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Today was ballet. I spent the better part of last night trimming into shape my little purple and blue swatch of chiffon and hand-stitching purple ribbon around the edges to make it look more finished. I stitched a patch of silk lilacs near the collar of my leotard and two at the elbow and stuck some more in my hair this morning. It's rhythmic ( Read more... )

Sometimes he says these things, these timid little things pregnant and swelling with potential, these little things that used to make my own insides swell to hear them, and now they just fall out into the air, fall through the phone, crash against me and break apart. Something has passed and I am glad and it hurts more than anything ever, like ( Read more... )

Here it is. I realize it's a wee casual for a graduation announcement, but most of the people I'm sending it to have wiped my ass, so it's a bit late to be proudly announcing my achievements and requesting the honor of their presence in elegant embossed script, no?


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This is the hardest thing about school. Going through the remains of the semester (and for me, the past few years) and sorting out which ones I'm willing to send back to the bookstore. I love my books too much. They sink into me or I into them and I don't like parting with them no matter how much I need the money, although, who really needs ( Read more... )

You know I'm just heading down a slippery slope to meme-whoredom.

I found this somewhere randomly.

The age you will be on your next birthday

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I just filed my taxes. An hour and a half before they are actually due. I think this is the farthest (furthest, whatever) I've run ahead of a deadline. Ever. I feel so grown up right now. I deserve a good petting ( Read more... )

I was kind of hoping for more hubbub.

So, a few tests and packing some boxes and printing out homemade announcements and buying a gown and that jaunty little cap, and I think I've pretty much wrapped things up here in Chattavegas. Give me gold stars ( Read more... )

And today I still am. ( Here's something )