Wind

[vaneramos]

Wind tore siding off the back of the store. When I went to the car, I couldn't see where it had come from, just a few bits lying around the parking lot. Upon my return from the gym, there was more. Investigating, I found it peeling off one side of the addition at the back of the store. Virginia creeper erupted like cancer through the particleboard underneath. I stacked the loose pieces and told Joanne in the store.

Faded leaves skittering across the street always evoke taut carcasses of summer fairies, their magic spent, energy returned to the earth.

I avoided the gym last week on account of my cold. Returning today and stepping on the scale, I discovered four pounds had evaporated. I never noticed any loss of appetite, so what happened? Did it blow away? Maybe it all came out my nose. Three boxes of Kleenex, which decorated the apartment for the past year, have also vanished. The only reasonable cause is all that soup I ate last week. Maybe I can market it as Van's Diet Without Trying.

On the down side, I had no energy, finished most of my routine, but came home feeling washed out.

Comments

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

rotten way to lose weight Van, but you probably
won't miss those four pounds anyway. the
kleenex may be another story.~paul

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

The weight loss is actually welcome. I put on at least 15 pounds last year as a result of a new medication. Going off the antidepressant is not a good option, but I would still like to chip off another 10 pounds if I can. It isn't a serious concern, in fact my doctor said not to worry about it, still I wouldn't mind....

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

i hear that. i've gained a bunch as a result of my meds that prevent migraine. don't want the migraine back, but the weight is proving beaucoup hard to get rid of.~paul