Nice Work If You Can Get It tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work/40 2008-09-03T20:17:35Z Movable Type 3.33 tether tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6625 2008-09-03T20:13:52Z 2008-09-03T20:17:35Z how tenuous, these tethers wrapped around our wrists and ankles, and yet how unforgiving-- the strands that have bound us loosely have kept us from entirely floating away, but we have chosen to body them, name them books and borders.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work how tenuous, these tethers wrapped around our wrists and ankles, and yet how unforgiving-- the strands that have bound us loosely have kept us from entirely floating away, but we have chosen to body them, name them books and borders. tiptoe tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6624 2008-08-28T10:47:22Z 2008-08-28T11:04:15Z i got lost somewhere between your jawline and your ear-- that curve your fingers brush past every time you tuck your hair behind your ear-- but only for a moment; normally i tiptoe into eye contact, silently padding from your... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i got lost somewhere between your jawline and your ear-- that curve your fingers brush past every time you tuck your hair behind your ear-- but only for a moment; normally i tiptoe into eye contact, silently padding from your shoulder to your chin, carefully avoiding any downward glances to ease into your eyes. but sometimes, like this time, that one curve catches me and i'm sure you notice my momentary hesitation because you drop your eyes a little to find mine, a smile hedging at one corner of your mouth- i can't help but see that smile, it's right next to the jawline that caught me- and i hope you haven't noticed. but i so hope that you have. everyday ordinary #14 - beginnings tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6622 2008-08-20T09:54:52Z 2008-09-02T01:09:39Z my head is spinning at the number of beginnings, so many ships leaving harbour, setting sail.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work my head is spinning at the number of beginnings, so many ships leaving harbour, setting sail. everyday ordinary #13 - coasting tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6557 2008-07-03T17:23:07Z 2008-07-13T18:57:14Z i'm okay. i distrust this feeling. when did stability get to be so wrong?... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i'm okay. i distrust this feeling. when did stability get to be so wrong? time tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6556 2008-07-03T17:19:55Z 2008-07-13T18:57:14Z our linear obsession with the one lane race toward death saps life from limb, it's only rewards guilt's bitter aftertaste and a memory of something akin to regret. we run trip tumble and throw ourselves at immortality only to gasp,... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work our linear obsession with the one lane race toward death saps life from limb, it's only rewards guilt's bitter aftertaste and a memory of something akin to regret. we run trip tumble and throw ourselves at immortality only to gasp, baffled when it splits and swallows us like the softest gauze. i watched another sun sink into the haze of the delhi horizon, warmed my hands on its glow and prayed for one more day in the depths of its heat. the little disappointments tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6509 2008-06-14T10:27:34Z 2008-06-24T04:14:27Z because we always think that somehow this time it'll be different. and sometimes it is.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work because we always think that somehow this time it'll be different. and sometimes it is. small gifts tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6482 2008-05-31T13:39:35Z 2008-06-10T22:38:04Z we are memories, pearls strung on sinew draped and woven over someone else's hands. we finger each bead in passionate fits of nostalgia, catching only our reflections in their shining whiteness and hoping our teeth are strong enough to tear... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work we are memories, pearls strung on sinew draped and woven over someone else's hands. we finger each bead in passionate fits of nostalgia, catching only our reflections in their shining whiteness and hoping our teeth are strong enough to tear the tarnished from the lines. look, if you pause long enough you can see which ones i've polished. i've polished them for you. untitled tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6473 2008-05-28T17:36:26Z 2008-06-07T19:25:44Z give me to the storm feet buried arms wide like i could hold it all like i could stand against the ocean's dregs that ply at my calves and let the wind suck the howl from my chest.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work give me to the storm feet buried arms wide like i could hold it all like i could stand against the ocean's dregs that ply at my calves and let the wind suck the howl from my chest. feet tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6440 2008-05-17T18:57:43Z 2008-05-27T17:36:14Z i will wash these dusty feet - tired from steps and missteps - and when they're clean enough, i'll put them to bed.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i will wash these dusty feet - tired from steps and missteps - and when they're clean enough, i'll put them to bed. beginnings tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6400 2008-04-29T08:05:46Z 2008-05-10T05:09:46Z because i so rarely see you cry. and i can't say how proud i am of all you've become without sounding like a greeting card. here's to your beginning and to mine; there is no length i won't go to... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work because i so rarely see you cry. and i can't say how proud i am of all you've become without sounding like a greeting card. here's to your beginning and to mine; there is no length i won't go to to find you if you call. leaving tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6388 2008-04-21T16:14:25Z 2008-05-01T17:50:44Z i left the ocean a love note in the sand, told her i'd be back but i'm a liar and she knows it, turned her back on me as i walked away but she let her children suck away my... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i left the ocean a love note in the sand, told her i'd be back but i'm a liar and she knows it, turned her back on me as i walked away but she let her children suck away my footprints. everyday ordinary #12 - life tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6379 2008-04-18T06:09:11Z 2008-04-28T17:21:07Z when did this map get so difficult? where is my guidebook? directions please?... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work when did this map get so difficult? where is my guidebook? directions please? to be in tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6361 2008-04-12T05:35:20Z 2008-04-21T23:10:14Z i had forgotten how much the sun brings them out of their hidey holes. oh, the trials and tribulations of the 21st century try-hard, how the world we've created must look to you from those high heels and popped collars.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i had forgotten how much the sun brings them out of their hidey holes. oh, the trials and tribulations of the 21st century try-hard, how the world we've created must look to you from those high heels and popped collars. i don't know if i can stand another sun-glassed day, or another beer-stained evening where men get drunk and ogle women and women get drunk and judge each other. i just don't know if i can stand it. finish line tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6353 2008-04-05T21:25:51Z 2008-04-15T17:38:58Z a face an all day all night broadcast of a back running headlong into the promise of an earlier sunset.... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work a face an all day all night broadcast of a back running headlong into the promise of an earlier sunset. the night i was reminded that women take too long in the bathroom. tag:www.negativespace.net,2008:/nice-work//40.6352 2008-04-04T09:54:05Z 2008-04-14T17:28:17Z i was close enough to see the sweat on the singer's spine, but not close enough to see up her dress; she held the stage so long even the keyboardist got drunk enough to smile. you danced next to me... Penny http://negativespace.net/nice-work i was close enough to see the sweat on the singer's spine, but not close enough to see up her dress; she held the stage so long even the keyboardist got drunk enough to smile. you danced next to me and i tried to forget that once i wished we were fucking.