Poll ( Read more... )

I didn't do this at the end of July (twas a leetle busy), so here are July and August's books ( Read more... )

-K finished the bar exam today and is on his way home; I'm so proud of him, pass or not!

-mshea's wedding is the day after tomorrow ( Read more... )

Please send your extra good vibes to my husband sorcel; after two solid months of studying, he takes the bar exam tomorrow!

Are tapered jeans *really* coming back into style? *Really*?

Does no one remember 1986?

I'm not sure I can handle this, folks...

So, last night I watched Dateline, which had a segment by Tom Brokaw (who I just love) on global warming.

Hmm.

If I come to visit any of you soon, I'll be bringing one of those compact fluorescent lightbulbs as a host gift.

Back at work since Thursday; I had a lovely, restful, productive vacation. Of course, I'd love to still be on that vacation, but teaching over the summer brings in some decent extra money, and that's important as we save up for a down payment on a house. So, I'll be checking in more regularly.

Famous Americans by Loren Goodman (poetry ( Read more... )

Oh no! My poems are bad!

Ok poem-writers: here is an assignment for you. I just finished anthologizing Robin Becker for the Poetry Foundation, and she and I *may* be the same person (except for her being a lesbian). As a result, I will be attempting to imitate her good poems shamelessly. The first thing I will steal will be a line ( Read more... )