Living Each Moment

Reading Adrinne Rich in class today. Couple lines jumped out at me, first one from "Cartographies of Silence," at the start of the 7th section.

"It was an old theme even for me:
Language cannot do everything--"

Also, "Diving into the Wreck," about the 8th stanza or so.

"the thing I came for;
the wreck and not the story of the wreck
the thing itself and not the myth
the drowned faces always staring
toward the sun."

These lines stood out for me for what they are, but also for how I see them in relation to my own writing. My poem "Immolation" in particualar comes to mind. Another one, "Of Mediocrity and the Renaissance" feels similar also - basically, writing about writing.

Well I had a full day. So much stuff happened, the problem is trying to figure out how to relate it all. Pictures will be coming shortly, but suffice it to say at the moment that my day today included seeing my mom, breaking the golf cart that I borrowed from work, seeing a really amazing performance of Taiko drumming, spending the afternoon attending a wonderful school reception/bruncheon (great spring rolls, Thai peanut chicken, a noodle dish of some kind, and mini quiches), going to a crab feed (which included eating on a table covered with newspapers to catch all the drippings), playing a little DDR (fairly badly) after diner, then getting my Halo2 on, and coming within 3 of winning (really good for me, since my presence usually just means a fragfest for everyone else). Oh yes, after dinner, for some reason, several of my friends decided to make faces for my camera. That was amusing, and best yet, I have photographic evidence.
Yesterday I had an excellent dinner at the Westin's Soleil restaurant, and earlier in the day, I spent a little while watching some guys on campus do some great juggling. Best of all, I got pictures of just about all of this stuff, some of which are pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. Little bit of video too, which when I figure out how to host I will link.
Okay, that'll do it for now. Pics should be coming in a day or two.
;)

Namaste Vineyard
Found this winery on the drive up to Portland this weekend. Nice little place, and they grow all their own grapes. Got a bottle of Reisling while there, which I'm looking forward to breaking open.

Okay, I've had another "personal blog," but I've left it dormant for so long I've decided to start a new one and start the posting process all over again. Try to get stuff down in it on a more daily basis. Couple times a week anyway. I'm online enough, but I don't do anything constructive most if the time. I call myself a digital historian, but the only one who see all I record is me. I only wish I could directly translate my thoughts to posts - then I would be able to keep this post going ALL the time. I think at least ten times what I ever say, and often create blog posts in my head that never make it past my mind to my keyboard. I don't know who is going to end up reading this blog, but to whoever does, this should be a more accurate representation of who I am. I don't mean to change the content of what I was writing, just the frequency. I guess I didn't really need to start a new blog, but I feel like maybe it will help me to post more frequently. I'm not doing this for anyone out there though - I'm doing this for myself. I need to write more, and this medium is as good as any other. Plus, if I write more, I will get to know myself better, and be able to vocalize my thoughts better. Since everything I am doing right now is toward the ultimate goal of being a writer, this is a good exercise for me. The only thing I ask is if you read this blog, and enjoy it, please let me know is some way or another. Thanks so much. In the words of Aslan, "Onwards and Upwards!"