define it

what, in your personal opinion
is the difference between "regular" and "slam" poetry?
what makes one thing slam and another thing not slam?

i have always wondered.

so who am i this time?

1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
well, i want ONE first, but if i was doing a second one, it would be in Baraga, Michigan

2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
skullhead sweater

3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
i burned the new le tigre last night...

4. WHAT TIME DO YOU FINALLY CALL IT A DAY?
i TRY to go to bed at 11. i usually get to sleep by midnight.

5. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
coffeemaker

6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
saxaphone or guitar

7. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
sportscar, corvette to be specific

8. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTER LIFE?
sure

9. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
lines scribbled on an envelope by madeline l'engle

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
autumn

11. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR?
a friends dry erase board, a empty plastic bag for trash, 15 tennis balls and an extra sweater

12. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
sushi actually

13. FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WILL VIEW THIS, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
oh jeez, define respond...

14. WHO'S LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
muy_macha

15. WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM?
i saw it on mslashes journal

16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
lilacs and roses

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
superman flavored

18. BUTTER, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN?
buttered, salted, parmesean cheesed and brewers yeasted. booya!

19. FAVORITE COLOR?
indigo

20. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
mitsubishi lancer

21. FAVORITE SANDWICH?
club

23. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
michigan

24. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
gymnastics

25. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TRULY FELT "SPECIAL"?
saturday

26. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO KILL A FEW HOURS?
reading fiction

(no subject)

earlier today i said that i just wanted to come home and not worry
just for one night.
that isn't really my path right now, i care too much about so many people who are in harms way
so instead
tonight i will try to see beauty and appreciate what i do have

that.
is the plan.