Crystal Valentine - "Black Privilege" (CUPSI 2015 Finals)

Who Were You In Your Past Life According To Your Memories?

Update 10/7/2020: this explains a lot.

Pirate

You were a pirate in your past life! Your memories reveal that your life was spent on the open sea, seeking adventure and treasure! You're a survivor with a strong sense of self and an indomitable wanderlust. Your love of the sea, new experiences, travel and a couple of rough and tumble life experiences this time around all point to your pirate past. You are an explorer at heart and the world is calling your name. You're truly a force to be reckoned with and the open seas await! What do you think about being a pirate? Let us know!

Jorie Graham: Selected Poems | 92Y Readings

Your rainbow is intensely shaded indigo, blue, and violet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate cities, technology, and other great things people have created. Friends count on you for being honest and insightful. You share hobbies with friends and like trying to fit into their routines.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

I have a rainbow!

Singing Nurses of Harborview

This is a post from 2008 upon which I apparently never pushed the "publish" button!  Who are these women? Nurses!!!  Nurses rock.  They do what needs to be done!

Low News Day

I swear I wrote a post yesterday on the Blogger app on my iPhone but it did not show up here.  I guess not everything works.  I'm having a great time here in Texas.  I visited with my cousins, aunts, uncles, and others at the family July 4th gathering.  It was fun, and quite amazing to be with people who have known me for 57 years, through all my phases, changes, trials, tribulations, successes.  It's mind boggling to think about.

Interesting thing today is Nona Faustine.  Check it out.

How Writers Write Fiction 2014

I was working too much to do this program, but plan to go through it once the course is archived.

Modern Poetry (ENGL 310) with Langdon Hammer

What have I been up to?  I've been watching these poetry classes from Yale Open Course. They are so meaty that I can watch them over and over and pick up something new every time.  I've never actually studied poetry, so it has been a real treat.  I stream these videos on my laptop (macbook pro) and use Google Chrome to get them up on the the TV.  I bought myself a SmartTV for an early birthday present and should check and see if I can get right to YouTube from there.  I love this guy Hammer!  There are lots of videos in this class.  The handouts and whatever the class is seeing on the overhead is not available which is annoying but probably has to do with copyright.

Juan Felipe Herrera’s winding path to poetry

Back Again

I needed a place to post a page outlining the animal care at my house so I decided to resurrect my blog!  I've been out of graduate school for almost as long as I was in it now and times have changed.  I work full time as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in an inpatient setting and really love my work.  I'm figuring out how to age gracefully.  I work a lot, like A LOT, and have engaged a house manager to help me care for the animals and run the house.

I'll try to keep up better with my blog!

Wow, time passes!

I've been gone a long time.  I have looked up my blog  because I'm trying to join a writing group that requires we have a blog.  Much has changed.  I've changed jobs several times.  I love my current job.  One of my dogs died, and I have a new dog.  It's been really hot here.  I'll be back.