or do.  i think it's probably appropriate.  more to come... 

Bernadette Mayer's List of Journal Ideas:
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Music

by Anne Porter

When I was a child
I once sat sobbing on the floor
Beside my mother's piano
As she played and sang
For there was in her singing
A shy yet solemn glory
My smallness could not hold

And when I was asked
Why I was crying
I had no words for it
I only shook my head
And went on crying

Why is it that music
At its most beautiful
Opens a wound in us
An ( Read more... )

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=6062612&pg=personal&fr_id=10623

hi livejournal! normally, i hate this kind of mass attack on people, and i hate asking for money, but this is for a really good cause. i'm doing the ms walk this weekend. it would be awesome if you could sponsor me. any amount, small or large, would be greatly appreciated. ( Read more... )

i have an extra ticket to see phish on sunday june 7 at the susquehanna bank center in camden, nj.  does anyone want it?  i figured i would post here and on facebook and myspace before going to rmp.  face value, obvs.

i can't believe how little i've been posting lately.  part of it has to do with me not having a reliable computer at home, and the other part of it has to do with... general malaise?  apathy?  i want to write, though.  i swear i do ( Read more... )

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/coolio.arrested/index.html?eref=rss_latest

after reading this, the article leaves me wondering:  does coolio really still have a publicist?

one of the most amazing people in the entire world is engaged.  JOAN!  that's right.  todd finally asked her to marry him after years and years.  joan told me that she was tired and unshowered around 1:00pm when he asked her.  her first response (after saying yes, of course) was, "i haven't even brushed my teeth yet today."  i love her so much ( Read more... )

Ruffalo Brother's Death Ruled a Homicide

PopEater / Wire Services

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Undelivered Mail

Dear Daughter,
       Your father and I wish to commend you
on the wisdom of your choices
and the flawless conduct of your life

Dear Poet!
       Where is the full-length manuscript
you promised us? Your check is waiting
The presses are ready
and the bookstores are clamoring for delivery

Darling,
       This convention is tedious
beyond ( Read more... )