't really believe in coincidences!! That is just so sad when a woman stays in an abusive marriage for 30 years thinking there will be a reward. Damn. I hope she got out (or gets out!)

from raven72d :

I love the b/w photos from July.

from raven72d :

Cowboy boots work brilliantly with tiny shorts or miniskirts.

from division-day :

seth is great.. you should read "seth speaks" or "the unknown reality" for starters...

from and-darling :

Where do you live?

from division-day :

don't buy heroin. don't let your friends buy heroin. but you know that. show them my blog. my fucked life = what happens when smart, beautiful people do heroin. <3

from raven72d :

I love the cemetery image.

from raven72d :

What will you do with your new year?

from raven72d :

Ahem. Do update....

from sky-rocket :

skyrocket/orange

from chiv :

There's a girl, here, she works behind the bar (once in a blue moon, maybe less) and bes around a bit, and she really reminds me of you, though she's a bit taller than I imagine you to be. And she's Irish. And I doubt she's as smart. And there's really not all that much resemblance. True story!

from raven72d :

Gabriola Island?

from raven72d :

1954-1995... A significant and scary set of dates for me.

from bi-pet :

i just loved, loved, loved 'the red plant' entry. it's poetic and sad and lovely and it just has so much in it... ...

from raven72d :

I hadn't realized that you had a car there... The boy with the sign may be wrong: having Views often just gets in the way.

from raven72d :

I've never been much of an Atwood fan. But I love Chekhov.

from raven72d :

What books are you flitting between?

from raven72d :

I have no social skills, either. I'm hopeless at meeting people or at ordinary conversation. But I am good at telling stories-- and at listening to them.

from raven72d :

I miss Whitekachina.

from raven72d :

The Scarf Dance photos are fun.

from raven72d :

Tell me about Nordhoek Beach, about Thailand, about leaving Salisbury for London or Canada...

from raven72d :

I love the image of you in the vest. And chili con carne from a can is standard fare for me...

from division-day :

oh, i feel so the same way. we can feel sad and empty and alone on opposite sides of the earth. there is comfort in the daily rituals sometimes. i started watching tv, too, after 25 years without. strange.

from raven72d :

I'd love to read the three stories some day...

from tater-fay :

terrible weather:::i sat in a greek restaurant last night::i am in gent;;;and suddenly hail started punishing the sidewalks and cars and the running passerbys:::it was the size of small peas:::in the great usa i have seen hail the size of golfballs::ouch::

from cloverst :

the end of your last entry, that sounds so much like me. i am fantastic at avoiding people who want to be friends, and at not calling people back. and then i feel horribly guilty. and then i really don't want to call back.

from raven72d :

Do see Venice in autumn... The city in fog: utterly ghostlike. And I will try vur' hard to entice you into writing/leaving notes more often...

from raven72d :

Autumn. Venice is best in autumn.

from raven72d :

You know... I do love your oldest entries...

from sky-rocket :

make that: skyrocket / apple

from sky-rocket :

sky-rocket / apple

from raven72d :

Open-ended days... I hope you'll use them to drop me a letter sometime...

from chiv :

Yes, all right, suicide... or, blogs at ten paces?

from and-darling :

Ran into you through the Mister Ed fellow. It was your London/Tokyo drunken metaphor-- I sort of have problem seeing New York like that, but perhaps it's because I've never been to any three. Your entries are gorgeous. I read the first few, and I love the way you write.

from raven72d :

I'm older than that... No insurance, the cost of a house in student loan debt, no credit, a ten year old car, a job that pays half what my classmates make... Unmarried, no prospects, and only my books to show for a doctorate and a law degree...

from chiv :

If it helps, at all, I turned twenty-five on Sunday, and I'm back to being unemployed and wondering whether or not I can actually afford to stay in this country, or whether I'll have to go back home and stay with the family again. Hm. That probably doesn't help.

from raven72d :

Will we ever get to see your poetry?

from purplebanana :

Mmm. Doesn't that entry just resonate so deeply with me.

from raven72d :

where you want to travel...?

from raven72d :

"Counter-discursive stance" is one of those crit theory formulations tat makes my skin crawl. And I hate the politicising of a perfect good adventure story. Still... enjoy the fig trees and the sun...

from thecity :

you are perfect!

from mister-ed :

y'know, you being the only zimbabwean i know, more often than not, when i see it in the paper, i wonder if you're heading back anytime soon, then i think "AAAAAAAAARRRGH!", like that. i don't know what it means.

from raven72d :

Shanghai is so delightfully Wm. Gibson... I can't imagine ever going to Africa: a continent whose only gift to the world has been communicable disease. And-- I do love your MySpace photos.

from raven72d :

Take the money and go to China. Going back to Mugabe-land is just a tactical error.

from raven72d :

Cabbage and broccoli are...scary. Probably introduced by the Evil Esquimaux to help destroy humankind.

from cloverst :

i hope you're feeling better.

from might :

I'm really glad you're okay.

from division-day :

i never thought much about that concept, but after living in thailand i started to realize how much of our culture does go back to deism... and how mexico is so much more familiar to me than thailand even though it's still a 3rd world country, because it has the same deistic roots. they run deep.

from raven72d :

How did everything go? And what happened to your laptop?

from sleepystorm :

however, 'the cape may' are a great band that deserves to be listened to & loved.

from sleepystorm :

you're not missing anything. they are much better doing a one-off acoustic song. the rest of their stuff is average at best. but that could just be my lousy opinion...?

from tater-fay :

I hope everything went ok. On Feb. 14th or 15th in 1992 I myself went through the same thing! Good luck, sweetie!

from raven72d :

Good luck tomorrow. And do tell me about the bogus monograph... I love things like that.

from raven72d :

The "projections" entry: I did sympathize.

from raven72d :

Don't drop out. And don't fear the end of the world. All worlds end, but the end isn't quite yet.

from raven72d :

I'm glad you left a note, by the way.

from raven72d :

Certainly *my* favourite breakfast.

from raven72d :

Not liver and beer: the classic supermodel diet is black coffee and cigarettes.

from division-day :

when i read you were pregnant for a moment i thought "wow, a mini-delighted, what would that be like?" i have had three abortions (i know, it's horrible) and if you aren't able to do the pill option, a regular abortion literally takes only 5 minutes and is way less painful than you think. for most people the pain is more emotional pain, but if you are sure of your decision, it's not that bad... good luck.

