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Wednesday February 8th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Whidbey Island’

Holy caca

I have an incredible backlog of posts to write, but I’m at SeaTac now, and my brain is still buzzing buzzing with ideas and MFA stuff. I’m waiting for my usual lovely 11:36 PM flight to Dulles and then home to HPN, and I’m thankful for the extra time to [Read More]

A New Way of Seeing

A New Way of Seeing

Wow, am I cranky. Peeps, I am so cranky I can hardly believe it. I think I would be lying if I said I don’t know why, so I’ll just try to talk you through it. 1. I am scheduled to do a half-marathon on trail October 2. That’s this weekend, and I have been [Read More]

Port-au-Prince to Coupeville: what lies between

Port-au-Prince to Coupeville: what lies between

It all comes down to left brain versus right brain. I was shocked at just how exhausted I was coming back from my Master of Fine Arts residency at Whidbey Island. With some reservation, I noted that it might have actually been a more difficult recovery than those following [Read More]

Photos from Whidbey

Photos from Whidbey

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My right hand

My right hand

This is my right hand. It has some curious features on it. A faded scar, shaped like a crescent moon An awful bump in the middle joint of my middle finger A healing scab A couple of moles An index fingernail that looks like all of the index fingernails on my mother’s [Read More]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled ‘blog

We now return you to your regularly scheduled ‘blog

Hi there. Coherency will now fly out the window as I update my life to my three followers. First, some photos and a small comment on friendship: I have known Kelsey since October 2008, when we went through our ShelterBox 3-day assessment together. Our paths diverged from [Read More]

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7×7=one grateful blogger

7×7=one grateful blogger

Awhile ago, my Whidbey colleague Charlotte Morganti nominated me for a 7×7 link award! I wish I knew what the [Read More]

Losing It

Things I have Lost in the past half-year: 1. A gold bracelet. Packed it away “for safekeeping” a decade [Read More]

Random gorgeousness

Random gorgeousness

So. Paula Stanton, who made my wedding dress, also made this recently. I saw it and wanted to Pinterest it, but [Read More]

The Bi-Ped speaks about the Quadruped

My latest essay, “Bi-Pedal to Quadrupedal Communications, Key of ‘B’,” appears in the latest [Read More]

Holy caca

I have an incredible backlog of posts to write, but I’m at SeaTac now, and my brain is still buzzing buzzing with [Read More]

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