December 2008
10 posts
the nation magazine on infrastructure →
I realize that because we live on a semi-rural island, that it might take a little longer to clean the snow up. And also, that because Seattle is not accustomed to snowy weather, that we don’t have the infrastructure to have a quick response. But seriously, it’s been 5 days.
I honestly feel like it’s a sign of failing infrastructure and buget deficits; just as we have been...
cabin fever.
we're so unaccustomed to snow
Snowed in yesterday. There’s something oddly reassuring about the containment: it’s not permanent and it hadn’t been long enough yet for cabin fever. Your world shrinks and there’s less space to fill, less need to control, more easy to maneuver Last night, to celebrate the first night of channukah dad made us take shots of some Turkish liquor that I can’t remember the name of. It was the...
“i wonder if i won lotto!?!?!?”
– my mother, whose sound belief of “falling into money” has caused a lot of tension in family finances
granny's
Been home for a couple days now, the days go by pretty fast, even though I go completely on reserve mode…. I actually just fall asleep every few hours. Yesterday, it didn’t really snow, so I made my ritual visit to granny’s attic. This is quite possibly the best thrift store. Period. Perhaps that might seem like an exaggeration, but I used to go here for dress-up for games of little house on the...
oy home
laying on my bed after dinner and wine — so full, so tired. i somehow always leave ridiculously early in the morning, so my first day back to vashon is sleepy sleepy sleepy
roberta iannamico
is one of my favorite of the younger generation of argentinian poets that i’ve read.
intenté a traducir algunos poemas (abajo)
Arroyo (River) This river that on its surface gleams at the bottom among the stones is littered with ladies. A little leaf finds its way and stations itself on a small beach like a dingy.
Arroyo
Este arroyo que en la superficie resplandece en el fondo entre las...
oy. laundry day. so boring. i always feel so exhausted.
i did get to watch a new telenovela while my clothes were drying, so i guess that was exciting.
life
is awkward. you know, uncomfortable. like a fish out of water. I used to have the annoying habit of pointing out those awkward situations. if i felt like there was even a remote bit of awkwardness, i would immediately point it out. out of consideration of everyone’s feelings, i probably shouldn’t have done this, and have since stopped. but it wasn’t meant to make things worse (as...
whole new woman
um so i finally bought a new computer. after for years being completely technologically struggling, i finally have a nice little computer for myself, a macbook, and now this blog… man oh man.