from sleepystorm :

i feel inclined to comment on the new years mythology of yours. i spent new years eve in the hospital, watching my grandmother die, and was in bed by 11:15pm. i spent my birthday, only six days after new years, in the hospital as well. eating cheesecake on plastic plates, and paced the halls to move my legs some. i spent six weeks in america, originally going to spend christmas with my family, only to end up leaving after a funeral. one week after i arrive back in the uk, my cousin hangs himself in the tree behind his parents house. he was 20. i am now 26. i think this year will be a year of sad overbearing news. i love your space.

from sls :

i feel like smoking is such a comforting habit in part because it is this excuse and impetus to take moments out of one's active life to mindfully breathe. of course, one is mindfully breathing-in toxins, but still there is that sense of communion with the outdoor spot you are smoking, the stillness standing there inhaling deliberately and watching as the breath leaves your body heavier and seemingly more solid. i relate to the not having an excuse to haunt the smoking spots that were such meaningful places. i try to take 'non-smoking' breaks now--to go sit somewhere for a few minutes (on a swing at the park or a rock beside the water, whatevs) and breathe sans cigarette and just *be* present in the now. it doesn't address the oral fixation or nicotine aspects, but it is still enjoyable :)

from thecity :

You are bravely open-minded--phenomenal.

from raven72d :

Liminality--- a lovely entry.

from bi-pet :

you always make me laugh... p.s. your guestbook doesn't seem to like me much!

from chiv :

Oh, right, these note pages dislike paragraphs. That's an aesthetic pity.

from chiv :

Ah, Delighted, I have been meaning to buy chalk, and you have just reminded me to do it. There are little blackboards on all of the doors at the hotel/backpackers, and I intend to sloganise them on a regular basis, just to see how much it influences the place. I worked downstairs, I know where the cameras are. It shall be as if Rimbaud is back and young again, and also invisible. But with less opiates. Incidentally, Voltaire and Rousseau shall feature heavily. Er, as indeed shall pretty much anybody who is dead and was French. I have been widely criticised, in this sunny, sporty land, for sitting about and reading the ramblings of long-gone Francophones, but when you turn up to a party in the right part of town and find one uncomfortable guy surrounded by girls discussing Camus'(s?) concept of the absurd it helps to have the ability to sit in a rocking chair and pull-out a copy of Caligula. I like commas, partly because they stand a lot of abuse and misuse. This is dragging on, rather. Come around for a questionable ale and then you can shut me up before it gets this bad.

from division-day :

when i was 19 i was at shakespeare and co and got invited up to tea by the old man (along with a bunch of other travelers). he said i could work/live there but someone told me the only toilet was a "turkish toilet" and i didn't think i could handle that. if only i'd known the strange toilets i would use in thailand, maybe i wouldn't have passed up such an amazing opportunity! ps, i never knew your real name. strange.

from emotionalist :

i also think about moving to paris and working at the shakespeare and co bookshop.

from tater-fay :

Well..shit, I tried to sign the guestbook and got an error message. I was talking about being a "recovering Catholic" but still enjoying Saint medals, etc. My old friend is not Catholic but also (like you) enjoys some of the artistry! She really wanted me to take her to Mass one Sunday (even though I hate the church in many ways) and I agreed so she could experience it. She was disappointed..she felt the priest was creepy and she was bored out of her mind. Have fun decorating:) Make sure to use lot's of Feng Shui:) ha ha.

from division-day :

what a perfect place to quit smoking, even if by accident. be strong! i feel so much better now that i don't smoke.

from raven72d :

How was new year's on the train?

from division-day :

that entry (spending new years on the train, mythology, etc) made me think for so long that i left the page open so i could ponder it more this morning. i have been looking over the past few years and trying to see a correlation.. fascinating. i think i will write about this. thank you!

from division-day :

brilliant.

from tater-fay :

"felt up by your landlord? Time to move out!" Yea..I'd pretty much have to agree with that! My landlord HAPPENS to be my boyfriend, though, so I think it is ok in my situation.

from tater-fay :

I'm very sorry to hear about your friend!

from tater-fay :

that is wonderful (about being invited to read your poetry at that festival!) I'm still in the process of applying to the Univ. of Oregon to get my MFA in creative writing. I'll still be in Europe (can I stay with you? ha ha!) when I find out whether I got in or not. If I got in I'll jump up and down and celebrate. If they rejected me, I'll jump up and down and then go someplace beautiful and warm and celebrate anyway!

from raven72d :

That's how I learned about sex, too-- from books whoe advanced concepts I had no context for.

from boombasticat :

Your words are lush.

from raven72d :

Good luck on the First!

from division-day :

books books books! i'm so jealous of you being in school! my british friends in thailand say that england is dark and dreary and everyone is depressed -- so be careful! love, becky

from sleepystorm :

we have red carpet. pub red carpet. and sometimes, i am feeling exactly as you are describing and feel like falling out of windows with everything strapped to my back.

from raven72d :

East Anglia...and Transylvanians. Wonderful combination.

from raven72d :

"Zimbabwean"... I'd insist on saying "Rhodesian". But I do like your diary-- and I hope you both get back into university and get a lifetime supply of free yogurt.

from chiv :

Hello, Delighted. I have been catching-up. It's worth doing... but that you have a knack for making me miss d'land. Damn it all.

from cloverst :

hi. i hadn't left you a note before because i'm lazy, but i do like your diary very much.

from sleepystorm :

i'll ditto what bi-pet stated. thank you. ive been looking through your diary, & it's really fantastic. really. / tif

from bi-pet :

thank you for adding me to your fav list. i'll check out your diary more often from now on... hope you're feeling better soon...

from tater-fay :

"I feel v. far off from my life. As if it is shapeless and happening to someone else. I function.No more no less."...MY GOD. Did you write that or did I? You have no idea how much I relate to those statements. Jesus, God help us all.

from boombasticat :

Sorry about your goldfish. That, however, seems to be the most graceful way to go.

from pan-opticon :

I would kill to have a crayon called 'vagina pink'. Or 'menstrual red'.

from chiv :

