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the condensed meditations
I'm a very unambitious student of Marcus Aurelius but a student nonetheless. I've compiled what I feel is the essence of his advice and instruction with one passage from each of the twelve books of his Meditations. Book Four deserved two entries because a lot of very important things happen within that section and I felt that the neither of the two ( Read more... ) -
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Over the past few weeks, I've received a series of spam letters that kind of stand out from the ordinary exchange. I read spam because it's awful and hilarious in the same sort of way I like reading obituaries for the bad poetry. I could find better things to do with my time but, well, this is the Great Semi-Arid Shrubland and we are in want for ( Read more... ) -
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Last night, I recited a poem at the Baronial Winter Arts and Sciences event. I've never performed in audiences larger than a dozen so this was a new challenge. I went through all the tricks I've learned combating performance anxiety and I finally caved in and had a beer about a half hour before performances began. Keep calm and carry on carry a ( Read more... ) -
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- Most of this is cringe-worthy but the wallpaper? Fabulous.
- I'm taking a class at CSU-Pueblo this semester. It's an introduction to thematic reading and, while my advisor suggested it, I definitely feel like it's stuff I already know. I've already done the literary research methods stuff at UNC and this feels more like How to Read Literature ( Read more... ) -
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1. Do you believe in Heaven?
I was raised to believe Heaven was a sort of planned, suburban community with ochre driveways and pearl-white boulevards. God was a disembodied smiling face of benevolence who looked like the Projected Wizard of Oz and everybody gathered around sunsets to roast marshmallows and sing Amazing Grace because, well, that's ( Read more... )
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