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What's for dinner?
The question "Why you vegetarian? huh huh?" has come up again so I've been exploring the world of food lately. The posters of cows on my walls, in addition to certain "cheer up!" packages (Thanks, Ashleigh!) thrown my way have been keeping the idea of sustenance in the back of my mind for a while...
Most of us are incredibly far away from our food ( Read more... ) -
First day of classes and family...
I think my classes are going to be awesome ( Read more... ) -
These are the people I have lived with...
My dad's in Washington. the state. he'll be there all week on business. and he's just gotten a promotion: he's the Director of Operations now, so we share a title, except his really means something since he's the Director of Operations for ERCOT and I'm the Director of Operations for TSTV ( Read more... ) -
Listen
The imitation picks you up like a habit ( Read more... ) -
Meteor Shower
Rogue garbage truck trundles along the grubby street quite early one morning. Driving shiner eyes don't notice a thin trail of rancid liquid drip-dripping from the bumper. Burned into the street, scarred forever ( Read more... ) -
weeekend of Woods
I spent most of yesterday outside. The river's up and there's plenty of wild blackberriees and tomatos by the dam, giant grasshoppers, spiders and dragonflies to stare at. I saw a snail-shell stuck to the end of a dried-up cattail. Hung out with old friends. Ate angel food cake with fruit and frozen yogurt ( Read more... ) -
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I bought a pretty dress and need an excuse to wear it.
If only I went to fancy teas or 50s picnics or Kentycky Derbies more often... -
Each one of us is in the midst of myriads of worlds
"What we call 'I' is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale."
-Shunryu Suzuki -
I love books and the people who write them and the people who read them.
I've been told I don't spend enough time in my body.
I live in my head and don't like to come out.
and that's unhealthy? and the real joy of living is being in it?
I might buy that.
I've been reading all day - mostly Harry Potter, but a little of Beloved and W.B. Yeats. and I'm losing track of reality.
But, my god, it is delicious to drown in a book.