Oi! Pushy-drunk-me wants to know when you're coming to the northwest of Engerlandshire, because pushy-drunk-me thinks that you're one of a rare breed of pretty-okay-people. Ooh, I feel overly intrusive, but I'm going to press, "done!" anyway.

from mister-ed :

ahhh delightedface, i would love to meet up for a beverage of any temperature, but i live in leicester now, it feels a lot more like home and causes less torment. i am seeing nick cave in manchester on the 6th of feb though. but ca't stay any longer than that night. pffffiddle.

from division-day :

"everyone is entrenched." that is always my feeling during pacific NW winters, in the rain, etc. funny i don't get that feeling in the midwest in the snow. did you read my entry about rain? it said the same thing you said, almost.

from immolation :

Of course New York is the orgasm of cities.

from mister-ed :

i would love to but it's more than my last $150 will take! in other news, when i get to london i have exactly 20 quid for the rest of my life. hahaha.

from mister-ed :

costa rica, if only i knew where it was precisely. curse those geography lessons/this faulty memory. when he was telling us where costa rica was i was most probably hitting someone with a ruler. but i'm not going to consult the internet. i'm going to wait for you to tell me. also, more photos.

from chiv :

I... heh, oh, damn what was I going to say? Oh, oh! Costa Rica? I'd say, "Really?" but you do get around a bit, so there's probably no surprise... but, but, I wonder, how do you decide where to go, next, delightedest? Are you like a Womble, spinning a globe; or have you perhaps a multi-national crime empire? (See, me, I can't go anywhere without Stacey sexually harrassing me!)

from tater-fay :

So, where are you from originally? Maybe I need to go back and read all your past entries. I don't hate all subsaharans (sp?)..I just don't like people that are bigots, no matter where in the world they come from. And I know what you mean about that silly Chiv...Mr. Political...I only like him cuz he's cute, I don't care about him being smart..JUST KIDDING! He IS cute, though!

from raven72d :

excellent photos, by the way...

from mister-ed :

i meant to say this the other day: more photos!

from tater-fay :

I like the pictures!! I love finally seeing what a fellow diarylander actually looks like because I'm always curious...if you are curious..there are pics of me here: http://profiles.myspace.com/users/357027

from kissmysix :

i found you by accident and cant seem to stop reading your beautiful words.

from immolation :

I've met an awful lot of girls trying to disappear in recent months. Continuing to appear keeps the narrative going longer, of course.

from chiv :

delighted. I'm dejected. Excuse Yourself And Meet Me At The distraction For Crisps And No Fear Of Interruption. Orders.

from ladyfingers :

*hug*

from tater-fay :

thanks:) I do feel better today!! Plus I was able to tell Larry last night that I had been angry with him and why and he just listened calmly and it was good to get it off my chest!

from chiv :

Oh, Vaduz is a tart, everybody knows her.

from ladyfingers :

i seriously laughed out loud at #3! we've ALL had that argument at one point, and it's so much fun when you realise that some people recognise that same argument with others. hope things are going better for you than they are for me right now.

from tater-fay :

why THANK YOU! You are up there on the awesome meter, yourself..I really enjoy your observations!! Happy Holidays!

from mister-ed :

yurrr don't lock up again or we'll fuckin wait patiently for as long as it takes.

from sls :

ms. delighted, i miss the delight i get from reading your delightful entries. if i use the word 'delight' 1000 times will you let me read your diary again? i'd be delighted, you know. (according to my math i need to now use 'delight' 994 more times...). seriously, how are you? love, siri ([email protected])

from chiv :

I'd ask you to let me in, maybe to e-mail me a key, but I wouldn't want to look too needy. I'll just sort of loiter around here, acting casual. See how I kick pebbles and hum along to the Detroit Cobras. I hope that all is well in the world of the delighted.

from mister-ed :

well i love a good mystery. not so much a bad one.

from chiv :

Delighted! You Rhodie-moo-face! What's all this locking us out shit! Lemme in! I quite like you, you know. I shall come down and delay your flight out of London if you don't stop this silliness. (Also something much nicer and more civil.)

from sls :

may i please have your password? it would delight me so!

from tater-fay :

Can I have access to your diary? Please? Pretty Please with whatever you want on top!? You can email it to [email protected]!

from purplebanana :

Um, in the middle of reading and suddenly a password thing pops up? I am not Robot Boy. I am a friendly well wisher. Now let me read?

from thewayirock :

I am very envious of you!

from chiv :

Obnoxious? Maybe. Drunk? Maybe. London so soon? Staying long or will they have the bouncers that I couldn't afford?

from chiv :

[sympathy for wet towels] [would I dare try to pen an arguably needed "h" on Delighted's stomach?]

from ladyfingers :

i've got my own theory about that - i reckon that the type of people likely to keep a diary are more prone to depression (and, obviously, introspection) anyway.

from ladyfingers :

of course we still love you!

from cdghost :

i enjoyed your words

from ladyfingers :

good luck

from purplebanana :

Happy getting blown out of your mother's vagina day! (Am I too crass?)

from chiv :

I could not help being pleased to read that they have, apparently, "delightful common rooms" It seemed like a significant coincidence until I thought about how it isn't, really. The end.

from purplebanana :

It means you have all the more room to fill up with questions, and moonlight, and food which tastes good but makes your fingers smell.

from chiv :

I think that I know how you feel. In that respect, at least. Lets make up a new job that we both can have. It'll be friendly and there won't be a spell cast on it making people freeze or lose focus or feel sick.

from ladyfingers :

i wish i'd been there for the lack of ethiopian food. sweet irony! i would have been on the floor in hysterics with you. re:f9/11 - moore's a very clever man, he can make an audience think what he wants them to think, but you're too intelligent to take his work at face value.

from immolation :

I'd like to sit down with you and chat again. I have no idea where I'll be for approximately the next six and a half months.

from division-day :

are you in vancouver? you were in portland before, weren't you? i'll be there in a few days. too bad we missed each other. maybe you will visit portland again, you aren't that far away. this is red-river in my new incarnation if you haven't guessed. hey, sometimes (especially lately) i really hate myself, too, and unfortunately the only thing that helps is medication (neurontin) or bad illegal drugs. i wish i had some good advice. at least your latest entry sounds more happy, maybe you figured out the secret.

from chiv :

