Roadbenders

Evening always begins the same way; the careful folding of the sky on itself, the unweaving of sound from the air. Jasmine-sprays of stars hang against the thin black wall of night. Tonight I find Orion aiming his fixed dart through the red heart of Mars into the wan face of the moon. I have
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I have written briefly about my new, freeing approach to Time and its philosophical implications and whatnot, but I was decidedly less charmed by it on Friday when I missed our hike due to my alarm clock taking an equally whimsical approach to the whole business. This little plastic deal has a very loud tick,
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Friday morning, I headed to the docks early to catch the bus. A few of the students had already arrived and were animatedly discussing the octopus catch they had just witnessed. I always miss the good stuff – an octopus catch is a real process, involving turning the animal inside out and “sudsing” it on
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Already the days blend together as they do at the beginning of seasons – I crave hot drinks and yet spend my days in bright, chilly sun wearing sandals. Today I had a figure drawing class, then ate hot oatmeal and coffee for lunch while I read fairy tales. Today John showed us his photographs,
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I slept in this morning, luxuriating in the fact that my network was stable and that I had no classes scheduled. But as soon as I fully opened my eyes I leapt out of bed for a good hot shower and a nice breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a Nescafe fake-uccino, fuel for the
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I have been cheating a little bit with updates, sending brief ones to my mailing list instead of posting them here. I arrived in Paros last Thursday, still a little drunk from a pub crawl four hours before, and the ferry unfolded us all into the most brilliant light. Everything is white marble and whitewashed
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Updates are still focused over at brianna.org, but I wanted to do a peek-in for ‘s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT), and just blow kisses at everyone, for tonight I sleep in my very first all-my-own apartment ever, and because I am so busy with wonderful work, and because I am on an island in the
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Cindy, me, Maria-Elena Originally uploaded by briannaorg. Here I am in Venice. No, really! I have uploaded pictures!