going without a prophylactic...

Prophylactic: A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for "an advance guard," an apt term for a measure taken to fend off a disease or another unwanted consequence.

it wouldn't have been as interesting to call this post lack of insurance but that's my reference point. as of 11am yesterday i no longer have health insurance or benefits.

that's right, i am without full-time work at the moment.

anxious is an understatement but there's also an unpronounced peace with moving on from crown and the hurdles of my recent past. i'm temping a few places to make ends meet, all the while keeping my eyes close to the weekly listings and networking every chance i get.

BJ is the reason this fight is so worth holding onto and i simply must prevail, and i will.

few things here and there taking place that i'll resign to offering in linear form. here's the low down:

1. Invisible Children has ramped up their efforts to bring the longest standing war in Northern Uganda to a peaceful ending. i don't have much to give financially to the cause but i maintain deposits of time and energy as i'm able. you can stay abreast of the latest by visiting their site at http://www.invisiblechildren.com
some of you will recall the benefit concert i did awhile back and the impact we were fortunately able to have to this impoverished nation. i would encourage you to at least check out the progress and respond however you feel so moved.

2. i also have followed an effort called ToWriteLoveOnHerArms for quite awhile now. the main girl that the movement is based on is releasing a diary-style book in august. this is said to be a very gripping, honest, and realistic depiction of her experience with suicidal tendencies, self-harm, depression, etc. if i can manage a way to get a copy i will most certainly delight in the opportunity to become even closer to Renee's story than i already have felt. TWLOHA continues to do great things in preventing and responding to the harmful emotions that Renee and so many others have unfortunately experienced. definitely worth the time you spend should you choose to take a closer look. they can be found at http://www.twloha.com

3. sleeping at last is playing this friday and i'm pumped to catch back up to those guys. they are working on new material and should soon be releasing another LP, which i'm sure will be equally as entertaining as their first two.

4. my brother secretly purchased a copy of the red wings' stanley cup celebration dvd and had it delivered to me for my birthday. what a great surprise!@ the footage is a telling way to relive the hype of last season that ended in classic fashion. i'm positive i'll be watching this a time or two more to see if i might have missed something the first few go rounds.

5. mark from cool hand luke sent me their latest independent release and i was pleasantly shocked at the decision to return to their original sound. not their EP days as that would have been more a mix of screamo (if such thing exists) and punk. they have chosen to pay respect to the grittier days of straight up piano-fused rock. check out their website that is about to be re-launched for more details.


i'm sure there's more but i'm actually getting a small cramp in my wrist... strange. i'll close with a completely random suggestion:

practice safe sex.

directly unrelated but i didn't want anyone reading into my subject heading as advocacy for dropping the love glove. absolutely not, as you should always go into the action prepared.

listening to: chase the light, jimmy eat world - "dizzy" at the moment.