Recent Posts Tagged With 'just thinking'

• Unknowable

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 00:28 in life, random, misc., just thinking, i'm rambling again

  I wish I could be more daring in my day to day interactions with strangers–more humorous, flirtatious, outgoing, cheerful, talkative, sympathetic. I wish I met more daring strangers. I wish to be that daring stranger. There’s too much sil...

• On staying relevant

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 in life, just thinking

  Oh, boy.  I am in the midst of job-seeking frenzy, and it is wearing on me. I love finding jobs I’m qualified for, and I love finding jobs in places I’d like to live, but the application process–more specifically, the cover letter ...

• On Letting Go

  Posted on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 12:54 in life, just thinking, i'm rambling again

  Today at the vet clinic I took a call from a woman who felt it was time to put her 15-year-old dog down.  She said he was whimpering, and not doing very well. I found an emergency slot for her at the end of the day, and told her to come in at that t...

• faith

  Posted on Sunday February 8th, 2009 at 09:02 in religion, Faith, just thinking

  It seems I have an issue with organized faith. I hadn’t noticed it until I moved to Illinois. At the end of last summer, I was in an appalling state of mind and being, and I knew once I left Florida, I wanted to dedicate myself more earnestly t...

• driftwood

  Posted on Monday May 26th, 2008 at 19:41 in the beatles, apathy, wanderlust, just thinking, blah, cabin fever, why get out of bed?

  I feel unmoored these days. I have major projects to work on: a collection of thesis essays and finding a full-time job. Yet I Can. Not. Focus. I’m experiencing nearly debilitating bouts of wanderlust, but I leave for Texas and Mexico soon, so...

• Sherbet

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 07:24 in language, words, just thinking, anu garg, sherbet, the wordsmith

  On Saturday, DS and I were buying food for a cookout. Always in the mood for some sort of dessert, but knowing I should restrain my impulse for my favorite ice cream (Dove brand vanilla with brownie chunks, and chocolate ganashe covering on top̵...

• Realms of the Unreal

  Posted on Thursday April 3rd, 2008 at 00:39 in just thinking, outsider art, henry darger

  Lately, I’ve been thinking about Henry Darger. He was a man who lived in near seclusion, and made his living as a janitor. It was only after he died that people discovered he had spent his life writing and creating visual art. He made another ...

• thinkin’ about kulchur

  Posted on Saturday March 29th, 2008 at 11:34 in immigration, race, just thinking, ancestry, i'm rambling on and on, visual identifiers

  According to my Oxford dictionary, the second definition for “culture” is “the customs, ideas, and social behavior of a particular people or group.” I’ve been thinking about this because it feels like I’m experienc...