For the last three years I’ve kept a journal pretty regularly. I got my first moleskine for Christmas in 2009 and have since gone through that one and two others from front to back.
Approximately every 12 months I finish a moleskine. The dates to my just completed journal are 11.26.10 to 12.10.11. It’s like clockwork and it’s completely unintentional. It’s nice how despite how much things change (countries, careers, people) some things are always comfortingly constant.
Onto #4.
I was busy last week. And that’s before I remembered that I had to chaperon a trip to The Nutcracker for the 3rd
No one told me this...
graders I tutor. I had already agreed to it so I couldn’t back out. Alex and Nicole’s jealousy (“Oh can I come too” and “I’ll go in your place if you want!”) didn’t make me any more excited to see the ballet. Regardless, we all got on the bus and headed for Lincoln Center.
…and then Monika, who groans a lot as is, started groaning.
“I don’t feel well,” she said.
“Oh. Well we’re almost there. Don’t worry about it,” I say quickly.
…then she starts tearing up.
…then I rush to alert a real adult.
…and then she projectile vomits twice straight onto the seat. the plastic bag was two seconds too late.
Nooo, that didn’t just happen. Nahhh.
Ms. Walsh says “I can’t believe you stayed there. I would’ve hopped out of my seat and ran for it.”
“This is disgusting. Yuck, gross. I’m gonna be a terrible father.”
“They say it’s entirely different with your own kid.”
“Geez, I sure hope so…ah Monika, use the napkin to wipe it up.“
Yeesh, I sure hope so.
*****
…would be accompanied by this:
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safron Foer has been on my reading list for a few months now. That isn’t saying much
Eating Animals by JSF.
because my (like everybody else’s) reading list is infinite and I haven’t made much of a dent into it this fall; I’ve only read one novel–Let the Great World Spin– outside of class this semester.
I finally decided to buy a copy (because it’s been checked out of the Fordham library for months) because of a conversation I had the other day. I’ve been reading it between classes and within minutes from the start of my Poetry class had two people ask me about it.
P1: “Oh, is that the new Jonathan Safron Foer book? How is it? He’s like one of my favorite authors.”
E: “Yeah I just got it yesterday and I like it a lot, burned through a hundred pages in a day.”
…moments later.
P2: “Cool, I just finished Everything is Illuminated. It was awesome.”
E: “Wow, what a great conversation starter. (jokingly) Do you guys all wanna hang out?”
(laughs?)
(and then group work that none of us wanted to do haha).
Animals’ extremely loud green cover makes it easily recognizable. Its ostentatious flair reminded me how much I love books, books, not literature. I obviously value the words and insights of what’s inside but there’s just something about the individuality of a good book cover that can never be translated to the platinum, sleek, razor-thin and extra long battery life of an eReader.
eReader by Sony.
From the BBC:
Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Eric Horvath and Usher are among stars signing off social media including Facebook and Twitter in aid of singer Alicia Keys’ charity. The campaign Digital Life Sacrifice will raise money on Wednesday – World Aids Day – for Keep a Child Alive, which supports families affected by HIV/Aids in Africa and India. The celebrities have filmed “last tweet and testament” videos. They will sign back online when the charity raises $1 million. Their videos will appear in adverts showing them lying in coffins to represent what the campaign calls their digital deaths.
I think this is a great idea. Gaga will be back on twitter in a matter of days if $1 million’s the goal, but I know Horvath’s going to hold out for longer than that. I knew I quit Facebook for a good reason, I just wish we aimed a little higher.
