Half way.So satisfying. The 5, delicately tucked between two zeros. I suppose it’s time to think about my next hundred. Thought: original poem. Each day draft a new draft. It begs the question should the next hundred include new rules? Woah. Impeaching the ever-tempting number seven. As always, so tempting. But […]
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Oh how desperately I want to break rule 7. But I only have one hundred, you see. I’ve heard this analogical representation: for every one word in Mein Kampf, one hundred and twenty-five people were killed; and while my words might not have that degree of power, and while I’m not sure that I’d want them to, […]
048
Say what you want about humanity, but I have hope. Think I’m crazy? Think about DOMA. Regardless of your opinion regarding gay marriage, you can’t deny it’s a beautiful thing to pause, look around, decide we don’t like the way things are, and then change it. You can’t look at that and not have hope. […]
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Days, no longer filled with the rush of stressed bodies, the turning of pages or the three hour sleep-nights. I feel myself adjust, look around with is this going to last ?and cross my fingers that it does. I’m not use to this life, thisconstant nine-to-five bed-by-elevenalways knowing what […]
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Some days, I don’t want to blog. Not because “I hate it” or “it’s a hassle.” But thanks to rule #7, I have write something. Original. For those of you who know me and/or read my thesis, you know just how intimately connected I think the writer and her words are. Blogging reveals […]
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I spent most of today doing. (thanks to Katie I understand this distinction and therefore myself better) I haven’t observed all day: currently: 7:02 post meridian. Today:I awoke at 8:20, late.Made it to work at 9:04, late.Stayed until 5:26, late. I wrote and I edited and I cut and I talked and I color […]
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I found out today he only lived there for two years.And it was on another his’ property. (Thoreau) (Walden) (Emerson) Not his whole life, not his whole adult life, not until he passed. Two years (two months and two days). And that produced Walden; or Life in the Woods (draft one). Squinting […]
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I miss the daily updates: what you had for lunch, who you ran into on the way to class, the deal on your new dress or how late you were finally able to sleep this morning, and (my favorite) your dream last night. Now our talks are monthly updates; the minute day-by-days that make your […]
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On the good days, I forget: take all things day-by-day. Relationships. Work. Forgiveness. Improvement. They take an every-morning-wake-up promise: Today, I forgive you. Today, I do important work. Today, I take the stairs. Today, I love you. It’s not magic, this life we lead. That doesn’t mean it can’t be magical. […]
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Things I(‘m)… Not ready for (aka things I’m too immature for): 1. Marriage2. Parenthood3. Being my own boss Ready for (aka mature enough for): 1. Full-time job2. Returning to school3. Acquiring a hobby Need to be ready for (aka need to be mature enough for): 1. Paying back loans2. Year-long academic hiatus3. Confronting the reality […]
Mary's One Hundred 