Petting Zoo |
Two years ago, I got a kitten. He was very sick for awhile, and by the time he'd gotten better, I could deny him nothing. And he seemed lonely. So I got him a little friend, another kitten. The second...
Posted by Sarah on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:06:00 PST |
New Home |
So today. That's it. We closed on the new house. Next Sunday we move. Tuesday we close the sale of our townhouse. Holy poop.I am so excited and petrified right now. We are going to be paying a lot mor...
Posted by Sarah on Sat, 19 May 2007 11:29:00 PST |
I am not a snowflake. |
We are not all beautiful snowflakes, each completely individual, hurtling along our personal destinies to the big melt. The prototype of the guy you loved/hated in grade school will show up again in h...
Posted by Sarah on Thu, 03 May 2007 03:21:00 PST |
Porch Acrobats. |
Paint front steps. Climb up outside wall of 6 foot deck to enter house to avoid fresh paint and regain entry to house. During painting, indoor cat has escaped. Jump back off deck to avoid wet paint. R...
Posted by Sarah on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:42:00 PST |
Sixty Pages of Doubt |
Loss can measured by how closely we bear desire. The lost suffer clarity of their unfound destination while the merely bewildered stare blankly, smiling their naive optimism. Yearning begets tormentd...
Posted by Sarah on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:18:00 PST |
Moving Forward Continues |
I have signed my named to documents pledging to repay more money than I've ever seen in my short life and surprisingly enough, I'm okay with it . If everything goes well, in four weeks I will be the p...
Posted by Sarah on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:52:00 PST |
Moving Forward |
Even as I feel that I am running in place for the sake of losing my breath, things around me are moving. In physics, there is no such thing as decelaration, only acceleration relative to your referenc...
Posted by Sarah on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:02:00 PST |
Superbowl Virgin |
I was eighteen when I saw my first snowfall. It fell in hushed enormous flakes on the quad of my freshman dorm. Today overpaid athletes in tight pants and bright jerseys will herald my first Superbowl...
Posted by Sarah on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:50:00 PST |
Current. |
My father stands against the sun. He was tall, all those years ago, and his strength could stop anything, even me. He stands, and his hands reach from his craggy shoulders and lift me, compressing my ...
Posted by Sarah on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:23:00 PST |
Warm weather friends. |
Over lunch today with a friend, she commented that acquaintances that'd snubbed invitations had gone suddenly sweet. Her general newfound happiness aside, I think that this is not an isolated phenomen...
Posted by Sarah on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:56:00 PST |
