Monthly Archives: May 2009
Scratch
I’ve been somewhere else lately, haven’t I? The truth is a good portion of the last couple of weeks has been simply researching schools, knocking off little items on my to-do list toward school. It’s a long, slow process with … Continue reading
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Arg
I’m waist-deep in grad school web pages. Hundreds of creative writing MFA programs exist and yet I’m hardpressed to find a dozen programs with a nonfiction degree. Wittle that list down to ones that are good and fund their students … Continue reading
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The funniest part of the week
photo by ocean yamaha Last night, I was in the Powell’s Home and Garden store, which is a book and gift store for anyone who’s nesting hardcore. I was actually just there to look for good cards, but whatever. No … Continue reading
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The East Coast is way cooler than us
Maine has joined Vermont, Iowa, Conneticut, and Massachussetts. This morning Governor Baldaaci signed a bill in support of same-sex marriage! New Hampshire and D.C. are currently waiting on similar measures. It’s still too early to tell with the latter two. … Continue reading
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The artist and the psyche
Elizabeth Gilbert, who has written a few books (none of which I’ve read yet) but is best known for her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love gave a talk at TED this year. I hadn’t given Gilbert’s books a thought before watching … Continue reading
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The tulip tree
When we moved into this apartment in 2005 there was a big tulip tree right outside our window. It bloomed all over in the spring, big white and pink petals. Year round it covered two of our living room windows … Continue reading
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Can I shop from the plus size line, please?
Forever21 just emailed me to let me know that they’ve got their own plus size line now, called Faith21. At another point in time we can talk about the weirdness of having a plus size line versus just offering the … Continue reading
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Ghetto Garden: two month update
Two months after I bought seeds and planted them in little yogurt cups I am ready to admit that I have a full blown obsession with my garden. But look! Look at how big the collard greens leaves are! And … Continue reading
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