Monday, September 28, 2009

an apple a day

I eat an apple every day.
not intentionally... i just can't get any work done when i'm hungry so i bring a snack to my office -- which, because i never have the time or the foresight to do more than grab something as i'm heading out the door, always ends up being an apple. except one time i brought a banana (there were no apples).

this one was just particularly pretty.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

babies buying babies

Elna Baker is an interesting Mormon comedian who had a story on NPR's This American Life called "Babies Buying Babies" and it is one of the funniest and slightly disturbing segments T.A.L. has done.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

White Rabbits

i wasn't too impressed when i saw them in denver
but i haven't been able to stop listening to this...

Friday, September 18, 2009

Deer Tick

Deer Tick on Daytrotter
download all of it
listen to Ashamed first

I'm caught in a whirlwind
I'm going to heaven

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

i don't think you meant to say it that way

i do think the toes of your words

caught the heel of your intentions

– and while you were able to catch yourself

you lost the anonymity of even measured steps;

habitually cautious and deliberate.


i know i was lucky to catch you stumble;

you and i are too often like two seagulls

squalling back and forth –

really leaning into it.


but today i was listening

and as i drove away,

wheels beating the pavement to a froth,

i heard again

your accident,

candor lending a third dimension

to simple sentences.

and i felt as though i might spill the egg of sun

out of it's careful place

balanced in the concave of a spoon

whose long neck extended

right up to me

in my '93 Buick Century.


do you mean it as a compliment afterall

when you tell me how much we are the same?

i do have your nose,

short legs,

innate pessimism...


so it made sense.








Tuesday, September 15, 2009

colorcode.com

Congratulations, you are a Blue.

Blues (Motive: Intimacy)

Blues are motivated by Intimacy. They seek to genuinely connect with others, and need to be understood and appreciated. Everything they do is quality-based. They are loyal friends, employers, and employees. Whatever or whomever they commit to is their sole (and soul) focus. They love to serve and give of themselves freely in order to nurture others' lives.

WHAT COLOR ARE YOU? (GO FIND OUT! AND LET ME KNOW!)

Monday, September 14, 2009

The Education of Little Tree

"Granma said when you come on something good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find."