Hello. I can't acquire ice cream at this hour, but I've just finished watching..uh..not the Eurovision semi-finals.. and I'm yawning as I type. 'mere.

from ladyfingers :

just to let you know someone cares x

from ladyfingers :

on unrequited love - my thoughts exactly!

from parlance :

I've never been to a nightclub before. Too young =) You should try Vegas in the States.

from ladyfingers :

are you ever coming back to this dear little shithole of an island?

from purplebanana :

Sometimes long sentences are nice. Sometimes they communicate perfectly.

from alarm-call :

password? PASS WORD? oh no, this isn't working for me at all. tsk. (but it will start making people comment. you get to see how popular you are) what_happened_next at hotmail dot com?

from chiv :

[email protected] would like a free pass to delightedlandresort. I hope nothing too traumatic surrounds this sudden elitism. Oh God, there's not a dress code, is there? It's not nail polish, you're just a stupid bouncer! No! There are no holes in my jeans! Ah! [runs off] (I have fourteen Boddies! Hurrah!)

from mightybjorn :

Finally got back to diaryland after a long wandering-about time. Disturbed to find your diary locked and hopin' I can get in to look around. Please e-mail me at [email protected]

from carnageus :

One Of Those 'Could Be Worse' Scenarios: Could be worse - we haven't had a Summer in Glasgow since 2001, and I've waited since 2 years before that for one I could enjoy. I'm thinking of officialising Autumn as my favourite season. It's the only one we're sure of getting every year.

from thecity :

Eternal Sunshine was decent. Not a date movie, but then again who goes to see a movie from Focus Films on a date? oh wait, me. Anyway. Good luck overcoming the sudden fragility.

from chiv :

Those who tell the truth will die. Help us stay alive. Drunk.

from chiv :

I dunno, maybe it is (negative thinking). One might say that maybe it could have been worse; maybe it could have been Amin or someone like that. But then, maybe that non-negative sort of thinking breeds complacency, too, or a fear of seeking progress. That said, at least it wasn't Blunkett... Ooh, an orange Kit Kat and a cold bed [wanders off]

from chiv :

..better that than bein fact'ry fodder, ohh yeah.. [hums] Gah. damn southern comfort. Never drink, read words from 'her's, and listen to the yeah yeah yeahs and/or catatonia in the same super lonely night, delighted. Have a heavy sigh -inhales deeply-

from immolation :

I feel, sometimes, that we are at war with fat people. It raises serious questions of divided loyalty.

from chiv :

I have not climbed a tree in some time. I think we should! I should quite like to take pictures of the tops of peoples heads and to drop the pictures down to them, I think. What an odd whim, I'm sure I'll have lost interest before I find a polaroid camera. Is Canada still unreasonably huge? Tell it, "hello."

from chiv :

Kinda how it feels to be English, too: http://www.troop7.org/Flags/Images/GrandUnion.293.JPG Ranch.. ran..ch.. ran.. where's that W coming from? Time for a Double Decker. Mm.

from chiv :

One day a Jedi mind trick will work, I'm sure of it. I just have to try it enough times. "You're not the ones we're looking for." One day. Perhaps when it's really important. I hope they have cod, I don't care for haddock.

from thecity :

You remind me of author Denis Johnson.

from chiv :

Heh, I knew I should have capitalised Monster Munch. But yes, I think that I agree with all other aspects of your drunken statement. -sigh- I wish I were drunk rather than waiting for the kettle to boil at 9.30 on a Sunday morning, to Bobby Womack.

from chiv :

'lo. I just woke (and it's not even 8am, something is amiss) with the distinct impression that I've spent too much time on d'land. I just had a delighted dream, despite not even knowing what you look like. We were in bed [leans forward and whispers] eating monster much [gasp!] Uhm. And that was about the sum of it, really. Ehm. Toodles.

from chiv :

Right..straight ahead for a mile..right again..there it is! ..through all the cold and rain..so cold..windy. I wish that I had more to say. On my birthday in 1310 shoes were first made for both right and left feet. Amazing.

from purplebanana :

'In the name of delighted.' Surely that is the government motto of a severely dysfunctional state or society.

from ladyfingers :

if you were banned from the internet, people would miss you. honest we would. oddly enough, i've just had a ploughman's lunch. well, three hours ago, but still.

from chiv :

When I live somewhere that my family doesn't I'm *super* inviting-you-to-stay-for-free for a bit, at least. I wouldn't hold my breath, mind..

from chiv :

Hm. Well, my dad loves computers, anyway.. He keeps upgrading and building-from-replaced-old-parts, and as such I have my own (horribly crappy many years out of date) PC, and all are hooked up on broadband.. so it doesn't really matter to anyone how long I sit here, as it's flat rate. ..Which makes sitting here all too easy. I might do something (relatively) drastic and faraway. You must keep surviving and writing about it, or I shall be discouraged. Plus hey, if I'm not sat here, eventually, I shall have to pester you slightly less. Uhm, good luck.. or some better, less generic well-whishing pertaining to your Canadialand progress.

from plastictape :

awesome. i love the green colors.

from delighted :

Note to self: Jesus Christ and The Disciples is a band name.

from purplebanana :

Yes. I don't think it was Doris Lessing. This woman said, 'I lost my husband five years ago, and it still feels like yesterday. We were married for 55 years and I couldn't of been happier.' So, not Doris, but someone beautiful and happy, anyway.

from chiv :

I should thank you for that, for no one else seems interested in leaving me notes these days. Woe is me, and so forth. "I am waiting for a bus." I must go to the pub that doesn't accept that 1930 has come and gone. Then I must go to the gig. My shoulders ache. I miss..things I never even knew...*This* keyboard is looking comfy.

from chiv :

Mh, we should not get married, and grow young together. ..yay, cheesy, I just woke up again, why is it midnight? I..the tiny strange woman said she'd ID me if I was buying cigarettes, and I didn't say that I could have done that without walking all the stupid way to her shop, and I didn't trample on her tiny person village, either, which might, in retrospect, have been fun. All right, I'm out of commas (now), goodnight.

from ladyfingers :

wow! you don't dream too much, do you?! (i never realised before how little i have in common with you. still love you, though, you little commie, you!) x

from chiv :

