losing my mind here

In which frozen water makes us whole again

February 20, 2012 Uncategorized

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit, said Emerson. A photographic review of the past 15 hours speaks to this truth. Waking at 5, after sleeping fitfully while the storm battered my window all night, was hard. I groggily put on layers, washed the sleep lines from under my eyes, and trudged out to the car with my gear. The wind had left finally, and all was hushed and cold but no longer biting. The sky was dark butRead More

cherries, choppers

June 18, 2011 Uncategorized

After my cafe sesh today I was supposed to head out to the Olympic grounds to visit Skateistan, where I planned to meet the crew, volunteer at a girls’ sports session and chat about whether I can be a volunteer climbing instructor now that they’ve installed an indoor rock wall. (And yes, there was the selfish hope that a bonus might be meeting fellow climbers who could organize an outdoor sesh this summer) Unfortunately that didn’t go as planned. AsRead More

Coping

January 20, 2011 Uncategorized

Today’s lesson on coping with stress: 1. Get hair cut and colored at a salon, while drinking orange-lemon-infused water and reading trashy celeb-mags 2. Revel in how expensive your hair smells 3. Order a fat peanut butter cookie at a coffee shop, and count it as lunch