December 2010
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The Silly Girl Says To Me
The silly girl says to me, As I say to her between gasps for air, So sweet and suffocating on the stained carpet floor Where we grew up, and she grew up Faster than I could accept.
She says to me, as I trace my fingers along The uniform bricks of the Lego set, Laying down the plastic foundation on which A makeshift structure soon stands for us to Admire and tear down. When will you come...
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Wiki of the day: Soap Operas
As the World Turns is currently the longest running soap (56 years) but was canceled this year. Now that I am back in Seattle for break, with hundreds of cable channels at my fingertips, I figure I delve into those shiny-eyed dramas known as soap operas. While I never understood the appeal of these shows (mediocre acting and strangely balanced lighting), millions of people have been enjoying them...
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Super-Short-Stories
Grandma, 2009
“You know, you just blink and it has already been three years. Next thing you know, you will be graduating and we will all be so happy.”
She told the same stories she told every time I came home. When you were a kid, you were digging in the yard with your grandpa and he told you that if you didn’t work hard, you would be doing that for the rest of your life. And I laughed like I did...
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Master of what?
As I made my way around the Masters of Design presentations today in the UC, in a room full of ill-fitting pant suits and sneakers with black slacks, I came to the realization that I would never go to grad school at the CMU design program. With no disrespect to the work that the students do, because it seemed important enough to warrant nicer catering, I just don’t see what all the fuss is about...
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Triboro (design studio) →
Really nice stuff!