“Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.”
-Rumi

In the preface of a book I opened for research today, I found a section this beautiful 13th century Arabic poem that I love. Maybe someday I will be able to read in in Arabic. I should read more from Ibn 'Arabi (ابن عربي‎):

My heart has adopted every shape. It has become a pasture for gazelles
      and a convent for Christian monks;
And a ( Read more... )

( Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost )

The other day Mom said that she doesn't actually remember her College Graduation from Augustana. I don't want that to be me, so here I go, writing down what I do remember.

( Graduation Update with pictures and poetry! )

ELIZABETH IS AMAZING. I love that movie so so so much, and I especially love watching it with Dan and talking about history while we do. What a rewarding and fun experience. I love the actors in it. All of them! I wish Joseph Fiennes was in more stuff that involved him being a renaissance lover.

I love the sonnet from the boat scene; it's a love ( Read more... )

Casey: "Amy is pretty,
Amy is sweet,
and for some odd reason,
she's obsessed with her feet."
but not in a weird way, thank God

Nine Days!

Today, today was good. And it went F-A-S-T ( Read more... )

I need to lindy hop to that Pink Martini song I love so much. Please! My desire to dance this summer has turned into an aching need that is dampening my spirits with each lindy-less day. I wish Casey was out here and we could dance on my wood kitchen floor every day because it looks like a positively perfect surface. Ashley and I need to break in ( Read more... )