trees, brisk wind, bagels…and route one.

New Jersey.
I love it.  (I heard that. Quit snickering.)
Maybe instead of trying to publish the dissertation I’m supposed to write, instead I’ll write a love letter to the Garden State.  Or a bit more broadly–the tri-state area.  Or the entire Northeast Corridor.
It’s good to be back, and already it feels too quick.  I’ve consumed more [...]

heart full

things that made me smile and/or laugh today:

enjoying being in a roomful of freshmen
not being afraid of the needle when having to have blood drawn (while being annoyed at the nurse who told me “you got stingy at the end!”)
finishing the NYT crossword. In pen.
beautiful weather–and girls in ear muffs (Texas.)
being called a neo-con by [...]

now taking applications

for my personal assistant.  anyone?  (I’m really nice)
I’m not complaining; I’m not, I swear. Somehow this semester took off, full speed ahead.  It is sunny (mostly) and hot (very) still, so getting out of summer/beginning-of-the-year-mode is hard.  Growing up with seasons has me hard-wired to plan according to weather.  Right about this time is should [...]

backup plan

Roommate and I just decided no more teaching for us; instead we’re re-vamping Kerouac.  Two wanna-be hippies instead of Beat poets.  And we’re taking our small dog instead of a big dog.  Done and done.

still in skirts

I pick up the New York Times every day. I flip through, then do (read: attempt) the crossword.
I digress. The following Op-Ed piece ran in Monday’s paper. Got me thinking more about feminism on college campuses, especially among females students. Here is the link.
Here is the text:
Politeness and Authority at [...]

admitting it: first step

Things I’ve been addicted to…  (Or for the NPR crowd, things to which I’ve been addicted)

crossword puzzles
my couch at night
hot tea at night
taco tuesday at rosa’s
reading in bed (finished Eat, Pray, Love, just started History of Love, want to read The Kite Runner)
watching our dog run around the house
The Office
music from A Fine Frenzy, Andrew [...]

dear mr. president

(A friend recently introduced this song to me. I love it. There is truth here.)
Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let’s pretend we’re just two people and
You’re not better than me.
I’d like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on [...]

i wear skirts.

(okay, yes, this is from a school assignment)

I take a lot for granted. I tend to forget that. (Then again, I suppose it wouldn’t be taken for granted if I didn’t.) I have a lot to thank my parents for, though like most children, I’m hardly good at demonstrating it. In [...]