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Thursday May 23rd 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Whidbey’

Hunkering down

Hunkering down

And now, for something completely different: What is that? It’s my office wall, and it’s also something I’ve never tried before. It’s outlining. Here’s a close-up: On [Read More]

The People in My Neighborhood: MFAland

The People in My Neighborhood: MFAland

I love sport. I love doing it, training for it. I love introducing friends to it. I love race day. I love the pre-race energy; I love the random camaraderie that springs up on the course. (People ask how you’re doing; people help each other with transition areas; [Read More]

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 origins of this award was, but more important, I’m just happy that I’m getting an award! It’s my first! Also, one thing about Charlotte, [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 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]

the rest of my Whidbey photos, and a brain dump

the rest of my Whidbey photos, and a brain dump

So you know when your brain goes on overload, and you realize that you’d better download the stuff before your hard drive breaks and you lose all the stuff? That’s where I am now. I’ve been out in the big city twice in as many days, and although I’m [Read More]

A Lot Happens in a Month

…Although, really, it’s been a month and a half. This is the first time I’ve ever blogged from my iPad, although I’ve had one now since February. I think I imagined myself doing a lot more in terms of blogging while mobile, especially given all of [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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An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

Hello there. I feel I need to tell you something. I loathe your voice. It isn’t because I do not value what you [Read More]

Turning over a new leaf

Turning over a new leaf

So I turned in my revised thesis to my adviser a little while ago. A little under a week ago. Since then I’ve [Read More]

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Falafel, so plain Until fried in surprise form, Cooked like a doughnut. In other news, I am headed off this weekend to [Read More]

The Name Game

The Name Game

Mr. Gooddirt is incredibly good at nicknames. He comes up with them on the fly, and they’re always accurate and [Read More]

Verbagram 3

Verbagram 3

Today in southern California, it’s brisk with a stiff breeze. If I closed my eyes I could imagine myself back in [Read More]

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