Posts Tagged ‘the deep end’
lather, rinse, repeat.
Posted in 2010, tagged the deep end on 7 January 2010 | 1 Comment »
everything is possible again.
Posted in 2009, tagged school, the deep end, things i learned on 16 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
one of my favorite fiction writers, jonathan safran foer, is coming out with a new book called “eating animals”, which is about exactly what you would expect it to be about. but that’s another story. or, as he would say, a different story about a different story. however, in a new york times article he [...]
mean times.
Posted in 2009, tagged god, life, the deep end, things i learned on 30 September 2009 | 5 Comments »
here’s what i’m not doing right now. i’m not telling you about my day or week. i’m not mentioning how arduous teaching a particular class was this week, like hauling 30 sophomores uphill, on my back, while they complain and, audibly in some cases, think that i suck. i’m not worrying about the outcome of [...]
quote: knock-me-right-over-profound edition
Posted in 2009, tagged quotes, the deep end on 28 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Attention is the most concrete expression of love. What you pay attention to thrives. What you do not pay attention to withers and dies.” whoa. just…wow. in the imitable words of the fire theft, why is it that the simplest things are so hard to grasp? so…what are you paying attention to? squirrel-note: i just [...]
a bigger boat.
Posted in 2009, tagged confessions, the deep end on 2 May 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Life is “trying things to see if they work”.” — Ray Bradbury well, as it turns out, i don’t like to do that very much. i mean, i like to try new things, but only if i’m assured that a) they will work, b) i will like it, c) i will be successful at it, [...]
bleary.
Posted in 2009, tagged confessions, the deep end on 1 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
i’m working with my people to try to get some kind of normal life back right now. you know, the kind where you feel alive, and not mostly dead. (anyone else hear the princess bride when you say that?) but until these things we are doing take hold… everything is much more of the same. [...]
what i need.
Posted in 2009, tagged how i feel about it sometimes, the deep end, the sad trombone list on 1 April 2009 | 1 Comment »
Compass 8149, originally uploaded by refmo. right now i need a really, really big compass. and a drink, preferably one that comes with little umbrellas in it and an oceanside view. but really, a compass would do.
heartsore; dolorous.
Posted in 2008, tagged god, musical stylings, the deep end, truth on 6 February 2009 | 1 Comment »
i’ve been listening to this song on repeat for awhile. i’m having a bit of a hard time. that is a bit of an exaggeration, but i’m trying…trying to just keep it above water. this song makes me grieve and feel solace all at the same time. always has. August 30th – Delirious “walking closer [...]
the things i’m writing about: looking back.
Posted in 2008, tagged new years, the deep end, things i learned on 31 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i like year-end lists. lists of the best cds, the best movies, the best blogs, the best of the bestic. (points if you know that pop culture reference.) mary schmich, of the New York Times, publishes something about reflection each new years eve, and i rather like it. it’s nice to summarize, to think about [...]
pacific before tiger.
Posted in 2008, tagged books, daily, the deep end on 21 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
pacific before tiger.” — life of pi. when i think about the amount of things that i want/need/must accomplish in the next month/season/year, i can get overwhelmed to the point of paralysis. some things feel so daunting that i feel immobile, which only perpetuates the issue more. on some level i know things will get [...]
