Dear Ms. Robinson,
I have been a fan of your work since my then friend, now fiancé, read your essays aloud to me. You lay claim to a deep knowledge of the English language in your opening paragraphs, but then go on to use it. Not flaunt it. “All this is [...]
Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
On Home. Marilynne Robinson’s, that is.
Posted in Literary, Personal on 26 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wii do, do you?
Posted in Movies Music Media, Personal on 31 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
A paraphrased quotation from the better-than-I-expected kids’ film, Aliens in the Attic…
Twin#1: “They turned off the gravity — like on Halo!”
Twin #2: “Except this isn’t Xbox! It’s real — like Wii!”
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I did not grow up playing video games or computer games. In fact, my family wasn’t real big on games in general. (My preferred [...]
Umm, well, yeah …
Posted in Personal on 30 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, somehow, I have found myself with a cat.
Our neighbors brought the flea-ridden, one pound kitten to our house last week. They guessed rightly that we would take care of her (something about the 4 cats presently living in the vicinity). Charity demanded that I make sure she wasn’t in pain, get rid [...]
In Summary of Summer; Looking to the Fall
Posted in Overheard, Personal on 23 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.”
–The apostle John to Gaius
This American Life
Posted in Personal on 6 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I sit at the kitchen table at 1733, considering chocolate chip cookies. I rarely bake because I imagine that it requires a significant amount of time and energy. I see the hours upon hours of cooking time and the stacks of dishes with a realism sharper than reality. But I discover that [...]
A Long Day
Posted in Personal on 30 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, N—– cleaned his bathroom. By himself. Without being asked.
He cleaned the mirror with Scrubbing Bubbles.
Today, 10 minutes before my art class was scheduled to start, I asked him to re-clean it with Windex. A few minutes later he announced he was done and I went in to inspect his handiwork. Interestingly, I noticed the [...]
We’re home owners!
Posted in Personal on 10 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, after we made an offer and the bank made a counter offer and we made a counter offer to their counter offer and the bank countered one more time for kicks and giggles, we have got ourselves a house!
Of course, now all the less-than-fun paperwork and money exchanging happens… But we got the first [...]
My freeways, how I love thee …
Posted in Personal, Philosophy and Theology, Travel on 26 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
All right, so here’s a confession. Anytime I use three or more freeways to get to a destination, I get a little high. I love the southern California freeway system (and not just because my dad is a traffic engineer and I grew up taking scenic Sunday drives to see new carpool to [...]
How do you know a mile?
Posted in Personal, Philosophy and Theology, Running, Travel on 25 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several years ago, the day after returning from a semester studying abroad in Oxford, I found myself driving across Orange County to drop my younger sister off at a party. I say, ‘found myself,’ because it was a surreal experience. I drove through at least five cities on two major freeways and a [...]
Egy autóval kevesebb!
Posted in Personal, Travel on 15 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As those in my daily life already know, my ‘little’ white car (that I’ve driven since high school) finally died during the last couple weeks of the school year. I’ve been unbelievably blessed to have it last through my two year long 350 mile weekly commute. But, I will admit that I was [...]
