(But maybe you'll like it...)
I would want nothing more
than to hear bells again
than to watch sunflowers bursting open
the chirping of quails and the biting scent of eucalyptus
I would want nothing more
than to feel my stomach turning
my hair hanging across my smiling face
like brambles
untouched
I would want nothing more
than to stop speaking altogether
to drive through the sunsets
and down winding roads
with he in the driver's seat
a halo 'round his head
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Holy shit
I am freaking out on these shoes. I saw them probably 6 months ago and loved them then. I just came across them online and discovered that they are actually called Natalie. Blue suede heeled sandals??? Yes, please. I will have these by summer. My princess salary is going to allow me a little bit of incredible footwear... did I mention I got a job as a princess? Yeah. I know. It's awesome!!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Ethnicity and Race
I have a nasty little habit of not responding when standardized tests or official forms ask for my race. I know it's probably lame, but I hate filling in the bubble next to "white, non-hispanic". It makes me feel so vanilla. I'm not vanilla, I'm rainbow sherbet. So I always check "decline to state" or "other". But now, my college is forcing me to tell them... OR ELSE. I just got this email from Student Records:
Dear Student,
When you first applied at CCA, you were asked to voluntarily identify
your race/ethnicity as part of the application process. However, the
Department of Education has recently issued new guidelines which
mandate changes in the way that colleges collect and report such
information. Therefore, we ask that you now re-identify your race
and ethnicity using the new categories.
The process will take fewer than 2 minutes. The 'Update Ethnicity
and Race Designation' form is available on WebAdvisor on the Students
Menu. The information you report is tightly controlled in a secure
database and is not reported to the federal government with your name
attached - only the summary statistics will be reported. It is very
important that the college be able to accurately report statistics on
it's student body as required by federal law, so we appreciate your
cooperation.
Thank you
Student Records Office.
Oh well, I guess the racial ambiguity party is over.
Dear Student,
When you first applied at CCA, you were asked to voluntarily identify
your race/ethnicity as part of the application process. However, the
Department of Education has recently issued new guidelines which
mandate changes in the way that colleges collect and report such
information. Therefore, we ask that you now re-identify your race
and ethnicity using the new categories.
The process will take fewer than 2 minutes. The 'Update Ethnicity
and Race Designation' form is available on WebAdvisor on the Students
Menu. The information you report is tightly controlled in a secure
database and is not reported to the federal government with your name
attached - only the summary statistics will be reported. It is very
important that the college be able to accurately report statistics on
it's student body as required by federal law, so we appreciate your
cooperation.
Thank you
Student Records Office.
Oh well, I guess the racial ambiguity party is over.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The little white dog
There is this little white dog I see on my frequent walks/bike rides in Oakland. He always sits in the window on the back of a sofa, watching people pass. Every time I would walk or bike past this house, I would notice a white dog lounging in the window, regardless of the time of day. I always thought, "That is the laziest damn dog I have ever seen." One day I was walking home from school, in a rotten mood, and out of habit I looked for him when I passed the window. He wasn't there. Somehow it made my day a little worse.
So anyway, I had kind of forgotten about that little white dog dog until several days ago when I walked past the house and saw him missing again. I felt a little sad, but as I looked in the window a little dog head poked up from the sofa. And then a second one. And then a third one. It kind of baffled me. The thought had never crossed my mind. The reason there is always a little white dog in the window isn't because the dog is lazy. It's because there are three of him, and there is always one of them taking the time to relax on the couch.
I'm a little jealous.
So anyway, I had kind of forgotten about that little white dog dog until several days ago when I walked past the house and saw him missing again. I felt a little sad, but as I looked in the window a little dog head poked up from the sofa. And then a second one. And then a third one. It kind of baffled me. The thought had never crossed my mind. The reason there is always a little white dog in the window isn't because the dog is lazy. It's because there are three of him, and there is always one of them taking the time to relax on the couch.
I'm a little jealous.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Two good things and a bad thing
Today two nice things and one awful thing happened.
Nice things first: I adopted a cat!! He is two and a half months (or 10 weeks, I always hate when people say ages in weeks, it throws me) and he's a little black kitty. The other nice thing was I snuggled with a sweet boy. Is it wrong if I'm excited to be able use my cat as an excuse if things don't go well with said boy? Well, for future reference, if I need to leave a party early, or escape a date, it is because of my cat. He needs me. He needs me.
The bad thing that happened is car-related. On the way home from adopting my lovely (black) kitten my car stopped. In the middle of the intersection at 51st and Telegraph. I jumped out and pushed it... sucks. We'll see what happens with that. Ideally, I will wake up in the morning and it will be better. I'm hoping for that. And I'm snuggling with a kitten tonight. I think I'm doing ok.
Nice things first: I adopted a cat!! He is two and a half months (or 10 weeks, I always hate when people say ages in weeks, it throws me) and he's a little black kitty. The other nice thing was I snuggled with a sweet boy. Is it wrong if I'm excited to be able use my cat as an excuse if things don't go well with said boy? Well, for future reference, if I need to leave a party early, or escape a date, it is because of my cat. He needs me. He needs me.
The bad thing that happened is car-related. On the way home from adopting my lovely (black) kitten my car stopped. In the middle of the intersection at 51st and Telegraph. I jumped out and pushed it... sucks. We'll see what happens with that. Ideally, I will wake up in the morning and it will be better. I'm hoping for that. And I'm snuggling with a kitten tonight. I think I'm doing ok.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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