Just after endings, I think. When people have walked away and left me to get a round for one. I am a little slow. Except the end of Withnail and I. That's sad enough right away. The wolves do not appreciate With's talent, nor his quiet despair. That might have been prettier if only I could have found a relevant lyric to express it instead of just rambling.. I like this. The apparent break between chivs makes it look less like I'm trying to stalk you. You'd escape anyway, I think, then I'd cry again.

from gelert :

huh, this is the wrong account.. and I was only going to say, "haha!" or something like that..in response to the floating thing.. it.. doesn't seem as funny now that I've got all side-tracked. Erm. 'fternoon. (chiv away! -launches-)

from chiv :

I used to have dreams of a shark like that.. though it floated on the surface of the water, if I remember correctly.

from mister-ed :

yeah pranksters. is this medieval england during a bad year for crops? last night iwas listening to black sabbath's Volume 4 and thinking you should really get a copy.

from chiv :

Life would be beautiful had we an estate. With turrets in which to hide away, a well stocked cellar, and so on. I should stagger about the halls, and be all, "oh miss D'elighted, I am undone!" My ramblings aside, I could not sympathise much more with your refusal to gracefully accept self-sufficient capitalist adulthood and disinterest in going out of one's way to contribute to it. In the unlikely event of your concocting an easy-life scheme requiring of another unemployable malcontent, I can be from time to time surprisingly willing to take silly and pointless risks to a lazy end. Yes, I'm done, thank you for entertaining me on my night of thinking-too-much-about-things-and-relations-that-may-never-be.

from raven72d :

Brilliant sleeping bag story! And I love the Vancouver/Victoria entries... You're an excellent discovery!

from chiv :

An interesting upheaval. Dictatorship you say? Can I get a job in your secret police? No? Can I at least sit on your board-of-lackeys-who-live-quite-well-provided-they-don't-challenge-you? (Can you tell that I am bored and that my coat isn't good enough to keep me alive if I go out to walk aimlessly at 5am?)

from thatmarygirl :

from chiv :

Oh, oh! Have fun in Australalia.. and then tell me where and how fun was to be had there and how much it cost and how many spiders tried to kill you. And watch out for drop bears.

from chiv :

Ah ha! A week without Delighted is like.. ah.. well you see where I'm going with this..

from chiv :

I would ask that you try hard not to come out dead, Miss Frank. Thank you, and good luck.

from ladyfingers :

"can we really change?" . . . you've changed a lot from when i first started reading your diary - you're a lot more serious. just as intense, but a lot more serious; you seem to laugh at things less, at least in your writing. i hope you enjoy yourself in sydney.

from chiv :

Hey now, my ra.. my words are not ramblings! [shakes a surprised fist after apathee] Now I have quite forgotten myself. [makes this about delighted again, somehow]

from apathee :

ah, chivey and his ramblings. i hadn't even noticed he was here. it is wrong for me to say that i fall in love with every entry of yours: i know. they remind me of honey left behind on my teacup oozing down the side; or the innocent way boys look when you kiss them unexpectedly. i know i'm rambling. i know. but i don't really care. -a

from chiv :

So, according to a reasonably reliable Australian (oxymoron?) source, that country has the most teeny tiny independent nations inside it.. out of something like 100 in the world, 20 are.. there. Y'know, folk declaring their farm independent and stuff. So we thought.. there's an idea. Then I thought, "Delighted would make a good Minister-of-something.." or..something. [starts to feel he's signing too often, or at least too..insanely..]

from chiv :

I don't understand how people avoid getting stuck.

from chiv :

You know, you are the second person just this week to tell me to come to Australia. The first one was even Australian. I know one whole person there. She lives over a cake shop and is even running about diaryland. My half-written next update asks "Who�s up for running away and living for a bit in some other country?.. �cept Spain. I don�t want to go to Spain."..so erm, yes. You might just live to regret making that suggestion. ..I asume they still have vodka to compensate for the beery shortcomings.

from mister-ed :

i constantly think of strange and unlikely methods by which my friends may have found my online presence and spend up to three minutes in a fit of paranoia before thinking "fuck those bastards!". it works in 99% of cases.

from chiv :

Ta. I almost smiled, even. Ah well, it's nearly ten am.. late enough to take my assorted ales and watch Withnail & I. Feel free to pop around if they've invented a plane fast enough and decided it'd be viable to operate it between sub Saharan Africa and..uhm..Blackpool? ..damn things don't fit in the mini-fridge.

from chiv :

You know, I would quite like that, ta. I say.. I.. haven't had an apple for years. That is insane, hey? Mh, I'm glad someone liked it. I got very cold and nearly passed out from hunger writing it. Thank god they at least sell life-saving tea for less than a pound in Camden.

from boombasticat :

I'm a poor boy Empty as a pocket (Empty as a pocket) With nothin' to lose.

from chiv :

Next time? I wonder, has anyone ever actually said that to you? And stuff really does cost that much in Camden eh? [worried sighs and regarding of cash and train tickets]

from random-ditto :

Just thought I'd say hi as I've been reading your diary a bit... tis very good! Can't think of much more to say now so I will make a (not so) graceful exit. xXx

from chiv :

(Hm, do forgive me if this appears in yr g'book too; the cursed thing crashed on me) I was thinking something similar just the other day. I struggled through three or four cups of tea, each time with a rich tea biscuit, and finally I felt well. Oh, a rich tea biscuit and two little tablets which were much too blurry to identify exactly. You didn't drink various stouts too, did you? Evil non-bitters! Must stick to Boddies in future. And I believe you are somewhere I didn't quite get around to not-really-conquering. Beyond that I am not much use to you, I'm afraid [looks terribly sorry] (Duckula theme music tape is made ready)

from chiv :

I think it's just a way to get money out of us and to keep the wheels both oiled and turning. Like the 'need' to eat and to sleep. Now, did I leave my rail card/pass/whateveryoucallit here? [looks strained]

from mister-ed :

RESPONSE!

from purplebanana :

Thanks for the info about African music. I need more stuff, because if I keep listening to the same 10 songs over and over I think I might be unable to ever step away from the computer.

from ladyfingers :

i thought kuffir (and its variants) was the word used by Islam to describe unbelievers?

from chiv :

