Becoming increasingly annoyed with Facebook, which is strangely a feature I'm not really looking for in social media.

Going to try poking around here a little more.

I was startled awake this morning by a strange sight. A Canada Goose managed to perch on the tiny ledge of my bedroom window on the fourth floor. It knocked on the window with its beak and greeted me with a seemingly cheery squawk ( Read more... )

Well, time for an update I suppose. Work has been extremely busy, but it has been work rather than toil. A few signs of progress have been achieved and sometimes that is enough to keep going ( Read more... )

I've been thinking a lot lately about memory and the narrative one creates about their life. I'm a firm believer that this narrative flow is a huge part of coping with troubles and hardship. Sometimes it seems that we, as humans, are less concerned with relative issues of pain or hurt, and more with whether our stories are heard and make senseOne ( Read more... )

I am still back.

Last little bit has been super busy,but I am still back :)

It's been a while since I have written in this journal. Seems that is the case for a number of people ( Read more... )

There's a soul in the Eternal,
Standing stiff before the King.
There's a little English maiden
Sorrowing.
There's a proud and tearless woman,
Seeing pictures in the fire.
There's a broken battered body
On the wire.

-Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC ("Woodbine Willy")

I've been getting into the short stories of Etgar Keret of late and so I'm including one here behind the cut. I think a few people I know may enjoy his writing.

( 'Pipes', by Israeli author Etgar Keret )

Happy Birthday, canticle and ms_mel!!!

Many happy returns!

Once again, Happy Birthday Geza! You get the rest tomorrow!


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