I am flying home this weekend! How odd.

Some nights, like tonight, the world around me isn't real. The order of my life begins to fall apart in my mind as I stare at something--a piece of paper, an open window, my boyfriend--and I feel like I shouldn't be here, like this is too weird, someone has tricked me into this routine. I start to notice things in alarming detail. A pen lying on ( Read more... )

I just finished The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. It definitely falls into a category in my thoughts. The Alchemist belongs with Siddhartha, with Le Petit Prince, with songs like Dreams of the Children by Nakai & Eaton, with staring at the moon and listening to crickets. Such things open up a hidden well of quietness in me. They separate me from myself ( Read more... )

( Meme, from Sarah! )

Merry/happy holiday things! I hope the celebrations were joyful.

Mine were. Aaron got me The Absolute Sandman for Christmas (!!!!!!!!!!!!!). They are so beautiful that I want to devour all four volumes, and read slowly so they don't stop being fresh, at once. So I alternate between ravenous consumption followed by a day of break ( Read more... )

Maddie: lol no ( Read more... )

I just had the opportunity to watch clips of Dora the Explorer mashed together to the tune of "Lean Like a Cholo," a song often mocked around me but one I have never actually had the opportunity to hear before ( Read more... )

At 8:02 pm on Tuesday, a great shout rocked the streets of Santa Cruz. I paused my web surfing and peered out of the upstairs window, which offers only view of our neighbors and a nearby hill. Nothing. No fireworks or light, just a few seconds of bursting joy that echoed in my memory ( Read more... )

As far as I can tell, the only writers group in my area is more mainstream than anything.

Therefore... I'm thinking about starting a genre group myself. Maybe on Sundays. (Eek!) I suspect some of you of having experience in this area. Is it absurdly difficult to do? Any tips?

( My first quarter at UC Santa Cruz officially began today! )