3.28.09

what a weekend i had. i am still processing and savoring it, but for a little blurb and a few pictures, check out the photoblog. i will write more on here soon…

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lists

movies i want to see:
-rachel getting married.
-28 days.
-slumdog millionaire.
-nick and norah’s infinite playlist.
-quantum of solace.
-vicky cristina barcelona.
artists i wish i could have in my living room right now:
-over the rhine.
-sufjan.
-crooked still.
-nickel creek.
-bradley hathaway.
non-profits i wish i could work for right now:
-children’s healing art project
-to write love on her arms
-heartsupport
things i am excited about doing:
-playing minigolf [...]

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gorgeous words on a gorgeous day

I wish I could take language
And fold it like cool, moist rags.
I would lay words on your forehead.
I would wrap words on your wrists.
“There, there,” my words would say-
Or something better.
I would ask them to murmur,
“Hush” and “Shh, shh, it’s all right.”
I would ask them to hold you all night.
I wish I could take language
And [...]

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the list.

so, i know a lot of people with a “list”…things to do before “x” happens. so i am starting one…not to conform, but to make sure i live a little. i will tag posts related to this endeavor with the word “list” so i can keep track of it all. so, here we go, in [...]

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but lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day

home. what a word. up until i was 17, home meant a little brick house or my family members. i mostly liked that definition of home, only regretting that it also included fighting and sorrow sometimes. when i was 17, i found a different home of sorts, my current church. i felt the emotions everyone [...]

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2009…here you come.

in 2008…
did you go to a party? a few.
did you try something new? contra dancing. long distance relationships….i am sure i will think of more later.
did someone change your life? evan.
did you kiss someone?
did you tell you friends and family that you love them? probably not enough.
did you buy something extravagant? a nice skirt…
did [...]

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glimpse of the Truth on a Monday

yesterday, while walking through my hall on the way to the shower, a thought hit me.
i am beautiful.
it wasn’t a super long period where i felt this way, but for those brief moments, it was a gorgeous gift. i think it was God reminding me. if you know me, you know this thought, this feeling, [...]

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random thoughts of the week

1. if i was a boy, i would have a monthly facial hair designation. Jesus January, Fu Man Chu February, etc.
2. there are several evils pillaging furman students this week, mainly stomach bugs and allergies and exams. i hope to avoid as much of them as possible.
3. i have made the switch to firefox. it [...]

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swirls

we are on my territory, a welcome respite from the code red state you constantly send me into when we are close enough to touch. the music starts, weaving its way through my veins, filling my every sense as I wait for you to catch the same whiff of melody. those around us speak my [...]

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1279 days.

three and a half years ago today, i cut myself for the last time. i would love to say that was the last time i desecrated the temple the Lord has given me, but that would not be the truth. i would also love to say that april 18th, 2005 was the last time i [...]

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