Archive for June 2008

love after love

In life, poem of the day, quotes, words on 30 June 2008 tagged derek walcott with 1 comment

the time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. eat. you will love again the stranger who was your self. give wine. give bread. give back your heart to itself, to the [...]

read this book

In books, life, quotes, words on 29 June 2008 tagged body of work, christine montross, read this book with 7 comments

in body of work, christine montross, a first-year medical student, describes her experiences in the human anatomy lab and how they shaped her thoughts on life, death and dying. the wisdom of that moment of pure emotion resonates with me still: that the dearest and most enduring moments of our lives are sometimes the quietest [...]

explain yourself

In life on 28 June 2008 tagged explain yourself, meme with 2 comments

taking a cue from fighting windmills, here’s my explain yourself meme: what were you doing 10 years ago? let’s see, in june of 1998, i was taking summer session classes at virginia tech and living in sin with my boyfriend, mew. unbeknownst to me at the time, we would be engaged in less than a [...]

hello thirty-three

In life on 26 June 2008 tagged 33, birthday with 4 comments

i was born at 12:35 on this day, thirty-three years ago. it was a thursday, three days after the full moon. the older i get, the less sure i am about how i feel about birthdays. when i was younger, birthdays were celebrations bringing with them presents, and cards containing money, and cakes topped with [...]

thousand word thursday

In food, images, life, photography on 26 June 2008 tagged summer salad, thursday with 4 comments

i love summer salads. this creation contains mixed baby greens, strawberries, grapes and sliced almonds topped with a raspberry vinaigrette.