Tomorrow I set off for Russia! I'll be gone for three weeks, and I promise to take many photos (perhaps I'll finally learn how to upload photos). Hope all is well. Laters!

In a bold move, I decided to switch from a Fiction workshop to a Poetry one. I've never fancied myself as a poet, but my fiction recently has felt forced. I pretty much compiled and melded scraps and scribbles written while inspired. We'll see ( Read more... )

HWAET! We gar denum ( Read more... )

I have not posted in about four months. Many things have transpired; but instead of mentioning events or fully expressing modes of thought, I'll give a brief, and hopefully not too cryptic, summation of my current disposition ( Read more... )

SNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Meh.

I have submitted one out of four graduate school applications. There's still quite a bit (I use this phrase often) to do, but I'm certain that I'll be done by the beginning of next week. I'll be able to enjoy Thanksgiving! Also, once these concerns are buried, I can return to more creative pursuits. I'm entertaining the notion that I won't get ( Read more... )

Well, I'm currently fighting off my seasonal sinus infection, which is proving more resilient than previous ones. Yesterday I saw Eastern Promises with Jesse; and it turned out to be the most violent movie I have ever seen (no exaggeration). Also, I saw more of Viggo Mortensen than I would have liked-- naked fight scene in a sauna, very odd but ( Read more... )

Well, much to my consternation and disappointment, I missed the Ravage show on the 24th. I even had plans to go with Erik, but work fatefully intervened... I was actually damned disappointed because I had missed a couple other shindigs with people I haven't seen in over a year! BOLLOCKS. Let it be know, I MISS YOU ALL TERRIBLY and I am not ( Read more... )

So, I am now a cashier at the illustrious and refined BJ's Wholesale Club (CLUB not a store). To be honest, it's really not that bad. However, one really feels the eight hours, especially when there are complications with the register and when customers suck (on occasion). Unfortunately, I've fallen behind on my reading and language study, but ( Read more... )

The past few weeks have been quite hectic, and they have been somewhat productive. I still haven't attended nearly as much as I should to my academic pursuits, even though I've been reading up a storm. Substitute teaching has ended with the school year, obviously. Even though spending that much time with 6-14 year olds has been harrowing and ( Read more... )