the easter day parade

Since I haven't blogged in over a year, I thought now would be a good time to catch up on my daily happenings. I am going to try to start blogging again. I need to start writing again. It has been too long.

Two weekends ago it was the annual Easter Day Parade along Fifth Avenue. Luckily, the weather cooperated. It was a beautiful day to watch some of the most inventive and zany hats.

to be grown up

younger then

she jumped before she knew how to fall

full of secret passwords and tooth fairy wings

care free smiles behind curious eyes

older now

she clutches broken wings of indecision

tugging at sleeves of opportunity

waiting to take flight.

the lost year

I can't believe that I will have graduated a whole year ago. It's terrifying. In this past year, I have done nothing, learned nothing, decided nothing and I'm just as lost as ever. I have several job interviews coming up for jobs that I have no real desire to do. My procrastination knows no bounds. I don't know whether I don't act out of fear (of failure? of becoming a "real" adult?) or if I just don't want to deal with it. It's probably a combination of both. I just wish there was a button I could press and have all the things I want out of life. If I only knew what they were...