Oh yeah? Well..there's some vague chance of me waking up in London about then. Ha! How's that for making use of one's youth? I.. aw, crap. You're just showing off, right? [sulks]

from ladyfingers :

daddy used to love victoria falls when he was posted out in zambia . . . i'm terrified of crocodiles, though, so i'm not too jealous of you. x

from thatmarygirl :

!!!!!!

from ladyfingers :

as long as you're aware that the effects don't last all that long; and that it's easy to get addicted; and that you don't NEED to do it - yet. i don't know how much it costs where you are, but generally it's a pretty expensive habit, unless you have a rich boyfriend. love you xxx

from gelert :

Hehe, Delighted m'dear, I think that I love you. If your name is Jennifer, though, I'm going to be unnerved. Oh wait, I'm logged in with the wrong account..and I'm chiv..and I'm drunk..and damn, I sound busier than I feel!

from ladyfingers :

(i want an ice-cream) but more importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. have a drink for me. don't fall off your pogo stick too hard. x

from chiv :

"Happy birthday!" -inclined-to-forget-things-within-three-days-of-hearing-them Chiv of indeterminate chronoligical location.

from chiv :

Well I enjoyed it enough. I'm going to start refering to one cactus (points) as Cottard, and the other (points) as Tristan.

from ladyfingers :

re: #46 - i'll never be bored of you

from ladyfingers :

ewwwwwww! strangers' pubes! EWWWWWWW!!!

from chiv :

Yeah.. bring everyone back over.. maybe break into Tony's house and hold him at gunpoint until he admits it's probably a bit wrong really, and does soemthing useful. You'll have to excuse me, I've been up for sixty hours each one becoming more and more convinced that I've gone on holiday by mistake..with my friend Withnail. And I keep thinking I see tiiiiny little cows.. see! Bloody hell. I'd have got myself killed if something liek that had happened in..Goosnargh this weekend. "You can stick your gun up your arse, and fuck off while you're doing it!". ..eff, yeah.. leaving you be now. Chin chin.

from ladyfingers :

i really don't know what to say. come back? bring all your family and friends? please?

from ladyfingers :

drink, drugs, and promiscuous sex usually work. (well, that's not quite true, but as long as you don't let yourself know that, it might help.) alternatively, you could throw yourself into something new, a la yoga, cordon bleu, studying, making clothes. i think that's how hobbies started - to keep broken hearts occupied. x

from chiv :

Certainly you may. I am currently wondering if I actually organised some sort of gathering while I was drunk, and now I have to double-kill Pol Pot's corpse so he won't turn up at my door, so I'll see you later...

from ladyfingers :

"different" wouldn't necessarily be "improved".

from ladyfingers :

i can relate. i would say the pain gets better with time, but i saw my "the boy" the other day and i would be lying if i said it hurts less. (and the desire to break HER nose doesn't lessen with time, either.) anyway. best wishes to your family, and love to you as ever.

from chiv :

(smiles) must note to fear delighted that little bit more.

from ladyfingers :

i'm going to say what i always say when there's nothing else to say - it could have been worse. but i think you ought to come back here, and bring your family and friends, and you can all stay at mine, and i'll make you all endless cups of tea. love to your mother, and her egg, and love to you. wish you were here.

from chiv :

(thinks of south african guitarist in friend's band and chuckles at the idea of him not being stoned. hah..h..ohh mercy) Em..I think..we drink.. figit..fidg..f.. yeah..and.. eat sweets. ..mh..i need a habit.

from ladyfingers :

they play guitar - not bass, though: bassists always smoke, though. always.

from ladyfingers :

will you still be able to update? whether or not you do, i'll still be thinking of you.

from chiv :

why don't i see any opposition types criticising the govt. over lack of interest in zimbamamababwe? come on, surely that'd score points? that's it; next time i get this drunk i'm founding that damn party with my idiot friend. (please hide all my money so i can't do this) now i need to lie down

from ladyfingers :

please don't go.

from ladyfingers :

ooooh dear! you are going to feel AWFUL when you wake up. you should have eaten a couple of fried eggs before you went to sleep (the proteins in eggs help your body process the alcohol more easily. i don't know how i know that. anyway, it's the ultimate hangover preventative, apart from not drinking, and when you wake up you are going to curse me for not telling you all this earlier.) i'd like to see the rest of your Things To Do list - it sounds rather interesting.

from ricka :

well, "the future circus" just seemed to FIT, you know. i like to have attentions showered upon me: feel free.

from ladyfingers :

seriously, yes. my top bunk is the most comfortable bed in the world. besides, i thrive on looking after people, if you didn't already know. and it's not like i'm all that far away. the getting drunk and smoking twenty a day etc sounds good. screw the real world - our fantasies are so much better.

from ladyfingers :

you should come here. food, a radiator, and a steady supply of cigarettes. watch out for those menthols, though - they lower your sperm count. (what is this hideous cold weather anyway? it's the middle of may. i don't remember a may this cold in all my, er, twenty years.)

from paperstreet :

and while youre at it... you could also tell them mr. ronald mcdonald is scary. what the hel were they thinking when they made him the .. oh man i gorgot the word.... spokeperson.. no.. mascot... :) hello there! i like your journal

from ladyfingers :

ahhh, i feel bad for you not being able to write (because it's so lovely when you do). all the best for when you go home.

from mister-ed :

sup

from chiv :

Eh, some of your crap's alright. I just spent almost a minute trying to open your diary, after I accidentally scrolled all but about one pixel of the word "Delighted" off the top of my screen. I was determined to make it work without admitting my error and scrolling back up half a centimeter, and damn it, I made it. Thank you all, you've made it all seem worthwhile! (Falls down into some crowd. Probably a bad crowd, that seems to be the done thing)

from ladyfingers :

delighted, my dear, this is 21st century britain. we have state-of-the-art everything. therefore it follows that you probably do have WWI gangrene. call it retro if you like! best wishes, as ever, but especially for your poor foot. x

from chiv :

ooh, i'd like to hear to..you don't...(looks around and whispers) not drink, do you? (shakes). anyway (leans ..no, i'll get beaten up)

from ladyfingers :

but on what do you survive? (�-wise, i mean. unless you have miraculously managed to quit smonking!) there's the thing, you see - i am long-term unemployed too (but i look after my grandma during the day as she lives downstairs) and it's just constant money worries. how have you solved this problem?!

