Sunday, February 27, 2011

44. new questions.

 five words i never thought i'd need to string together:
"where is your manga section?"




streaming the new lykke li, writing about books.


43. dreaming.



Saturday, February 26, 2011

42. get out.

good morning jc, there's a cockroach in your kitchen:


 
rude.

Friday, February 25, 2011

41. stamps.



much work to be done this weekend, but my brain is far away.
soft sounds and hot tea, for now.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

40. thursday.




guest lecturer in AV preservation tonight: 7 minutes in, pictures of david brent and stephen colbert.
tonight will be a-ok.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

39. structure.



i think i have been reading YA books for too many hours and days
(for school)
my brain is beginning to fold in on itself
i had a dream about eating lemon ices in my high school courtyard
(though in real life the doors were locked)
and finding new freckles on my shoulders at the end of summer vacation

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Monday, February 21, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

36. westward expansion.


what lies in the shadow of the statue?



a museum.
(obviously)




animatronic history
one of them looked right at me
right at me!









 
no. touching.






abe lincoln, necklace model, museum piece.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

35. catenary.

stargate: STL


sunday was a beautiful day to travel the streets and skies.
for february, or any month.




ticket to ride.
gateway to the west!




your space pod awaits through door number three.





heart in the grass





 illinois is flat.






lovely.

Friday, February 11, 2011

33. circle of life.

master of the bus stop:



this snowperson has since met a timely end.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

32. no showing off.


basement windows, buried alive.



i met with my writing adviser today for our weekly office chat.
he said that i write well, and then told me to stop.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

31. coleridge.

"whatever is translatable in other and simpler words of the same language, without loss of sense or dignity, is bad."



clarity: a moral issue.


(as observed in style)

30. fake plastic trains.


 the game of trains and more trains
not pictured: guacamole




joel got to go to latvia.



roving folk, we are.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

29. shiny sunday.


bangles from india, to match my sari.
suruchi's wedding is going to be a sparkle-fest.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

28.

not feeling the blog life tonight.
i'll be back at some point.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

27. "people like blood sausage too, people are morons."

i walked to the pharmacy and the streets felt like cake batter and sand dunes.
but the sun was out, the streets were near empty, and i had clean long underwear.


exploring:


 champaign public library.
that's typically a parking lot.




 i wasn't the only pedestrian strolling in the street.




anyone need a microwave?

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

radar.


 pretty.



 door duck didn't fly south.

26. snowtorious b.i.g.

on this icy, snowy, winter explosion of a day, i thought it'd be nice to present some nice indoor activities for you, my friends!
well, at least the boys:



 fun!



 those all sound neat!




 this is called a thaumatrope! 
i think i made one in grade school. 
it creates an illusion. whoa!



oh good, i was hoping for some example designs to start my crafting imagination!