  today is my birthday. i'd like to congratulate myself for successfully completing another year. one of my best friends Robin came here from out of town to have lunch with me. i'm so glad she came. it really added to my day, my month, my last few months. i feel so much less lonely.
i still miss my friends in a huge way. i don't think even i realized how much i needed them or took for granted they'd always be around. it's hard not having anyone to really talk to. people who are around when i need to talk to them. i had a great time visiting with her in this quaint little coffee house joint. it was really cute.
she really liked it there. she seemed so full of life today. i feel so full of life today. today my mom called and a wished me a happy birthday - did i say this earlier? - and gently reminded me that i need to get a job, and that she realizies was born gay, but we're all born sinners. thanks.
thanks alot. great to hear that on my birthday. then as i was leaving my car wouldn't start and i had to get my roommate to get me to school so i could meet with robin and get to work. i'm not letting this minor detail stop me from having a good day!!! it's been so much better than i could have thought it'd be. i'm in a descent mood, and maybe it's the coffee, but i'll take it anyway i can get it.
coffee is my friend. i decided to write an article about gender roles in the modern society. as of late i've been really interested int the topic. I'm hoping to put a liberal/liberating spin on the subject. somehow i need to narrow it down a little so it won't be so consuming. maybe just about women since i'm more interested in women's issues.
i've read bitch magazine, and girlfriends. one's lesbian, and the other is feminist. they were both interesting. i hope to be able to contribut to bitch someday. that would be very cool. 
