"Intelligence is about pain and unteaching"

This has been the easiest end-of-the-semester I think I've ever had. I've had a few deadlines for things spread out over the past week, but mostly I've had a lot of time to read, write, watch movies, spend time with the other poets in the program, and--most importantly--sleep (which consists of a lot of bizarre dreams, which is good for my dream poem series!).

I'm currently reading/working on writing a review for this book: http://www.fenceportal.org/?page_id=401. And, if they like the review, it will be published here!: http://www.rufouscityreview.com/. I'm pretty excited as this is my first book review and my first publication outside of Kent State (even if it is an independent journal and the editor is one of the girls in the MFA program here). The book is fantastic so far--I hope I do it justice.

Due to my staying home a lot, I haven't really been putting too much effort in making myself up. But I did try out a new lipstain color. And I've been wearing a lot of leggings/big comfy shirts/tall warm socks combos.