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It's odd to have not written for so long. It's not as though writing has ever been a truly constitutive part of who I am. It used to be cathartic to sit here, palms resting on the sloped plastic casing of my laptop untlil they left wet yet clearly distinguishable palmprints, marks of my presence, creases and lines that were completely, irrevocably
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I've always had a hard time trying to figure out whether I'm writing entries for myself or for others. On one hand it's a journal; on the other, it's posted on the internet, in a medium of which the writer has to be conscious. I still don't know. But it makes me really happy that hear that you like what I write.
P.S.: I think your entries are a lot more honest than most. I think that's a gift.
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i feel you, by the way ... feel lucky that you´re only 5 hours away and not 5 time zones ...
and just to keep your ego in check after all of these fawning comments: I had to skim through some of that civil war stuff because i lost the subjects of your sentencegraphs (that´s part-sentence, part-paragraph). if you want to re-create hemingway, you´re going to have to learn to part with some of those subordinate clauses. of course, i can tell you a million times that you need to develop a better relationship with the period, but your emotionally powerful and skillfully crafted pieces will always draw well-deserved praise that drowns out my nit-picking.
i hope that the rest of your studies go well this summer, and offer a word of consolation about the girlfriend thing: as much as you miss her now, the sex will be fantastic when you get to see her again.
all the best from the land where toilets flush clockwise,
alex
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The professor I was working with this summer specialized in Chilean politics; she published her Ph.D dissertation under the title "When the Romance Ended: Leaders of the Chilean Left." Anyway, I had to do tons of research on Pinochet's Chile, and it's got me really, really interested to see how people in Chile today are thinking about Pinochet in light of the accusations of corruption and the possibility of his being prosecuted for disappearances under his regime.
And, indeed, you are always there to keep my ego--and my out-of-control sentence structure--in check. I swear I only write like that for my livejournal. Academically I'm a much more boring writer. My papers on Spanish lit would put you right to sleep, my friend. So I hope you're doing well and that South America's taking care of you. I'd love to hear more about it, so call or e-mail me when you've got a chance.
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Okay, so this is a little random, and I'm not a stalker (jeez, how many internet posts, messages, and comments have started off with that line)...anyway, I just have a really boring job in Singapore and spend my time on the internet, among other things stumbling across old friends' facebook profiles and blogs. So...I started reading through your journal entries and could not stop. You are still a fabulous writer. I really liked reading the entry that started out with you playing soccer with your sister - maybe in part because I was familiar with the references to Emma and Ms. Wood etc. Anyway, I haven't talked to you in a while, but I wish you all the best!
-Megan (Hoarfrost...it's a little sad that I have to put in the last name, but I realized that we knew plenty of Megan's back at Wilson...Oh, and also, this would not be an anonymous post, but I don't have a live journal account!)
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Thanks for the compliment. I'm really flattered, with that coming from you and all. It's always funny to see who's reading this thing. It's really too bad I haven't seen half of the people who comment (those from Portland) in over a year now. How was your summer? How're things at Stanford? What were you doing in Singapore?
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