from chiv :

i'd argue that there is at least some justification for british involvement.. only as long as american involvement goes on, of course..but..imagine if they had utter domination of the region.. the war would be conducted like it was vietnam, and afterwards it'd be puerto rico but..further away and easier to abuse. anywayy..that's probably not why i came here, so i'll add a "hello, i hope you're well..."

from mobtown :

Sorry to be a month late in responding to your thoughtful and pointed entry in my guestbook. For what it's worth, I entirely agree with you regarding how democracy must come from the ground up, rather than the top down (or even worse, imposed from outside at the barrel of a gun). I guess my point in the entry was that because of his hubris and self-absorption, Dubya made the conflict in Iraq entirely about himself, about getting his way. While there really is no good justrification for U.S. and British involvement in Iraq, the Bush administration could have at put a more humane and democratic spin on the decision to endanger countless lives. After all, no one denies that Hussein is a monster that the world is better off without. But by failing to push even that inadequate justification, and by brushing aside U.N. concerns, Bush and his cronies showed that they are less interested in democracy and the rule of law than in bullying the world into submission. And that is what troubles me the most. Anyway, thank you very much for your excellent comments.

from ladyfingers :

i'm not a dentist, but it might be a good idea to go and see one, just in case!

from chiv :

hellooo from just over here. yes.

from chiv :

i think we got drunk on the way up and put a poster in the window reading "the london not-eye". granted i haven't even set off yet, but did that stop us? probably. mh. i want a piss-easy job. meeee.

from chiv :

i..hm..what? so much boddy's... er.. aw feck, i can't remember. i might be going to london later this month, isn' that....osomething? mh..oh well, i'm pissed (goes away)

from chiv :

do do doo do do do doo do do doo... what? i was not humming circus music!

from sunnflower :

Hi from Suburban Island - I am intrigued by your diary. It is a very unique read. Nicely done.

from chiv :

so i'm gathering. i can wiggle my ears, roll my tongue, put my foot behind my head, stuff like that..maybe i can find something to do, too. ..like cleaning up elephant shit. hm.

from delighted :

maybe perhaps to the circus?

from chiv :

where are you going? what will you do? money's a bore anyway. if you find something worth doing with no qualifications, tell the rest of us. me. mh.

from mister-ed :

nothing wrong with oreos my man, even though they're probably made out of wood or otters or something.

from apathee :

ooh! ooh! more competition with chivey. delighted: it is a pleasure to read such type things. -a

from chiv :

leprosy. far far better than that. slightly better than euros, too, i think. although come to think of it i wasn't overly impressed with oreos. you're right, i should go away and leave you people alone really. i wonder if there's any crappy sci-fi on..(wanders)

from mister-ed :

now you mention it, i don't know what i thought oreo's were better than, or why it needed saying. i'm sure one day we will find out.

from mister-ed :

oreo's are better.

from chiv :

they'll damn well have to get new names for them. i'm not fighting dollars and cents with...dollars and cents, damn it. (pushes the continent around) re-name them, damn it! (shove) meh, 'tis all too defeatist for me. the eu isn't the last chance, it issssn't (goes off on rant about empires and errosion of voices and what not)

from mister-ed :

'lo

from chiv :

..and getting banned from pro-(us)republican chat rooms for impersonating president 'delighted's-uncle' wouldn't have had quite the same ring to it, i think (i shouldn't let myself get this bored, should i? heh)

from ladyfingers :

it wasn't a black bag ... it was a carpet bag. i've got one very similar, only in shades of aquamarine. Lovely. (totally agree with today's entry btw ... if the US have satellites that can read a newspaper from however many thousand miles away, why can't they find saddam hussein and get rid of him without declaring war on innocent civilians who are too scared to speak out against their head of state. thank god we at least have that luxury (not that the queen is advocating war, but we all know tony thinks he's the head of state. yuk. politics constantly screw the world up. love you x

from chiv :

look at that, i'm drawing in fans. anyway, you have to watch out for those czechs..they call smarties...lentikly..and they..come in angular tubes! you can't make jokes about scientists on the underground with things like that!

from mister-ed :

your silence only makes me more curious about the mullerice situation.

from apathee :

ok. chivey's got me intrigued with yr diary. i shall investigate. -a

from mister-ed :

do they have mullerice where you're going?

from chiv :

where are you going? what are you doing? (if you're really joining the circus, pretend i didn't doubt you by asking that) if it turns out to be easy, and requiring of few qualifications, come and tell me! (i think i mean something like "hope it works out" or "good luck")

from ladyfingers :

"sometimes with remorse" ... and regret ... don't drop out, you've got all your life ahead of you to do whatever you like - you've got a great opportunity here, please don't waste all you've done so far. *smiles winningly* or at least think again? you might as well.

from chiv :

ah, but while ed engages in such activities, his room is often robbed, and he's twice been beaten up, and once arrested for making too many silly noises, haven't you, ed? in other non-news, i've often been chased, and more often still ignored, for making things up. and yet everyone still believes in belgium. weird.

from mister-ed :

abiddlybiddlybiddlybiddly bum-bum-CRACK

from mister-ed :

oo-ee-oo wakka oo wakka-wakka oo

from chiv :

now that's value for money, ed. anyway, i like it when smart people validate my ravings. it almost makes me think i might yet learn to be coherent on occasion. and you're welcome to the run of my notes page; no one else cares (sniffle). 'cept maybe ed, but i think he just turns up as part of his community service. now i'm going to attempt to post this about eight times before it manages to deliver without crashing.. (shakes fist at dial-up connection)

from mister-ed :

i'm ALWAYS free! like a whore! but free!

from chiv :

that made me laugh, ta. still...you know..when too much thought's gone into a thing? hehe..

from chiv :

i was planning to die from an overdose of sausage rolls and icefingers from gregg's.. you can struggle on for another album or two without me if you want, but you just won't be as cool...though you might sell more.

from mister-ed :

you don't wanna peak too soon, i mean where do you go from the spoons-version of the transformers-movie-theme?

from chiv :

i wonder if i'd get a prize for refering the winning note? hm, anyway, i imagine i'd rather like that, though no, i don't know how to play the spoons. if however these utensils remain figurative, then presumably i rock the chromium off them. ..one thing; can we cover the transformers the movie theme? i know the lyrics and everything..

