Also, I got a letter from Ashley Anderson. I love her optimism. After she wrote me lots of interesting things about her life and filled the letter with questions about mine. Seeing all that the Marshall Islands have gone through as a small nation confronted with Westernization has taught her a lot about what she calls the "poverty of love" in this ( Read more... )

So, Ian sent this meme via a facebook note, and so I did it on Facebook, but thought I'd put it here too. 25 Random Things about me. I tag anyone who needs an excuse to procrastinate to also tell me 25 interesting or random things.

( the 25 Random Things I Wrote )

I'm trying to chill and enjoy break, and not be so upset and stressed out about all the complications of this moving business. We thought we had our decision made for us when we had no interest from anyone in subleasing the apartment. JUST as we were going downstairs to tell Wendy that we wanted to take 4P, she was calling us to let us know she'd ( Read more... )

Today, was not as productive as I'd hoped. That's been happening a lot lately. I may just bike myself over to the library tomorrow and refuse to be distracted by anything. Between the Daily Show, the internet, and too many good chats with Danielle, it's hard to want to read Postmodern theory. I did bike today to get the Lyotard book Luke had put in ( Read more... )

I worked out today! Yoga and biking! YAY! When Casey, Danielle and I were all awake, Danielle made pancakes, and we were just kind of watching Princess Diaries 2 because it was on, and then after breakfast we just kept watching it and couldn't turn it off, and kept cracking up, especially at the guard whose voice cracks ( Read more... )

I think Ashley Anderson is a beautiful writer, and a beautiful person. I want to make a resolution to keep in touch with her while she is in the Marshall Islands, and be more like her in every way that I can. I admire her heart, and her ability to love and be kind always. I don't think anyone makes me want to be a better person more than she does.

So I have a new userpic, and it is of a stained glass window at Warwick Castle. I was getting bored of Evergreen Lake a little bit ( Read more... )