Archive for April 2008

thousand word thursday

In images, photography on 17 April 2008 tagged thursday with no comments

even though these flowers will never wilt or die, they looked especially alive amidst the 70-degree sunlight of this spring afternoon.

we are virginia tech

In life, moment on 16 April 2008 tagged april 16, blacksburg, forever hokies, virginia tech with no comments

one year later and my heart still breaks when i think of the tragedy of april 16, 2007. blacksburg and virginia tech will never be the same. that one senseless act has forever changed the world.

read this book

In life, words on 10 April 2008 tagged niffenegger, the time traveler's wife with 6 comments

sunday, may 31, 1992 ( clare is 21, henry is 28 ) we laugh, and laugh, and nothing can ever be sad, no one can be lost, or dead, or far away: right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment.

seeds of time

In life, love, moment, words on 9 April 2008 tagged loss, macbeth, seeds of time, wgh with no comments

even though it was twelve years ago, i clearly remember rushing to click ‘delete’ as fast as i could. i didn’t want to read his words again. i didn’t want them to get through. i didn’t want to imagine him sending them as a last attempt to salvage a love that i never really felt. i [...]

portland, oregon

In life, places, travel on 8 April 2008 tagged oregon, portland with no comments

unlike seattle, portland i did not love. in fact, i have no driving desire to go back. don’t get me wrong, i had an awesome time there, but my enjoyment of portland was more of a reflection of my traveling companions than the city itself. there were, of course, some beautiful sights to see, like [...]