Spring spring spring

1. Lovin' me some warm weather right now.
2. Looking forward to St. Patrick's Day/birthday fun this weekend.
3. I got a book review published!
http://www.rufouscityreview.com/1/post/2012/03/review-of-negro-league-baseball-by-harmony-holiday.html

"Invisible connection is stronger than visible"

I've been reading a book called The Dream and the Underworld by James Hillman partly for interest and partly for a research essay I'll be writing about the folklore of dreams. It's fantastic so far. I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in dreams. Also, I finally got around to reading a chapbook that's been sitting on my shelf forever, The List of Dangers by Maggie Smith, which I'm also seriously impressed with.

Aaaaand here's a hodgepodge of photos I've been meaning to post.

Dennis and I made rice balls back in January. They were really good! I got the recipe here: http://theveganstoner.blogspot.com/2012/01/rice-balls.html

Also, some photos from the AWP Conference in Chicago last week:

Margaret Atwood!

"If you cover your ears, the bones will sing inside you"

The rain is beautiful. I listened to it all night. It relaxes me in a way that nothing else does.

My break has been good so far. Grading papers, reading, talking with my sisters, spending time with Dennis in between his classes. This weekend I plan on trying out a couple of recipes and seeing some old friends.


(A couple of lines from a poem I recently wrote:

"Nothing here feels like it should.

Little shapes, you caress me in such strange ways.")

"The sun bares row after row of serrated teeth"

I'll be Chicago bound for AWP on Wednesday! I can't wait. I'll be staying with a couple of friends I haven't seen in a while and miss dearly. I have a ridiculously detailed schedule of things I plan on doing (it'll be a hectic but exciting week). Then I'll be on spring break when I get back! I plan on getting in some much needed time with nature.

(My camera gives my lips a weird glow)

Polka dot shirt: hand-me-down

Blazer: JCPenney

Necklace: gift from Dennis from Poland 

(if I hold it under the sun, it's supposed to tell me the time but I haven't quite figured it out yet)

Lipstick: Meijer

Everything to come

New outfit:

"Dang" shirt- local coffee shop in Kent

Blazer- JCPenney

Striped pants- gift from a friend

Shoes- H&M

Jewelry- Wal Mart, Target, Meijer, H&M

Feeling nostalgic

I miss Kent, Hot Knees, picnics and lying out in the sun on campus fields, Drunk Poet's Night at Professor's, dancing in the rain, running around the backyard with Penny, poetry readings at the downtown gallery, Maj Ragain, Ted Lyons, the Wick reading room, Scribbles, The Zephyr, sitting in front of fans in the heat, the writing community, Taco Tontos, dinner parties, walking along the river at night.

Can it be summer now?

I don't want to set the world on fire

I had a much needed relaxing weekend with Dennis. :) Photo evidence:

My hair is getting long.

I finally got my Yehuda Amichai tattoo!

We like to drink (the Southern Tier choklat stout was fantastic).

Thumbs up for chili! This time, we incorporated choklat stout and dark chocolate into it. It was amazing.

Stud.

Delicious dinner!

Bein' cheeseballs.