archives for December 2008
Sunday 14 December 2008 | Comments Off
friday refrains · el aurens
Friday 12 December 2008 | I like a cookie
I wrought for him freedom to lighten his sad eyes: but he had died waiting for me. So I threw my gift away and now not anywhere will I find rest and peace. (scribbled on a flyleaf by TE Lawrence, 1919) • To S.A. I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into [...]
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laughter yoga
Thursday 11 December 2008 | 10 cookies in the jar
This one goes out to Mandarin, because she helps me practice hilarity on a regular basis (“Velma…”). Alors, the following are actual student sentences from actual student papers—papers handed in to friends and loved ones who are also teachers. (My own such samples of horrifying student writing, I tend to block from my mind as [...]
better living through chemistry
Thursday 11 December 2008 | 4 cookies in the jar
“It’s terrible, Bob, to think that all I’ve suffered, and all the suffering I’ve caused, might have arisen from the lack of a little salt in my brain.” (Robert Lowell, to publisher and friend Robert Giroux) • “I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,” Alice replied, very politely, “for I can’t understand it myself, [...]
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“crazy meds suck donkey dong. take your crazy meds.”
Wednesday 10 December 2008 | 19 cookies in the jar
[Warning: A mentally interesting post. So if you're one of those good people who thinks mood disorders can be cured with St. John's wort, 10K runs and/or Bible camp, yay! And, you know; you probably won't enjoy what follows.] The title of this post is of course, the slogan from the ever-reliable and brilliant Crazy [...]
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warning shot
Wednesday 10 December 2008 | 6 cookies in the jar
If we do not, as we shamefully did in the Clinton era, put away our picket signs and picket lines, we may now begin to make real inroads toward that long overdue glasnost and perestroika that the US corporate oligarchy has been defending itself against since approximately May 1968. They are not going to give [...]
rōhatsu
Monday 8 December 2008 | 5 cookies in the jar
lability upgraded to full-bore snuffling
Sunday 7 December 2008 | 3 cookies in the jar
First I read a story by Alice Munro via Repat, who apparently wanted me to break down like a little hiccupping baby. All you really need to know about this story can be found in its keywords, thoughtfully compiled by the New Yorker. Marriage; Senility; Canada; Rest Homes; Old Age; Husbands; Love Affairs. Now I’m [...]
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wiki page written by my students
Sunday 7 December 2008 | someone left a cookie
Cate Blanchett portrays Jude Quinn, a version of Dylan who was at the height of his fame in the 60′s, when his original fan base was rejecting him as a sell-out. Jude is first seen after the folk era at a concert in a New England town, performing in front of folk fans as he [...]
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an historic day
Sunday 7 December 2008 | 4 cookies in the jar
MY FIRST GRAY HAIR! After barely a year of gracious living with the Brujo. • Edited to add: Though to be equitable, I could just as fairly blame Arizona, the State School, or Pyewacket. The situation does, however, step up the urgency of the whole hairmergency thing somewhat; I mean, I’m fine with silver threads [...]
