I predict I'll be enamored with it for a week or so
God forbid I actually go out and do something on a Saturday night…
I got a cute new webpage toy because I'm a big dork and love that kind of silly stuff. It's cooler than the tabgoard. You can sign it, too. It'll be fun, really. Find the guest map icon on the left. Click "post" and then use your mouse to put the thumbtack wherever you live (or pretend to live.) Do it for me?
So what do you think? I've been working on this new layout since yesterday. I love the stars! Overall I think I'm happy with it. I'd like to find some small stars for entry separators, but I think that might be overkill. I may try it, but I think I need to get off of the computer for a while and see if I still have legs that work.
Blue and gold were my high school colors. I guess this is an unitentional homage.
what I did during writing time today
When I was young we walked for miles in early afternoon along the shore of the bay. The beach was as wide and flat as a prairie, and the waves came in long, unbroken curls. At the edge of the water a soft little wave would just cover my small feet, and I watched as my toes left imprints for a second or two before each was swallowed up. The sandbar was sparkling, glittery under the water, and smooth all the way to the shore. Eric and Kelly and I would chase each other, or write our names in the sand with pieces of driftwood. We ran ahead and behind, dipping into the water if it got too hot.
Years later I spent a summer there. Many things were the same as in my memory. The bouganvillea cascaded over the white walls, and the hibiscus opened and closed each day. Everything existed in the same bright shades of white, turquoise, and fuschia. The palm trees were still there, though bigger, and the palapas were weathered by salt and storms. Bricks were chipped from the wall. There were fewer shells. But the most startling difference was the afternoon low tide. The winds are strong in summer, bringing evening thunderstorms off of the Pacific. Instead of the flat, calm beach I remembered I found large, choppy waves and blowing sand.
I looked every day for the low tide I remembered. I found it only once. I was startled out of bed by a clap of thunder, and laid awake listening to the rain crescendo. When it slowed to a trickle I grabbed my umbrella and walked barefoot to the beach. I saw the prairie sea under the light of the full moon. I sat on the sand and watched the waves for a long time.
you can hear me in the harmony
Yeah, I'm still here. It's been a busy week with my brother in town and lots of school stuff going on. This is the first day all week I've left school before 4:30. I get there around 7:00, so that makes for a pretty long day. Tomorrow will be a total throwaway day, though. We dismiss at 12:30, and during the day we have art, an activity with our kindergarden buddies, star of the week and a little birthday party, PAT time (Friday recess), and prizes. The only "real" activities we're doing are spelling and writing. Oh, well. I would have had only minimal attention from the kids, anyway, on the Friday before a long weekend.
Dustless chalk is a big fat lie, by the way. Nothin' else to say. I plan to spend the weekend reading and maybe go for a hike if I can find someplace that's not currently on fire.
1. What do you do to make things better when you feel sad and/or lonely?
Rarely do I feel like that, but when I do I write or listen to music. Or make myself a big cappuccino and read a book.
2. Are you a "touchy-feely" person? That is, do you like to touch people you don't know that well? And on the flipside of that, do you like being touched by someone you aren't close with?
Dear God, no. I'm only physically close with people I know really well. Most people have the sense to respect my personal space. When they don't, especially if it happens a lot, I get annoyed. I don't usually hug my kids unless they intiate it, but I do pat them on the head a lot. I suppose that could seem condescending, but I don't mean it that way.
3. Do you like to have "me" time, time to yourself to be alone and relax? Or do you prefer to just do your own thing with someone else in the room? When was the last "me" time you got and what did you do?
Yes yes yes yes yes. It really does need to be alone time. I can never be completely free with other people around, so I can handle it for a while, but eventually I just need space. My whole life is me time since I live alone. I'm totally spoiled by it. I've lived alone for 5 years.
4. Generally speaking, how do you feel about the concept of marriage? Are you the marrying type? Do you think the act of getting married means something today or is it simply just "a piece of paper?"
You know, I was never one of those girls who thought about her wedding and planned the dress and decorations and whatever. I feel ambivalent about marriage. If it happens, great, if not I'm perfectly happy with my independence. I don't know what getting married means. If I do it I want to feel 100% certain that it's for life. I'm nowhere near ready for that kind of commitment right now.
5. That said, as many as 25 states have passed legislation regulating who they believe should be the "marrying type." What are your thoughts on the banning of same-sex marriages?
Love is love. You can't legislate it. You can put restrictions on all kinds of things, but you can't do a damn thing about how people feel. Take that, Republicans! tbbbbbbbbbth!
6. If there was one law you had the ability to create or change, what would it be?
I so don't want that kind of power.
7. What would you like someone visiting your Blog for the first time to know about you? Now is your chance!
I'm 5′10″ and I look just like Gwyneth Paltrow. Oh, all right. I'm 5′3″ and I look nothing like Gwyneth Paltrow. And I'm a big dork. Now read the about page.
BONUS: Can you hear them?
Only if I listen really carefully.
