...he also knows how to appreciate a good old-fashioned book.
and maika, well, he's got his own agenda...
Friday, January 29, 2010
renaissance cats
my cats are the epitome of cool. while boots stays up to date on all the technological advances...
...he also knows how to appreciate a good old-fashioned book.
and maika, well, he's got his own agenda...
...he also knows how to appreciate a good old-fashioned book.
and maika, well, he's got his own agenda...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
xmas break reading list - in case you were wondering...
and the final count is
1.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
2.John Steinbeck - The Chrysanthemums and Cannery Row
3.Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. Roald Dahl's Skin and other Stories
7. something magical = L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
not bad, eh? #6 is on my bookshelf as we speak, waiting anxiously to be read, while i admit a slight amount of defeat in that i never even looked for #'s 4 or 5. perhaps my spring break reading list will reign in completed triumph...
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4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. Roald Dahl's Skin and other Stories
not bad, eh? #6 is on my bookshelf as we speak, waiting anxiously to be read, while i admit a slight amount of defeat in that i never even looked for #'s 4 or 5. perhaps my spring break reading list will reign in completed triumph...
Monday, January 18, 2010
27 grand things i did in 2009
1. participated in a worldwide race.
2. watched It's a Wonderful Life in color.
3. discovered that i really love to dress up.
4. helped teach a parakeet to be fearless.
5. started taking classes at a real university.
6. got a new tattoo.
7. started scanning my own film.
8. rescued a cat.
9. went to a poetry reading that changed things.
10. spent an evening being a pirate...for the second time.
11. discovered the value of list-making.
12. got rid of a bunch of things.
13. saw my favorite comedian, my favorite violinist, and one of my favorite bands live.
14. started drawing again.
15. completed a "happy 10th" one year project.
16. watched a movie in theaters and cried the entire time.
18. bought tickets to see one of my favorite authors this spring.
19. moved myself and my boyfriend into a better space.
20. listened to Hedwig's Theme performed by an orchestra and got chills.
21. finally went on a portland road trip with my friends.
22. became intimately acquainted with a photobooth.
23. received a crazy big amount of love from a couple of cats.
24. made and fully completed a winter break goal.
25. danced in public.
26. inspired a painting by a lovely artist.
27. stalked a poet through a dark alley in the rain.
2. watched It's a Wonderful Life in color.
3. discovered that i really love to dress up.
4. helped teach a parakeet to be fearless.
5. started taking classes at a real university.
6. got a new tattoo.
7. started scanning my own film.
8. rescued a cat.
9. went to a poetry reading that changed things.
10. spent an evening being a pirate...for the second time.
11. discovered the value of list-making.
12. got rid of a bunch of things.
13. saw my favorite comedian, my favorite violinist, and one of my favorite bands live.
14. started drawing again.
15. completed a "happy 10th" one year project.
16. watched a movie in theaters and cried the entire time.
17. had photos published in an online magazine and their 2010 calendar.
18. bought tickets to see one of my favorite authors this spring.
19. moved myself and my boyfriend into a better space.
20. listened to Hedwig's Theme performed by an orchestra and got chills.
21. finally went on a portland road trip with my friends.
22. became intimately acquainted with a photobooth.
23. received a crazy big amount of love from a couple of cats.
24. made and fully completed a winter break goal.
25. danced in public.
26. inspired a painting by a lovely artist.
27. stalked a poet through a dark alley in the rain.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman
Backward I see in my own days where I sweated through fog with
linguists and contenders,
I have no mockings or arguments, I witness and wait.
linguists and contenders,
I have no mockings or arguments, I witness and wait.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
an end in the form of a beginning
today i have officially completed the goal i set just over a month ago. i posted to this blog everyday - at least once - since the first day of winter break from school. now, tomorrow i return for a new term where poetry and photography and soy chai latte breaks will surely be plentiful. in the meantime, i am ready for whatever 2010 has in store for me and my blog.
good times will always be remembered. wa-hoo!
p.s. rest in peace petunia chan, part of our home from june of 2008 until january of 2010.
good times will always be remembered. wa-hoo!
p.s. rest in peace petunia chan, part of our home from june of 2008 until january of 2010.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
resolutions for the new year
it is 2010 now. these are the things i am hoping to accomplish:
take it easy.
step outside the boundaries of what i'm comfortable with in photography.
ride my bike more.
find this window and photograph it again.
eat more fruits and veggies.
find some nice flowers.
happy new year!
take it easy.
step outside the boundaries of what i'm comfortable with in photography.
save enough money to go to korea in may. or japan.
ride my bike more.
find this window and photograph it again.
give a little bit more love.
eat more fruits and veggies.
find some nice flowers.
happy new year!
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