posted by Nk. at 8:40 AM

bad headache today. not really a headache, but a head-ache. it's really not a good idea to argue and try to get my point across to someone like my mother - whose mind has its own reinforced great wall of china, not to mention the rock of gibraltar. i'm even beginning to think that she secretly believes she's a god, out to control the whys and wherefores of everything that exists around her -- including the time and manner dogs have to bark.

dear as she is to me, sometimes i wish i was on my own...preferably in a cozy flat somewhere far, like in another continent. so i wouldn't have to explain why i cannot sleep on her time, or why i cannot write during daytime only, or why i do not share her exact same thoughts, wants, and needs.