'i will not take these things for granted....'

i'm exhausted. and i feel like the grime of the earth is all over me. some days just leave you feeling gritty.

it's not even that i did anything particularly 'outside'....just more that it's hot and i feel like all i did was sweat....i simply dislike perspiring (not that i think anyone really loves it, mind you....) but i'm one of those stubborn types who has to feel like she really got DIRTY in order to justify showering twice in one day. ah well. morning will be here soon enough, and then the process of collecting grime will begin again....

other than the status of my personal hygiene, i'm going to refrain from expressing my thoughts on life and all of the things i've been processing today. sometimes it's just nice to hold the cards close to your chest and keep your heart from creeping its way out to your sleeve.

i will say this: driving in the darkness with music blaring on the stereo (chris rice was tonight's soundtrack), sitting next to someone who knows what you look like when completely unraveled, not needing to say anything that would cloud a moment....those are simple pleasures that, for so many reasons, i do not take lightly. not now....not even for one breath....