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Niceness
Though I have personally experienced how incredibly kind and helpful people can be, I'm still often struck by the lack of empathy shown in everyday life. Take today ( Read more... ) -
Forward Motion
Well, as of Wednesday, the house is on the market. So ( Read more... ) -
Gardening and Literature
Our garden is deliciously beautiful. It's amazing to think that a little over two years ago it was scrubby lawn. Now we are overflowing with flowers, green foliage, young vegetable plants and sweet wild strawberries (the only food ready to eat). Soon, I hope, we'll be enjoying the MANY vegetables and fruits we've planted ( Read more... ) -
Everyone's right
Thank you to aminorjourney, loopback0 and yueni for the reminders about taking care of myself. Of course, you're all right on that. I've been home all week and have spent almost all the time lying on the couch. It's annoying, because I feel not too horrible if I'm lying down or sitting quietly, but as soon as I try to get up and do anything ( Read more... ) -
Ill Again
The last day and a half have been a loop of "should I be at work?", "no, I feel crap", "other people go to work when they're a little ill", I'm not that bad", "should I be at work", and so on ( Read more... ) -
Stupid Fund
Clearly I need a Stupid Fund for those moments where my common sense abandons me ( Read more... ) -
The decline of imagination?
We have this thing called the Zone at the school where I work. It's reward play-time for kids who have made good choices. I supervise it for a half-hour per day ( Read more... ) -
Shorn
I'm going to break my LJ silence for a very self-centered reason: my new haircut.
I spent 8 years from when I was 14 to when I was 22 with short hair. Then in 2006, I grew it out. This summer, I couldn't stand the fuss and bother anymore, so today I got it cut and highlighted.
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A bit late, but...
Yay! Carol Ann Duffy is the new poet laureate and the first woman to hold the post in England. How awesome is that? She's an amazing poet, an active artist and gay to boot.
Here's an example of her work for anyone who has never heard of her:
Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in ( Read more... )