Its hard to look at pictures of starving kids and then think about how full my fridge is. I work with/as an advocate for a lot of hungry kids in my line of work, but these kids are dying of hun...
OURS IS ESSENTIALLY A TRAGIC AGE, SO WE REFUSE TO TAKE IT TRAGICALLY. THE CATACLYSM, HAS HAPPENED, WE ARE AMONG THE RUINS, WE START TO BUILD UP NEW LITTLE HABITATS, TO HAVE NEW LITTLE HOPES. IT IS RA...
I picked up Mike and Is CSA box from Whole Foods yesterday, and these were the contents:Okra Sweet & Hot Peppers Cucumber Bas il ParsleyMixed Summer Squash Beets Garl...
Today I picked up a new CSA box, so last night I had to find a recipe that used as many of my veggies left from my first box, circa two weeks ago, as I could. Cooking almost every night, I stil...
I keep my party hat nearby at all times.Oh blogging, Ive missed you! And at first I was so sad that some nasty company stole my www.dishevelledstars.com URL, but I think it was a sign from the ...
"Then as now, thirteen is a critical age for a girl. It is at this age, as feminist writer Carol Gilligan among others has explained, that girls begin to lose their original voices. T...
I havent quit blogging! I think...Alright, heres what I have been doing:Training to run the Austin marathon on February 20th. Im at 13 miles now. The eventual goal is to get sponsor...
Im in Albuquerque this week for work. I got to spend a few hours today walking around Old Town and fawning over turquoise rings and wrist cuffs. Despite there being 50% off signs in almos...
Do you remember when we were in love?by J.W. BazThere is an old mayonnaise jar hiding under my bed,every day I shove bad memories down its throatlike my own personal museum of things I cantbring myse...
Ive been on the hunt for affordable (read: super cheap and super steals) clothes that I can wear to work this year. Im not quite sure if these sparkle espadrille wedges were wholly justifiable,...
Its 7:30pm, my balcony door is open and the star curtains are blowing up and out but the air coming in is hot hot hot and makes the room even hotter. But I dont really care - I feel trapped wit...
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Im not going to run out and get a Tumblr, but maybe I should break down and start collecting the photos I find pretty and inspiring instead of wishing I knew how they did that. Aya over at Stra...
My summer as a teen program coordinator/counselor are over, and its time to get ready for the school year. Since Ill be taking over the program at a new school, Ill have to reorient myself to e...
So Ive taken the long shot of applying to write for Pitchfork. Probably wont happen - I do not delude myself. I consider myself a padawan in terms of music writing, but I pride myself in ...
Starting on 5 p.m. yesterday, my vacation week officially begun. Im en route to Little Rock, but stopped in Copperas Cove to visit my dad and step-mom. They have this beautiful pool, and ...
I went tubing weekend before last on the Guadalupe river. One house had this long rope swing with a platform to jump off from and swing into the water. This guy pulled it off success...
Read my review for Venus of Blue Giants self titled debut here.Read my review of Finlands Regina new album here.
Now that taking pictures of myself has become more of an undertaking - what with needing my tripod, two lenses, (one that only half works), my remote, the energy to run back and forth after a long wo...
I reviewed the Eclipse soundtrack for Venus, and you can read my thoughts on that here. My favorite songs were The Black Keys "Chop and Change" and Fanfarlos "Atlas." Sinc...
One of my favorite Austin blogs, Hipstercrite, written by Lauren, posted about five and ten year goals as revisited by someone past the ripe age of 25. This makes me hyperventilate a little. &n...
So in two weeks I start my new position at the Ann Richards School for Girls. The focus of the school is on developing female leaders, and Ill be doing less running around over a giant campus t...
I am in love with this garden. When I get home from work I come out and water all the plants and pick things that are ripening. It was also necessary to share with the world how big Rufus...
For two weeks I have a big back yard to play in - thats something I dont get in an apartment. Tonight I used Swiss chard from the Keep Austin Beautiful gardent at LBJ High School to make bow-ti...
For the next two weeks Im playing momma to a basset hound along with my lab, Bella. He has the biggest feet Ive ever seen, yet somehow he makes less noise than Bella does.Today I start running ...
I really like Wintersleep, and after seeing them play with Matt Pond PA, I like that band too. I wrote up this review for Venus Zine and took photos as well. You can read that here. ...
Happy fourth of July! Im in Copperas Cove/Ft. Hood with my family, eating waaaay too many baked goods courtesy of my step-sister Courtney. I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing day.&nb...
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert"And please dont laugh at me now, but I think the reason its so hard for me to get over this guy is because I seriously believed David was my soul mate.""...
Last night my computer contracted a nasty virus, so two scans and a few tears later, I took it the computer hospital that is the Best Buy Geek Squad. Hopefully my laptop, and all the photos Ive...
Saturday night I was really lucky to get to go see Daniel Johnston perform at the Mohawk. I wish I knew more about him prior to seeing the show, other than that I think about him everytime I pa...
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