Things About Me That Are Relevant Today
1. I love office supply stores. A new Staples opened up in the neighborhood (finally an office supply store in the neighborhood!) and I love to wander the aisles and buy post it notes, photo mailers, printer paper, ink cartridges. Happiness is a well stocked office supply cabinet.
2. I’ve grown so bored with The L Word I can’t even bring myself to write recaps. I’m sorry, I just can’t.
3. I’ve been reading aloud to B from Wendell Berry’s collection of stories, Fidelity. There’s a reason so many people, when asked who their favorite Kentucky author is, say Wendell Berry. The stories in this collection are almost breathtakingly beautiful in their efficient but eloquent prose, reserved yet emotion filled, action packed and yet bordering on being described as stories where nothing much happens. Berry is brilliant.
The act of reading aloud to your partner is immensely satisfying. We sit or lie together and take in the stories. Occasionally we’ll both giggle or gasp and when a story is complete we’ll discuss it in detail. It’s a wonderful experience to have a piece of fiction be equally as fresh in both person’s mind when you discuss it.
4. I’m quite heartbroken that yet again I’m not going to SXSW. A year ago when finances forced me to cancel my trip to SXSW (including participating on a panel) I was more than certain I would be attending this year. I think I would get a great deal out of SXSW and it’s that lost potential for knowledge, experiences, friendship making, networking and cultural exploration that hurts the most.
5. Willie Nelson’s Teatro is one of the best albums ever produced. I’ve been listening to it a lot lately and its genius keeps revealing new layers of itself. As always I’ve also been listening to a lot of Van Morrison. It’s interesting to me that as much as I love music I’ve been having a really, really hard time finding new music that really speaks to or connects with me. I can think of maybe 4 or 5 albums from the past few years that meet that definition. Maybe. Though the Adele record that was generously shared with me recently is getting more than a few spins.
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