Category: Daily blather
Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree. Terry Pratchett
In 2011 IMA gonna post at least once a week. Have I blown that already? Well I missed on week, but I posted twice the following week, so I consider myself caught up. Yep, at least once a week. Why? Because I like writing and I like the folks I’ve …
If I had a photograph of you, It’s something to remind me. ~ Flock of Seagulls
Week of January 30th -February 5th We’ve had a lot of snow days this week. A dump of ice and 5 or more inches of snow. I’ve spend a lot of time with the Bean in bed playing on http://www.coolmath.com and curled up with my kindle and the kitties. …
“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?†Dr. Seuss
I thought I could back track through to the beginning of January to participate in a year long photo project of one a week, but all my pictures early in January are of school maintenance projects or equipment that needs to be checked. I can add these though. I did …
There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons– That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes– Emily Dickinson No. 258
Our daughter is named after her. My mother played her onstage when I was about 2 or 4 and they figured out I was smart because I started reciting huge swathes of dialogue after going to rehearsal. Well, smart or able to memorize. It’s winter and I’m… moody. Unsettled, disjointed. …
Erstwhile Dancefloor Revolution
I’m thinking of flipping the name for my blog. I’ve had one or another T.S. Eliot quotes for awhile. The one before this was Sprawling on a Pin from Prufrock, one of my early favorites (what kind of a weird teenager likes Prufrock?) Oh look I’ve still got an old …
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary
December 28 – Achieve What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? How do you imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Free? Happy? Complete? Blissful? Write that feeling down. Then, brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 new thoughts you can think, in order to experience …
An hour of pain is as long as a day of pleasure ~Traditional Proverb
Since the rules aren’t as strict as nablopomo, I’ve decided that back dating is ok. I needed a break. I’ve heard from others that the end of a semester is usually not so bad except for this year. This year it was crazy. I’ve about got more work than I …
And there you have it.
Yes, I think this is year five for me. I had to hide some posts from previous years for various reasons. Ah mysterious Jyllian, perhaps just a bit. Totally unrelated to anything: James just said how he didn’t want a ham for Xmess dinner. Because the leftovers oppress him …
When red-haired people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn. ~Mark Twain
“She hath more hair than wit, and more faults than hairs…â€~Willy the Shake I’m starting to wonder if my hair has become too much to keep up. Yes, in the scheme of things hair is negligible, but personally, I think it has a lot to do with how we see …
5 Things
First before I get to that. Em got a solo in her choir. YAY!! We are proud. Also my goal planning with newboss and Mr. Principal didn’t go badly at all. I did talk with them about getting certified and they thought it was a great idea. I will not …
Spida!
Spida! Originally uploaded by jyllianm I’m getting better at taking pictures! Or maybe it’s a great camera and a happy accident, whichever. This is COOL. Creepy, but COOL.
“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. Oscar Wilde
Well here is the obligatory soul searching blog post. I’m waiting to post this until after my birthday so I don’t bum anyone out. Thank you for all the good wishes. They actually do mean a lot. You learn to count your worth in FB or LJ comments (JOKE) and …
“How now, wit! Whither wander you?” ~Willy the Shake
And lo I have been gone these many days. It isn’t like I haven’t been up to lots. I’ve actually had more to do than I know how to deal with. Good work, difficult work. A wonderful vacation. some loss Well. I’m back. And there will be more soon
mantis guy
mantis guy Originally uploaded by jyllianm A new born baby mantis guy. He let us take pictures as we were eating our dinner outside. He skittered back and forth and was so tiny it was hard to catch him,but there he is.
After great pain a formal feeling comes–
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs; The stiff Heart questions–was it He that bore? And yesterday–or centuries before? The feet, mechanical, go round A wooden way Of ground, or air, or ought, Regardless grown, A quartz contentment, like a stone. This is the hour of lead Remembered if outlived, As …
My land is bare of chattering folk;
the clouds are low along the ridges, and sweet’s the air with curly smoke from all my burning bridges. Dorothy Parker (1893 – 1967), SANCTUARY Welly well. I’m sitting down and having a beer before my Spring break. Not the Spring break of my 2nd graduate degree, but the spring …