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There's that weather again, grey and misty, all winter and memories. With that familiar muted light and the voices gathered in the living room, it feels like Christmas morning. There's an old song on the stereo and I'm thinking about an old ghost, an echo that follows me around everywhere. Somehow all the people I loved the most followed me this ( Read more... ) -
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Today is the sixth anniversary of this Livejournal.
Today I finished college. -
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Today was my last day of class at UC Santa Cruz. There's a breeze outside and I can hear the sea lions barking from the shore. -
that wild, sweet liberty which once made American girlhood a long rapture
L.A. was alternately frustrating and magical; I remembered why I hate that city and why I love everybody I know who lives there. What matters in the end is that I saw new places, reunited with old friends, got some sunshine and good food, and bought too many books. I can feel myself entering that transitory stage now that college is ending, and all ( Read more... ) -
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I'm off to a slow start with this year's challenge, but I figure after I graduate I'll have much more time for reading, especially if I head off to a farm. I've got about eleven books half-read, I just need to finish them (Werner Herzog, I will conquer those last fifty pages!). 2007/ 2008/ 20091. A High Wind in Jamaica - Richard Hughes ( Read more... ) -
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There's an old man who walks around downtown, carrying a boombox with piano music and playing invisible keys with his fingers. I see him often, and wondered what his story was. Today he came over to me as I was reading and introduced himself, and when I asked him why he did what he did all day he told me this ( Read more... ) -
remember this
Another instance of Things Worth Doing: getting over my body's complaints, getting over the rain, getting a shower, getting dressed, going to Izaak's goodbye party, seeing everybody I love, dancing and drinking and singing along, being a good fan, being a good friend, feeling utterly comfortable and loved, feeling grateful beyond words, feeling ( Read more... )
