something strange happened to me when i was in minnesota for the holidays... my sister and i were teasing each other back and forth in reference to things that happened when we were little and a good one popped into my head. i jokingly told her daughter, "and don't ask your mommy what to do when your hair gets caught in some precariously dangerous ( Read more... )

celerygrrrl and sailor had mj and i up to the glorieta for a winter wonderland weekend get-away. my car got stuck in the snow, inevitably, i'm beginning to believe. but even that wasn't horrible. they were house-sitting a home full of nine animals (if i've got the count correct, i believe)...not including the horses that live outdoors. the ( Read more... )

i *love*lovelove this idea ( Read more... )

something that has been troubling me as of late ( Read more... )

taking a deep breath ( Read more... )

the more i realize that i'm actually leaving, the more i find to appreciate about this crazy little city. austin was a fun adventure, definitely an interesting experiment, and she treated me well. i will miss her and her velvet rut. but mostly i will miss the people and hold tight to the magical memories ( Read more... )

again, written a little while ago ( Read more... )

so i find that i've been much more prone to writing for myself to others than simply just writing for myself lately. not quite sure why a particular, intended audience has been the force to spark words from me as of late... but it has. so the following are snippets from an email that i've sent (somewhat) recently... that i thought some of y'all ( Read more... )

last night i was held by words. at times more intensely than ever before in my life. seriously felt blanketed at times. this all took place at a little performance called chile con lengua. it was absolute beauty. made me laugh, cry, murmur, and shout out. afterwards we went to the green muse--a coffee shop on the southside that i hadn't been ( Read more... )

it's been decided. i'm moving. but i don't yet know when/where and after pondering this much today... the ever-impending, doomily-looming "why" in my head these days won't leave me alone. it keeps spiraling around my head ( Read more... )