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Our Bodies, Ourselves
It's in the middle of my end of semester grading hell, but I wanted to take a moment to discuss something I heard a commentator point out in regards to the Bruce Jenner interview. He argued that unless we are asexual, most straight or gay people can likely imagine what it would be like to be oriented the other way, since most of us have ( Read more... ) -
Here's the poem I promised. . .
So, I haven't updated this journal every Saturday like I wanted to--consistency my constant struggle, but here's the poem I said I wanted to write in my last entry:
Swimming Pool
I.
One sweltering day,
When Matisse
Was old,
He wanted to
Sketch divers,
But it was too hot
“Fine,” he said,
I’ll make my
Own pool”
If Matisse ( Read more... ) -
Matisse's "The Swimming Pool"
Hello!
I'm back to posting on this journal because it is now Christmas break and I have some time. I will try--again--to make posting a regular thing. Maybe I can post on Saturdays? Anyway, I'm here becasue I was listing to Slate's Culture Gabfest podcast and heard a really interesting segment about a new MOMA exibit of Henri Matisse's works. ( Read more... ) -
Bagging on Purses or why accessorizing is such a pain in the #@$%
I have never "gotten" purses. Mom used to insist I have a fall purse and a summer purse, but I always found shopping for them tedious in the extreme. My chief criteria for purses were only that they be made of leather because I love how it smells and feels, and that they be big enough to fit all of my junk, but not so big that they caused a ( Read more... ) -
Poem Revision: Rain
Here's the revision of my latest poem. I think the suggestions of the folks in my writing group really improved it:
Rain
In the parking lot
The light is silvered by the rain
And the mist
So it seems like
The earth is sighing
The sharp smell of damp mud
And the way the puddles collect
At the edges of the sidewalk and
Reflect the bare tree ( Read more... ) -
Reflexes: Goodbye TWOP
After Roger Ebert died, I had to stop myself from going to his site automatically every time I saw a film. It was such a life-long habit, I have no idea how long it will take to fade, and when it finally does, it will feel like losing Roger all over again ( Read more... ) -
Strawberry Singh Meme--Books
This is a meme that will interest even non-Second Life folks, I think.
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I return to discuss skin in Second Life
Hello folks ::waves to the four of you ( Read more... ) -
New Poem: All Quiet
It was a busy day today, but luckily, I did get to meet with my poetry workshop group. They gave me good suggestions that improved my latest poem. Here is the revised version:
All Quiet
The young TV star rode the fame whirlwind
Like a surfer on a wave.
Everything he thought, said, did
Or thought about saying or doing,
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Adventures at the Hair Fair #6: Impulse Buy 2, or Maybe Iolanthe Doesn't Hate Modern Art
When it comes to the visual arts, I'm really more into the Old Masters, like my frequent poem muse Caravaggio, however, occasionally I do see the value of modern art. Second Life is filled with digital artists of all kinds, of course, creating installations right and left. What I didn't know, was that Linden Labs, which created Second Life, ( Read more... )