2008-05-12 - 6:25 a.m.

all the section and the tea, all the stouter symmetry.

it's raining again. the air is all washed clean, and everything smells like the honeysuckle that runs along the neighbor's fence.

on sundays, my mom and i solve the new york times crossword together. she reads me the clues over the phone, and i try to guess them. on mondays, i wake up early and work in the garden.