from chiv :

my, i think you might be an uncommonly interesting person. ..and wow, steve irwin really needs to move here and take on dangerous badgers and such! well i'd watch that. "i'd better watch meself or he'll...have the tip of my little finger off! crikey! he's..run off" (em..don't mind me, i'm just having one of my sit-up-all-night-wasting-people's-time moments)

from mister-ed :

steve irwin is the only man who needs giant man-eating reptiles, and he doesn't live here so he can fuck right off. i used to know a guy called Matthew. not only that, his dad was a CROCODILE DOCTOR and he travelled round the world, with his family, healing the fucking crocodiles man, i sometimes used to want his life. anybong, he was friends with steve irwin and shortly after we found that out, he moved to australia, to a house with a swimming pool, 8 acres of land and 9 sheep. 3 of the sheep died and after that, we haven't heard a thing from him.

from chiv :

if it helps, i think england will be glad to have you back. we're not so bad; who needs giant man-eating reptiles when you've got like..uhm..badgers?

from chiv :

so, last time i saw the clock before falling asleep it read 7.45(pm), when i woke it'd just passed 11pm. now it's 1.30 am, and i'm having a well deserved beer (what? i got all the way out of bed...by myself!)

from ladyfingers :

stop trying to stop it! you're lucky - you seem like you've got something that could be good. just go with it ;-)

from mister-ed :

mmmmmmmmmmm

from ladyfingers :

i really love you.

from chiv :

damn, rumbled! still, ta for the more tangible note..i got another guestbook notification while i was reading it..and is there a message? nooo.(coughs violently and scurries out)

from chiv :

heh, cats are shit when it comes to rat-killing. we brought a neighbours cat in for the same purpose, and it too cowered..until it found the goldfish =/ (why am i telling you this?)

from mister-ed :

argh! have you never seen "The Birds"?! run away! run away!

from ladyfingers :

oh god! i have just read that entry and had to keep myself from rupturing my insides with laughter. (mildly horrified laughter!) thank you for brightening up my day.

from mister-ed :

i've been here all along! where have you been? and why would anyone not want a life like diagnosis murder? all that diagnosis! oh!

from chiv :

for a small fee i could..steal your ticket, giving you a legitimate excuse. what? oh, it is not the worst idea ever. if you wish, you may read the above as "enjoy your trip, i am so jealous..mostly because of the beer, you will enjoy it, i am sure". which ever works for you, really.

from keltao :

hi, delighted! enjoy your trip home as much as possible....or at least get a tan!...As ever, your entries make me laugh out loud....if there is such a thing as penis-envy, could there be such a thing as funny-bone envy?....It seems if you are going to envy a body part, that would be the one to pick....at least for me....I can't tell a joke to save my life!...No, really, as always you are a delight to read.... you mentioned birthday bashes....Yours?...just curious....Mine is coming up this month on the 31st....not sure if that is a comedy or a tragedy....hope to read you soon...Chris

from delighted :

I am writing a note to myself because when I check again I will get excited and think someone left a note for me. Yay.

from keltao :

Hi, Again... Mortified Mortimer knows....Disney is the Evil Empire...Read "Team Rodent" by Carl Hiasen (Florida-dwelling muckraker/novelist/buddy of Warren Zevon) to find out more... I think you would appreciate his sense of humor!!

from shutupmom :

i like it here. tell me the story.

from tandia :

Don't i know it! I think I'm the luckiest person in the world.

from keltao :

" All of this because I am a horticulturist of embarrassment, I have green houses filled with blushes and stammers.Make me feel uncomfortable and you'll get a free bouquet.".... can I quote you?? That is just the coolest line!..... Speaking of the Waterboys, I just discovered CD NOW....boy, am I in trouble... they have lots of WB stuff, even British imports...Talk to you later...Chris

from delighted :

hello notes. I am very bored, and the cd is jumping and you just don't get enough airplay from me. How are you notes? Really, how are you? How does it feel being my diary's after thought? Notes, you're in the backwaters, but I promise to come round and say hi more often.

from perceptionss :

Triple threat on the nationality sounds interesting. I hope those custom agents are gentle during the orafice search. Take care:) Love, Booby

from keltao :

Ani Is Awesome! Don't know why no one else listed the Waterboys....guess we're the ones with TASTE! (LOL)...in 80's celtic=flavored neo folk pop anyway...Also love Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Tull (of course)...Some would argue FC and Tull are now the same band...I've never seen Waterboys live but I saw FC at a teeny-tiny little coffee house a few years back...wow! Peace, Chris

from keltao :

"Live Light Enough To See The Humour and Long Enough To See Some Change" Words to Live By! I had to leave you a note, you and I are the only ones who listed "The Waterboys" as a favorite band!! Love your stream-of-consciousness mockery! Peace and Well Met, Chris

from ladyfingers :

someone who sees things as you do and has the skill with words to conjure up such wonderful scenes is definitely someone to be admired. someone will fed-ex you your self-esteem soon enough. till then, remember i adore you!

from prink :

i like to read here because the colors are delightful.

from delighted :

look, I am here in notes. You can catch me weekly in many kinds of diaryland media. I am all about ease and convenience.�� ̤� �� ʤ��̤��.

from scratchvinyl :

3 points... a late comeback but you're in the lead

from ladyfingers :

(you do hedge bets, just to put your mind at rest ;D)

from pixydarling :

Hi! Hopefully this letter finds you well, yes, all of these wretched facts scribed onto Diaryland backdrop by mine typewriter are the pathetic accounts of my existence. Please feel free to inquire as to any other facts of my lowliness. Thank you, have a nice day.

from slvrdroplets :

Welcome to the I like Girls Ring ;)

from migrainegirl :

The smoking and typing at the same time gets easier; trust me. And thank you. I am rarely delighted, but I do enjoy your writing.

from claudette :

Hi...I just read your entry about Vanilla Sky. I've seen both the original and the Tom Cruise remake. I think if you see the original, you would see what the lucid dream was all about and why it was there in the first place. Mr. Cruise did change a few details in the movie to leave it more clear cut...in the original, there is no defined answer to if Tom Cruise is living in the lucid dream or just crazy. BTW, do you know your links don't work? The guestbook and the e-mail especially. :)

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