It’s raining here. I woke up and opened my door and heard the most beautiful sound I’ve heard in three months. I’m sitting here now just listening. [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Waking up happy
Posted in Things that make me smile on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New Semester, please.
Posted in Being me, Thoughts on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s funny. Every semester I start with the best of intentions. And every semester it sinks down to a general milieu of overwhelming stress. I’ve said it before, I’ve been told several times. The problem lies in the follow-through.
Of course I’ve never tried to do the same thing with my own car, that would be just silly…
Posted in Things that make me smile on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Melody Lane (Narcotics Not Required)
As a proudly self-proclaimed music geek, I think we’re way overdue. I can think of a couple places in Texas where it’d just be funny to surprise drivers, “…do you hear Smoke on the Water??”
Wouldn’t be nice if it didn’t matter?
Posted in Thoughts, tagged politics. on November 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’ve recently read an article about a negatively-charged e-mail that has been circulating about Barak O’Bama. The e-mail is claiming that O’Bama is ‘a Muslim plant that’s trying to take over America,” Mr. Obama told voters the other day at a rally in eastern Iowa. “If you get this e-mail from someone you know, [...]
One Down, about 800,000 to go.
Posted in Thoughts on November 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
So I’ve just finished reading Perks of Being a Wallflower. Marla recommended it to me, and bought me a copy for my birthday. It’s a book she swears by, because of how well she can relate to Charlie the main character. I can easily see where she’s coming from–this book is written for outsiders. Like [...]
Ekphrasis
Posted in Being me, Poetry, Thoughts on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There is a specific style of poetry that deals with the subject of art and interpretation. The poet writes about what they see in a piece of art, they try to get at the story behind the painting. I’ve never really dealt much with this style of art, it’s not that I don’t [...]
