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Lavender
A new year commenced yesterday. And regardless of whether or not I adhere to the resolutions I make, I have always appreciated the idea of beginning anew, somehow banishing old tendencies and creating others (which, by relative standards, seem better). I realize that it's more symbolic than anything. After all, if there was something we wished ( Read more... ) -
Tomato
The older I become, the more anticlimactic Christmas is. That isn't to say that I don't enjoy it any less. It just seems that once that final plate of Thanksgiving leftovers is consumed and one starts to contemplate the month ahead, pandemonium on some level ensues, transforming those rusty, waning days of fall into a veritable (albeit exciting) ( Read more... ) -
Cranberry
I took my last exam on Thursday, thus bringing the semester to an end. In a way it seems very strange to me. I feel like I have merely drifted through these past few months, intermittently detaching myself from the perfunctory tasks that consume my life. Along with the many changes that have transpired this year, I don't know how I managed to ( Read more... ) -
Neon
My first final was last night. It didn't start until 8:15, thus I had all day to prepare for it. After taking it, I headed back home listening to "Helen of Troy" by Telefon Tel Aviv on repeat - the very last time I would hear that song after leaving that class. Once I arrived home, I made some hummus and watched an episode of SVU with Sean ( Read more... ) -
Buttercream
It feels strange to be home on a Monday morning, gingerly drinking coffee, reading, and cyberloafing. I'm not comfortable with inertia sometimes; it makes me a bit anxious. That being said, it is affording me the time to study for finals, write, and collect myself, so I feel that any complaints of mine have absolutely no legitimacy ( Read more... ) -
Sugar
It is really beginning to feel like the holidays, my drive home this evening punctuated by a finespun snow and the many houses along the streets bejewelled in colorful lights. I am absolutely delighted by this time of year, though sometimes I feel as though I am not entitled to enjoying Christmas because I'm an atheist, but I alleviate my guilt by ( Read more... ) -
Desert
Sometimes there is nothing more gratifying than finishing a book. I hope to complete "Stolen Lives" today, as I used some vacation time and I've only about thirty pages left. It is a memoir regarding the life of Malika Oufkir and her family while imprisoned for twenty years in the Moroccan desert. Sean and I were at the thrift store getting ( Read more... ) -
Pumpkin pie
How can it be that nearly an entire week has passed since Thanksgiving? It is December Eve, and how fitting that I saw the first snow of the season this morning (I refuse to count the few spare flakes meandering about the other afternoon on my way to school). I still feel as though this year has completely escaped me; it has been rather difficult ( Read more... ) -
Acid rain
I took some vacation time today as I was supposed to have my yearly gynecological exam, but for one very particular reason I had to postpone it until next month. That is quite fine with me, though I am certain that my present state of repose shall devolve into a restlessness that will force me out of the apartment before I am even obligated to go ( Read more... ) -
Tangerine
The weekend commenced with a pizza pie and beer at Angie's. Once we leave there every Friday, I immediately start looking forward to the next time we go. It is a perfect way to conclude the week. I love every bit of our routine - we both order tall drafts (he gets PBR; I get Miller Lite) and we split a large pizza with tomatoes and hot peppers ( Read more... )