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Prayer to the Sun: December 2007
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Saturday, December 22, 2007. So I've decided that the number of "o's" someone uses when they tell you they "loooove" you is inversely proportional to how much they actually love you. It's like smiling only without raising your eyebrows, and I am onto you. The abundance of letters does not make up for the dearth of practical, tangible affection. "If I use more letters, it'll read like I actually feel it! Say something about what's going on that I don't say anything. Before forcing myself to focus on other...
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Prayer to the Sun: March 2009
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Thursday, March 26, 2009. Hi I'm enjoying writing to you again. I hope you don't mind how rusty I seem to be at this. I'm choosing relatively mundane topics to get back into the swing of things. Then again, the majority of my days are an assemblage of little meaningful moments, and to what end should I blog other than to capture the tiny freckles of memory that would otherwise fade with the winter of age? Take that, Kamchatka! People, and when it's on, oh, it's on. I'd call today's tussle a border skirmi...
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Prayer to the Sun: Olympia
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Sunday, March 22, 2009. Okay, so recently I've been haunting the PianoWorld forums. I'd say I've become something of a piano voyeur, reading about other people's pianos, scrolling through their pictures, imagining that it was me who was bringing home a new Bluthner or Bosendorfer. All that I'm missing is a telescope and a wheelchair. About the "Olympia" piano designed by Dale Chihuly. It's finally been purchased after 9 years on the road. One-of-a-kind piano, only one in the world. And guess what? A Brea...
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Prayer to the Sun: Fog and the Valley
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009. Fog and the Valley. June 28 marked my one-year wedding anniversary. It's amazing to me to think that an entire year has passed since that stormy, memorable day in 2008. Just wait until your friends, who have dispersed to all corners of the country, decide to tie the knot and you're scrounging for plane tickets to Rochester, MN. 1) We arrived at the campsite after sunset. 2) We forgot to bring matches and firewood. 3) We brought nothing soft upon which to sleep. Once the balloon ...
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Prayer to the Sun: January 2008
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Saturday, January 19, 2008. I'm in Newport News this weekend. You can tell this is a place that is compensating for something because it uses the word "new" in its name not once but twice, and this place doth protest too much. I have easily traveled 30 years back in time. I don't even need my anti-wrinkle face wash here - the time differential alone has my skin firm and buoyant. A little history: I hate karaoke. In fact I once described karaoke thus:. Yeah Not a fan. Do a pretty wicked impersonation of E...
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Prayer to the Sun: Oh Shenandoah
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Sunday, July 19, 2009. I long to hear you). There is nothing quite like camping to make you appreciate the miracle of hot running water. This, more than anything else, is what separates our era from the ones that came before. The Etruscans may have had their bread, the Spartans their soldiers, the Greeks their philosophies, but goddammit I can take a hot shower whenever I want. That night I slept like a baby on our brand new shiny air mattress. And found a trail that looked promising to hike. The "Me...
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Prayer to the Sun: Validation
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Sunday, July 05, 2009. You are not doing a very good job tonight. It's July 4th, and I am in need of some validation from you that my 26 years has left an impression on this planet. It was the kind of night where I was measuring my self-worth based on your search results, and guess what: I'm not feeling fluffy. Did I move you? Did I change you in any way? Or was I like the light in the theater, and just, you know, there? You have to create from now. And if you're fixated on the outcome you can't enjoy th...
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Prayer to the Sun: Shade of Blue
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Sunday, March 22, 2009. I've become dubious as of late of lending too much credence to emotion. You can feel "down" for any number of reasons: your sleep schedule is off, your sugar is low, you didn't exercise today, you have too much energy, etc. There's nothing celestial about that. I used to let myself get caught up in the roller coaster. Hell, I took pride in the fact that I felt. This is what I didn't know about being an adult that I know now. It's freaking tiring! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Prayer to the Sun: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Just finished reading "Julie and Julia," which is a fantastic memoir and I have a crush on the author, Julie Powell, which she would likely find creepy but also kind of cool. I imagine she's used to it now, seeing as the book has been out for five years and it's being made into a movie with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, but her book is a big part of the reason why I've begun blogging regularly again. It's good to have a project. Mine got one hit in June. Alas. Sunday, July 19, 2009.
