Archive for January 2011
metropolitan sepulchre
Alexey Titarenko’s “City of Shadows” series gives me the chills every time I look at it. It’s like all the ghosts that inhabit a city, all at once.
Read Moremaking connection
I was featured yesterday on Han’s Bloggers Wednesday post. Preen, preen! I get to shout out my favorite blogs, give a little history about my old self, and be a typical curmudgeon as I answer Han’s question: Han: Piece of advice for bloggers out there? Becky: Please don’t drop off the face of the (blogging)…
Read Morelet’s watch lanterns in the sky for a while
Make a wish. [direct link] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN7jhXlYEc8] [direct link]
Read Morefortress of solace/solitude
My family’s old beach house boasted some lovely gardens and landscaping, thanks to the green thumbs of my grandmother, my mother, and my cousin N. The rest of us just appreciated their efforts. My love of sweetpeas, in particular, is hardwired into my lineage; my mother could remember her grandmother planting them. Who knows how…
Read Morejumped through hoop and got dog treat; also: fashion!
I bought a bizarre-looking tunic (not pictured above) from the thrift store the other night. There were two identical ones, one labeled a size 3, one a 4. They both looked enormous so I was confused by the sizing. I went for the 4. This is a chain thrift store with a policy of not…
Read Morea year in the life of a forest in norway
Year long projects, unite! [direct link]
Read Moresick day
I was feeling unwell yesterday and spent a few hours in bed (I’m on the road to recovery, thanks for asking). For the ultimate blast of nostalgic comfort, I found old clips of game shows from the 1970s, the very ones I used to watch when I was home sick as a youngster. Watching these…
Read Morethe last time i fell out of bed
The time before I fell out of bed because of double leg cramp action last fall was when I was about 8. The only thing I know is that I woke up from a perfectly peaceful slumber — on my white shag area rug. I guess when you weigh about 50 pounds you can hit…
Read Moremaybe i just love saying “electrolyte”. electrolyte!
Nocturnal leg cramps. Horrible. If you’ve not waken up to your calf imploding into a black hole of cramping — well, it’s a treat. Think of me and my glibness when you wake the neighbors with your shrieking. It’s been happening a lot — one particular incident was last fall when I woke up to…
Read Morechristmas leftovers
Leftover 1 Perfectly descriptive quote from Morgan at Brick House: Anyone else feel spent? I sort of feel like I just got out of holiday jail and haven’t adjusted to living on the “outside” yet. Leftover 2 A recent show called “O Come all Ye Failures with Fabio” on WFMU, the best radio station in…
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