So so so so so so so so so.

I wrote a sonnet! But I want to write another and a heroic couplet(s). Blah. Went to poetry readings yesterday. Heather McNaugher was pretty good. She looks like the librarian from my alma mater.

But the best reading in my book so far has been that of Thomas Sayers Ellis, my Negro Hero.

I have a long weekend of loveliness. ( Read more... )

Ooooh man, what a hike yesterday. We went 14.5 miles on the most rugged, merciless section of the trail which is the area from Natrona Heights to Frazier Township. Len and I literally watched an hour of Family Guy in bed and fell asleep at 8 and woke up at 6:30. Sleeeep. Holy shit, I am soooo sore and I have a long, busy day ahead. I love being ( Read more... )

 So this is my last weekend of the summer before school starts. Hiking tomorrow (a long one), orientation on Sunday, and starting my new job as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble next week. I wonder if working there will be as inspiring and interesting as working in a factory.

And next: look for a real job and perhaps an internship.

I think Capri Suns ( Read more... )

So, I went to my first New Yinzer reading last night.  CM Burroughs was one of the readers featured. She is a poet that also attended Sweet Briar (my alma mater). She now teaches at Pitt. She seems like fun and she's a good writer. I'll just copy/past the program of the evening here.

CM Burroughs: CM Burroughs is a poet based in Pittsburgh, ( Read more... )

Spent most of the day organizing my office. It was a complete mess of books down there and still kind of is. And of course, since I found my attachment to my camera, there are pictures. Of course.

Type your cut contents here.

My motive was to put them into respective piles regarding their genre/subject.

Tell me how books you can recognize!


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It is almost the end of the summer. A week from today, I will be starting graduate school at Chatham University. All summer, I didn't really post any pictures--and that is because all summer, I couldn't find the attachment to my digital camera. But I found it today while cleaning out the office and well...here you go!

These are from the Rachel ( Read more... )

Seems I'm going to be published in Pear Noir! And my first paid publication. Five bucks! Yessssssss.

In other news, hiked about 12 miles yesterday. It wasn't the twenty that I wanted, but it was less like a hike and more like a sprint, so I feel the pain nonetheless. And I do like when it hurts. Oh, and I saw snakes and petted one before he weaved ( Read more... )

People take pride in having "eclectic" interests. As if it is some rare trait.

In my opinion, having interest in only one area is what is rare.

I'm right.

"Ever since the Allies bombed the Axis into submission, Western civilization has had a succession of counter-culture movements that have energetically challenged the status quo. Each successive decade of the post-war era has seen it smash social standards, riot and fight to revolutionize every aspect of music, art, government and civil society. But ( Read more... )

 So, the pretty Chinese girl who sang the national anthem at the Olympics actually lip-synced the whole thing. The girl that was actually singing the anthem was behind stage because she was considered too ugly to be displayed. Hm.

And I don't pay attention to politics at all, but they just happen to take over the news around this season. I don't ( Read more... )