exhausted

November 20th, 2008 by Christine

The deadline to apply for CWP fellowships/contests is today.  I stayed up until 7:30 AM this morning revising pieces for submission.  At 5:00 AM, my dog decides to diarrhea all over the living room floor.  How convenient.  If you see a zombie walking around, say hi.  It’s me.


school’s cool

November 7th, 2008 by Christine

It took almost 3 months but I’m starting to really enjoy school.  Even the seminars that I once dreaded are now more enlightening.  I think it took the initial adjustment plus the courage to really own my own educational path, that what I get out of the classes are largely my responsibility and dependent on [...]


bocelli is the blind bomb

November 5th, 2008 by Christine

My favorite tenor is Andrea Bocelli for his performance of “Con Te Partiro” which I first heard on “The Sopranos”.  I love the song, and then I loved Bocelli.  I don’t know why after all this time of loving Bocelli, I only recently found out he is blind.  JS actually told me this, and I [...]


obama fo’ yo’ mama

November 5th, 2008 by Christine

Or maybe just your President-Elect.
I had a small election party at my house last night to watch the results roll in. I’m relieved that Obama won but at the same time nervous. It could very well be a defining moment in U.S. history, and I just hope we all chose the right man [...]


the curious incident of the tooth in the night-time

November 3rd, 2008 by Christine

Apparently the source of the unusual headaches that have been plaguing the right side of my cranium cannot be deduced. The dentist took an x-ray of my right molars and examined my teeth to no avail. He could not reproduce the nerve pain that I sometimes feel when flossing. There are no cavities. In fact, [...]