well hello

I saw THIS:























out of the corner of my eye on the subway platform the other night. i did a triple take, then thought to snap a pic. there's a 20-something girl in there. of course. i think this beats the obama air freshener (fyi: obama is jasmine scented!) the boo brought me back from the inauguration.

on another note, my apologies that the lil stars have not been hatching as of late. if anyone is reading: i will do better.

the new york post

what a rollercoaster week.  leaving a city is so much more than changing location.  

here i am in brooklyn, back in new york after 5 years. NYC is different yet somehow the same. i guess i'm still adjusting and therefore speaking in abstractions.

it was drizzling when i drove into brooklyn and unloaded all my boxes from the rental car, and by the time i headed to union square for an interview, it was pouring. 

mia met me after work and we decided tapas and booze was in order. 

so we went to pipa.  you can't really tell from the bad photo, but the interior is all dark wood and only lit by chandeliers. many of them. it was like eating tapas in a starlit forest. dreamy.

 

yesterday, i headed to soho for a long walk (read: to check out what all the models are wearing to go shopping) and to hit up any bargains for apartment stuff. there were many, which was great. got a bit of writing done (my pact to myself) and did some "set up" (banking, new checks, library card, etc) while mia was at work.

today, decided to hit up the old haunts & walk through morningside. 

so lovely. all the outdoor produce, cherry blossoms and tulips in all the median planters! i'm sitting in the coffee shop window watching columbia students walk by--finals week; they all look a bit gaunt.  

tonight, more apartment shopping and getting situated. thinking about paint colors for my bedroom--- suggestions? visuals?  

more soon. 

forgive me, i've been busy.

doing what, you ask?

hmmm... turning 30, subletting my chicago apartment, resigning from my job, finding an apartment in brooklyn, and...moving to new york!

in 2 weeks.

i'm still pretty emotional about all the changes-- thrilled to move back to new york, but sad to leave a city i've loved living in, a job at a college i am both grateful to and fiercely supportive of, & of course, incredible friendships.

i think for the next couple of weeks, i will post things i'm going to miss about chicago. as tribute.

but for now, here's a picture of the cool painted over fireplace in my new living room in park slope:

you want what you want, but you don't wanna be on yr knees...

because it's monday, because it's le tigre:





also, punktravesty (who posted this vid) has a whole buncha bikini kill show footage from '96. a total throwback for yrs truly. do a youtube search...it's a treat.

Tonight's the night, tonight we're gonna, tonight's the night...

if you're in the chicago area, i will be reading from my chapbook a/long/division at a release reading/party with becca klaver tonight!

it's at dollop coffee company at 9pm, details at left, & it's BYOB. & yes, there will be snacks. come & bring friends and/or whiskey!

if you can't make it, but still want a chapbook, you can order one here from Tilt Press. I can't say enough good things about Tilt-- please support small presses that are dedicated to publishing emerging poets! Chapbooks are $8, which includes shipping, or you can purchase a subscription of the series (5 chapbooks for $30).

See you tonight!!! xo.

truth.

What happened is not how we should measure things.
Joy exists because there are delays, those intervals in bodies
where two languages mix before the first one has to be lifted away.

Brenda Hillman

this is pretty much all i have to say today.

interpret at will.