This one could probably use refinement, but my goal is to see what I can do in short bursts of time, and not concern myself with perfection. I am fond of the last line ( Read more... )

I've been reading a book called _Poetry as Spiritual Practice_, and methinks I'm going to try writing some short form poetry on a regular basis. I had fun with the meter on this one. Plus, true story ( Read more... )

A month or two ago, I checked out from the library "Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A graphic memoir by Ellen Forney" on a whim.  Actually I checked it out because I saw the reading event listing in the Powell's e-newsletter and it sounded interesting, which is how I find out about most new books I decide to read.  It's a memoir ( Read more... )

I'll be 29 in a few months, and I'm only now about to experience the death of a pet. My family didn't have any pets until I'd moved out (I always joked Kitty was my replacement), so when Kitty died earlier this year, it meant nothing to me. But I've lived with Alex for almost 5 years now, and knew him as a kitty before that. It's going to be weird ( Read more... )

I, too, have been sad at the general lull in updates from friends here in the last year or so. Understandable, really, with most everyone on my friends list raising children now, but it also means that the infrequent posts are baby-centric (not complaining); what it means for me as a not-mom, though, is I feel I have nothing of interest to say ( Read more... )

Life with a baby around is pretty nice; I'm glad I get to be a part of her growth ( Read more... )

but I have good reason: I've been exhausted from overworking ( Read more... )

It's been months, I know.  I don't really get on the computer much anymore, at least not for recreation.  This journal has always been more for the people who read it than for myself anyhow, and it's all to easy just to not bother to attempt to put thoughts into words when I think I'm the only one listening.  But recently I've had a few people ask ( Read more... )

I was using the mobile version to post this yesterday, and it was rather unsuccessful, and I decided I'd wait until I was at the computer to try again ( Read more... )

Well, it gets a little complicated, because I realized looking through my book posts that I never actually finished listening to Underworld -- it's what I was reading right around the start of my transition to my new job position and I'm still stuck at around halfway and at this point I'll probably have to start over since I remember very little of ( Read more... )