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twenty-seven club

November 2, 2012 Uncategorized

We still have two months to go before the year is up, but for some reason I’m finding myself combing through the past ten in reflection of where I’ve been at 27. Maybe because my head is constantly processing the what-ifs and the then-whats of how 28 and 29 and 30 are going to look, once I find out where I’m going next for school. [And yes, we’re purposefully ignoring the possibility of not getting in anywhere, for now] Twenty-sevenRead More

Lacunae

April 18, 2012 Uncategorized

I’m in the lacunae now. The little gap, the bit where the text is missing, where the song stops for an extended period, and everything is hushed, waiting waiting waiting for the return of movement, waiting to see how it plays next. I tell myself that I can enjoy the anticipation, with every kinetic molecule suspended in its cellular matrix, ready to crash into motion with heat and noise. But, oh, I hate it.

Sprouts!

January 20, 2011 Uncategorized

My small triumph for the day, aside from the aforementioned hair cutting, was seeing that one of the three potted seeds we’ve planted has sprouted, meaning that I did not succeed in accidentally killing them from overwatering or some other mishap. This one is Sweet Basil, and I’m still waiting on the red hot peppers and the tomatoes to poke their little heads above ground.