postinternet

I have been without reliable internet access for a while, and as a result I have a surplus of things to blog!

1. Naomi took pictures of some art I made when I was 6 years old. If there was any question, the way I am now is the way I have always been.


2. The beer store that was across the street from my old apartment got torn down, with no real warning. I will miss the cold Joose and Colt 45.

3. Cycle 11 of ANTM has begun! This cycle features 3 Britneys; or it did (spoiler alert). I am excited/nervous that Tyra cast a transwoman for this cycle. On one hand it looks like Isis will be portrayed in a sympathetic way, but this isn't a show known for its sensitivity to gender issues. I'm sure I'll have more to say as the cycle continues, but for now I'll hold my breath and say that the visibility has to be a positive thing.

4. I am back to old lady hours, which is weird. I am in bed by 11 most nights, and I seem to wake up at 7 with or without my alarm. If I do succeed in getting Internet again I am sure this will change.

Went to New York, classes started, Clive died.

I like NCCU a lot. As far as I can tell I should be finished with undergrad in 3 semesters, which is encouraging.

Today gmail got me to click through on ads for LED flooring and free STD testing. How does it know me so well?

Stuff is ending, other stuff is starting. 2 blessed 2 b stressed.

Quebekkkois

Montreal is cool. I did some stuff.

I am most interested in the food here.

• Mars bars are still available in Canada.
• People are really into poutine, which I haven't tried because it is gross.
• I have eaten ketchup chips every day I have been here.
• Instead of root beer people drink spruce beer.
• Old world meets new world: I was served a croissant with Cheez Whiz for breakfast. It was delicious.
  

heavy on thigh and light on integrity

June was awesome, July will never measure up.

I have a cold, I am going to Montreal. I am really into Iceberg Slim right now. Also I am reading this. It's pretty cool.

In this light I can see a letter V that the baby licked on my computer screen. She is so cool; she know a few words and she likes to babble sentences like mehwahbababawehBABY.



Family gatherings are intense; my aunt decided that the baby's birthday party was a good time to bring up the fact that, in her dementia, my great-grandmother told her that my great-grandfather was not the love of her life. She was engaged to some other man but he wanted a farm and she wanted to live in the city. Why was it necessary to bring this up at the baby's birthday dinner?

Stuff is pretty cool right now.

My cookout was awesome; when pictures surface I will post them. I made veggie burgers from scratch. Actually Chelsea made most of them because I was stuck in traffic. Why was there traffic? A plane crashed into I-85.

I got this in the mail.



I'm not sure that I'm going to do much of anything this summer, and I think it's ok.

life is sweeter than jewish wine

This summer I am going to finish as many books on my ever-growing pile as possible. Today I finished this, and book club is reading this. I only have a bout 50 pages left in this. After that, I really want to read the Liveship Traders books by Robin Hobb; they have sentient boats made with wizardwood.

Also I am making cool art stuff; Laura sent me an amazing letter from Switzerland, I am papering my room with pictures of soldiers and parrots, and I am trying to consolidate my stuff into one bedroom (first world problems...).