Month: August 2009

Lulu’s Dream

As I tear around my house on the eve of my departure, wanting just to revel in being here by the fire with my pup but having to finish cleaning/vacuuming tasks instead, my spirits are once again leaden. I’m chatting with Molly at the moment. Here’s what she wrote: “I should tell you about my dream at some point… Brief summary: I dreamed I’d applied/been accepted at this East Coast school. And so I was […]

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Slovenia

Lauren, the woman who coordinates volunteers at Refugee Transitions, visited Slovenia recently and said it’s a beautiful place that is only now being discovered by American tourists. This post is my reminder to visit it one day, after Madagascar and Peru and a few other places. Today my next-door neighbor, Guy, took me to the imported-craft store on the corner, where he told me to pick out something. It was his payment for my building […]

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Card Sharks

Yo-Nenny and Jason came by last night for a bitteen of competitive Double Canfield, becoming so engrossed by the action that they missed the last bus home. We had an exceptionally silly time. In order, here are: Jason’s — uh — poker face; Yo-Nenny goes hysterical; Stella administers a sliming. Between games I snapped a few photos of my newly cleaned house, for pre-rental documentation. I probably should pack up my treasures to keep them […]

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Night of the Shooting Stars

After a day filled with cleaning and packing I got discouraged and went to bed at 8:30. Shortly before 11 pm the doorbell rang. I woke up enough to decide to ignore it. It rang again. I was curious but unmoved. The third time I grabbed a pillow to cover the front of my unclothed me, peeked out the door and saw a military-green motorcycle on my lawn. It’s a beautiful night for a ride, […]

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