Last night I completed the fourth and final book of the Raj Quartet (otherwise known by the title of its first book, The Jewel in the Crown ( Read more... )

The most important poem I've ever been exposed to. I still remember the chills I got when I heard Mr. Smoot read this to us one middle school day - some prep for high school type thing. This HAS to be read out loud and it's pronounced "PRAY-er", softly and in proper Southern accent.

The Summer DayWho made the world ( Read more... )

Fitting that I should finish my re-reading of Rilke's The Duino Elegies* before my New York trip. By some magic, my nightly reading (not every night - I've spaced them out) of an elegy has been pertinent in all but one case (The Eighth Elegy was far too depressing for my mood at the time ( Read more... )

Who's getting ready to hit me with sticks? Now I'm looking at San Francisco again. I know, I suck. I get people's hopes up (including mine) and then dash them to bits. I can't believe Steve is keeping up, much less letting me continue to do this. Cami - I still want to visit you because I miss you to bits so if you don't hate me too much maybe we ( Read more... )

Okay, my head it is tired from all the jumping back and forth. I'm trying to get my life in order and Steve and I have been doing a lot of talking. We NEED to decide where we're going to be living and we both decided that if we close our eyes and jump we land on Chicago. So we've come full circle. Steve is still very gung-ho about Boulder (damn me ( Read more... )

I guess first I should say that waking up to the news of London was not the greatest feeling I needed. I immediately rushed to the phone to call my aunt. She's fine, thank goodness, but it doesn't really surprise me. She does live in Richmond (outer district). I know lots of others who could have been affected, but it's a little too unlikely. I don ( Read more... )

Today being the one month-iversary of my graduation from college, I think it's time to check in. Really check in. I know I needed this month of, well, slacking off before I took a hard look at myself in the mirror (figuratively) and I think I used it well. I got to see more of New York City than I had before (though I didn't get a chance to return ( Read more... )