january 12, eh? damn. i’ve been away this time because frankly i really didn’t have too much time to do any posting, between the master’s capstone i’ve been working on and the usual grind going on at work. this site hasn’t been too far away from my thoughts in the time i’ve been away, however. … Continue reading »
book review >> the kid
Here’s a rewrite of a book review I wrote on Sapphire’s ‘The Kid’ last November: For those of you who aren’t familiar, Sapphire is the author of ‘Push’ (later reprinted as ‘Precious,’ after the movie). I read ‘Push’ back in college and even though it was at times hard to read, I read it, and … Continue reading »
lost and found.
I’m disgusted with the way that my son constantly loses things. His hat, his belt, his books, his glasses, his lunchbox. I write his name in EVERYTHING and then I pick him up after school and lo and behold, he had it but he can’t find it. We look all over the classroom, the cafeteria, … Continue reading »
book review >> the hunger games
So, for the Big Read my school is kicking off at the end of the month, I’m reading Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games.’ Everyone at our school will get a copy of the book, along with activities and journal entries to accompany the book. I couldn’t be more pleased at the choice of the … Continue reading »
someday you will ache like i ache.
It’s been hard. It’s been hard to keep track of anything, including my own thoughts. Likes, dislikes. Time. Posting here. This isn’t a post really. It isn’t a confession. I am sitting here watching ‘The Bachelor’ the words are now flowing from my heart to my fingers to my laptop. The truth is I’ve been … Continue reading »
endless summer.
dear god when i said to myself that i needed a break from online life i didn’t realize that it would be a month later and that half of the summer would be gone. i still have a good three weeks before heading back to work. not so eager for that to start, but i’m … Continue reading »
new beads (day 4)
My new japa mala came in the mail today. I had a really pretty blue one I used for my daily meditations for years but when it broke last week I took to eBay to get a new one. Now that the new one came in I was so excited I had to get a … Continue reading »
sushi goodness (day 2)
Summer vacay gives me all the more time to enjoy the food that I love the most. 1/2 price nigiri ain’t bad either. Nom nom nom.
a good book (day 1)
Day 1, the beginning of my “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” series. I’ll try to send a photo and a post via email everyday during my time off work. Won’t promise miracles, but I’ll see where this goes. Now that summer is here I can devote more time to what I love to do … Continue reading »
ny batteri.
ny batteri = new batteries (icelandic). listening to sigur ros. i love the way blog titles come to me through the last song i listened to on shuffle in itunes. eerily prophetic. cause in a way i do feel like i’ve gotten, a spurt of energy. new batteries, if you will. talking it out in … Continue reading »
