by Eileen | Jun 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
He’s a personal, a friend said, describing someone we both know, trying to distinguish him from someone else of the same name.A personal what, you may wonder. A personal friend? Or perhaps a personal assistant? Bodyguard? Chaplain? Computer? Contact? Customer? Member?...
by Eileen | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
New Zealand Flashback It is icky and grey out, and I have a non BPA Nalgene bottle in my lap with tea inside, so first it’s a hot water bottle, and then a cozy drink. So let’s all think back to this southern summer, when long sleeves seemed like overkill...
by Eileen | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
This is one of my favorite windows. Favorite window, you say? but of course. Everyone should have one. Windows are openings, possibilities, glimpses, fresh breezes, cool winds that make you bundle up against the cold. They’re neighbor’s cooking smells and...
by Eileen | May 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Toilet paper, tp, papel higiénico, confort, we all use it. And when the tp runs out, or starts to run low, we think to ourselves “I must go down to the shops and pick up some more.” What? you don’t? Maybe you say, “Uh-oh, supermarket run a...
by Eileen | May 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
What is it about rainy days that brings back every rainy day I’ve ever heard? The pattapattapatta on the flashing on my building sounds like rainy days at college where under the metal roof I sat bundled on my futon (convincing myself that this was comfortable,...
by Eileen | Apr 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have mentioned before that I feel like the dictatorship makes people do this: It is not mine to make people talk about, but in places where there’s talking going on, you can be sure I’m giving it a listen. So yesterday I tasked myself with going up to...
