16.4.11 - semana santa

hey friend - just wanted to remind you that i will be out of blogging comission for the next week as am headed to los cabos to meet my parentals. i wanted to take a picture of my bags all packed and me waiting for the last 45 minutes before we have to go. i'm totally jazzed up, completely annoying, and i knew you'd understand the feeling. but my camera is already packed to, so this map of will have to suffice - we are staying at the very bottom, in san jose del cabo.

love you tons - i'll talk to you soon!

p.s. no news still on the job change. i hate waiting.

Hmmm...

I hate interviews for that reason, you feel good about them, but don't know how the interviewer felt, then you are just in limbo, waiting to see what comes. Ah the limbo.

I was wondering what you thought about the new French ban on women have facial coverings. I have thought a lot about it and am not totally sure where I stand. I think I am against it. What are your thoughts?
(and here is an interesting article if you want to read more about it- http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/07/dont-follow-french-burqa-ban)

Hopefully there will be pictures on the blog again soon, just need my own stinking iphone. That would really help the cause.

Also, I like the picture you posted yesterday. This last week was the conference on world affairs and I went to a panel titled perception vs. reality. Your picture reminded me of it. Really, the panel was not very exciting, but the whole conference reminded me of you, and that was nice.

13.4.11 - a window, darkly

no news yet on the job; interview was good, but there are some hoops to be jumped through before it is a possibility...

there were a bunch of salvador dali scuptures at the museum on saturday... reminded me of my love for the surreal, especailly magritte. this has long been my favorite - called 'la condition humaine'

How Did It Go???

I hope that your day was better than mine today, I have been in such a funk since last night and I really hate that, but I am going to get a good night sleep tonight and try to revive these weary bones.

Also, read this today and it just confirmed my brilliance. So wise at such a young age. You were so lucky to have known me then.
http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/time_off/index.html

Love you and lets catch up soon. Our last chat was not long enough!

11.4.10 - tomorrow

i am interviewing for that high school teaching position tomorrow. do me a favor and send prayers or thoughts my way for clear thinking - i really just want to make the right decision and not have another year like this one.

this picture was not taken today. but i like it. (if you can't tell, it is the headlight of the vw beetle in the museo del arte popular that you and i visited. it is covered in beadwork.)

Homeostasis

Forgive me, please. I don't really have an excuse for why I have not been blogging, I have theories why this gap has occurred. One theory is that you know when you get into a certain rhythm and you just do things naturally because that is the way you did them the day before and the day before that and before that, well I have have fallen out of that rhythm. I blame the vacation for this one. Then I came back and did not make it a part of my routine and here we sit, almost a month later and I am making up theories for why I have not been blogging.

But the truth is I am just really sorry. Today is my first effort to make up for that, although sadly I have no pictures to post because Z is out of town and I need his phone to take any pics. But this little splurt of words will be my first attempt at un-doing what I have done.

Today I went to Ideal Market, the grocery by my house and a miracle happened. They had brie cheese on sale for $1.80 per pound. Now, I know that you have been in Mexico for awhile and my guess is they do not eat a whole lot of brie, so you may not be familiar with how much of a steal this is, but let me tell you, this is amazing. So naturally what did I do, I bought two of them.

And now I am very happy.

Also today my financial aid came in. Yikes! That was a scary one. It is weird to see numbers that big and remember they are referring to money, I have never seen numbers like that in my savings account or my checking account or on a check, ah maybe someday.

And for my last thought of the day... a quote.
"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
G. K. Chesterton

I have been reading a bunch of kids books recently, I think my mind just needs something that I can push through quickly and that makes me dream. And yet I have been finding so much life in them. And so much about life. So much about how and why we love, where we can go, and that bravery is still something to be desired.

10.4.11 - art & eggs

those are my goals for the weekend.
yesterday we went to a new museum carlos slim just opened up, highlighting just some of the art/sculpture/artifacts you can afford if you are the wealthiest man in the world. it was amazing, and definitely a huge addition to the city. here's the link to the museum website and another to an article about it if you are interested... one of those things that makes me wonder what i would or could do if i were filthy rich.

today, i'm on the hunt for a new breakfast spot in the city. alex and i will be heading out shortly to explore our options... i'll let you know how we fare.

6.4.11 - hello?

are you out there still?
you are not on vacation anymore...
not in nursing school yet...
this isn't going to get any easier...
and i miss your voice in my days!

so get on the blog!!!!!!!

i'll be here. waiting on a bench :)