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Nicole

About Me



"What I dream of is an art of balance." Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)

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My Interests

"All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible." --William Faulkner

"There are no easy answers to anything that's interesting." --Dr. Doug Baker

I'd like to meet:

I know too many people already

Music:

still love those canucks on the radio--soothing voices, you know. Diggin' my new patti smith stuff, some recently acquired british pop, and fiest...

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Television:



Books:

right now: proverbs, the book thief, student papers, student papers, student papers, grace, eventually, a room of one's own
A BOOK MUST BE THE AX FOR THE FROZEN SEA WITHIN US. --kafka

Heroes:

Jesus, grandpa freer and c.s. lewis

My Blog

thursday procrastinator

I should be grading right now. hmm-hmm-hmm-hmmToday is a good day. The past month has been...intense. Lots of emotions, events, fun times and scary times and general madness of being. When John Cusak ...
Posted by Nicole on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:30:00 PST

a note on cookies

My stomach is feeling rather queasy on this Christmas Eve afternoon. Why? I trace it directly back to the cookies. Last night, much later than I should have, I arranged for myself a plate of cookies. ...
Posted by Nicole on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:05:00 PST

more poetry!

In my life, I do not make enough time to read poetry. Days cry out for it, like cracked dry ground cries for rain. More poetry! I am pausing this morning (procrastinating, more like it) to read a coup...
Posted by Nicole on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:20:00 PST

thanksgiving, already?

It seems like it just turned chilly. I'm not sure I'm ready for the onslaught of holiday cheer and snowflakes. Ready or not, though. ...
Posted by Nicole on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST

peace and coffee before the storm

So. I have a gigantic day ahead. There will be papers to grade, papers to write, class to teach, and teach again, people to say hello to in the hall. But right now, I don't have to do any of that. Rig...
Posted by Nicole on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:36:00 PST

monday morning poetry

IfIf you can keep your head when all about you ?Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; ?If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, ?But make allowance for their doubting too; ?If you can wait...
Posted by Nicole on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:15:00 PST

superbad

not another teen movie. who knew???
Posted by Nicole on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:14:00 PST

winding down and up

Well, tomorrow is the official end of summer...for me, anyway.I start training for the new job. And, considering my glamorous summer travel sched., I will definitely hit the ground running. I am learn...
Posted by Nicole on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:49:00 PST

bring on summer

Summer is a time for iced tea. I don't feel the pressure of thinking too much in the summer. It's sunny, and the trees and grass are green and they wink at you a lot. You go out for ice cream a lot i...
Posted by Nicole on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:43:00 PST

dreamy

Last night I dreamed I was back in Paris. In my dream I was there with some people for some specific purpose, like a business trip. or something. In my dream, I had some free time, so I decided I want...
Posted by Nicole on Sat, 12 May 2007 02:52:00 PST