I just e-mailed the last bit of work off for my Norwegian class. The semester is officially over. And…it feels a bit weird. I know, it was just one class. But the vanishing of that one itsy bitsy class creates a considerable shift in time and focus. Soon I won’t [...]
After I write something very personal, I get this itch to write something light to distract people from the previous post.
The last week or two has been filled with days messy with tears spilling all over in my chest for no reason other than that is the weight of life, sometimes, when I let myself feel it.
The Cure
I love The Cure. I think deep down inside me, though it doesn’t always show, there is a messy-haired version of me with bright red lipstick that dances just like Robert Smith.
Do you have a musical alter ego?
The ice from the weekend storm had just begun to fade from the sidewalks when the flakes began to fall again, today.
In the autumn, I found myself anxious to leave Madison for new cities, long train rides, and the ocean. But as I left work at twilight, and the snowy streets were lit by this [...]
Sufjan Stevens – The Lakes of Canada
One of those videos I come back to month after month.
(check out the original by the Innocence Mission, too)
I was going to post about this link, specifically what he says at around 7 minutes 31 seconds, because I like what he says there. Feel free to check it out now. The post will have to wait, because Madison has welcomed December with the first snow of the season. I can’t seem to [...]