Showing posts with label ames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ames. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Touch Down


My time with Paul flew by too quickly, the Lake poem I had posted talks about how time flies and how it should fly for those who are in pain, and drag on for those who are in love...
Alright, one quick entry before I'm on my way. I just got back and I'm already dreaming of leaving again...Nassau, Orlando, San Diego, Cancun??...My time in Ames was really great and I learnt so many new things. Paul taught me how to play pool and develop b&w photographs in a darkroom. The idea of having a darkroom in my house someday is a really intriguing one now.

Managed to transfer onto earlier flights at the airports, though when I got home, there was a massive snowstorm, no mood to get to class, which was canceled anyways, so I didn't feel so guilty... Spent way too much time looking at flights and such last night, and am now somewhat addicted to sporcle.com, erg. Got to get back to the Uni workload asap.

Also, in Chicago, I had a Dark Cherry Mocha at Sbux and it was goood, I want it to get here too so Leah can make me some...and was reading the H&M mag and realized how big bloggers can get and want to look into some of the names I've seen, like Tavi Gevinson. My blog has made 1.00$ :] Speaking of which I need to watch my spending, I basically bought nothing for almost six months and recently I've been spending a lot of money and sometimes on useless things...so new rule, for every new thing that comes in, two must go out. Oh and find a job pronto. xx

Infamous TDL:
  • read 'Shining under the Sea', Socio, Emile Zola, Maupassant, The Secret
  • prepare for German exam
  • fill out behavioural assessment forms
  • fill up a rubbish bin this week
  • write CV, job hunt. make lots of moula for the summertimez.
  • new cellphone...?

Thursday, 11 February 2010

To the lake!

Somehow managed to overcome space and time and am ready for tomorrow. Essay is done and my bags are basically packed. Just need to study some french and copy some german now and I am all set. I leave tomorrow afternoon once again for Ames, Iowa, to see the 'chocolate to my pudding'. Very excited to say the least and am glad to have finished my essay on Sylvia Plath. Ironically, it is the anniversary of her death today. I don't know if anyone knows anything about her but I have the sneaking suspicious she didn't mean to actually die, that she wanted to be found 'just in time', but events worked out the other way...in any case. Happy Reading Week! x

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Tout à coup des accents inconnus à la terre

du rivage charmé frappèrent les échos:
le flot fut attentif, et la voix qui m’est chère
laissa tomber ces mots:

« Ô temps, suspends ton vol! et vous, heures propices
suspendez votre cours:
laissez-nous savourer les rapides délices
des plus beaux de nos jours!

« Assez de malheureux ici-bas vous implorent,
coulez, coulez pour eux;
prenez avec leurs jours les soins qui les dévorent,
oubliez les heureux.

« Mais je demande en vain quelques moments encore,
le temps m’échappe et fuit;
je dis à cette nuit: Sois plus lente ; et l’aurore
va dissiper la nuit.

"Aimons donc, aimons donc ! de l’heure fugitive,
hâtons-nous, jouissons!
L’homme n’a point de port, le temps n’a point de rive ;
il coule, et nous passons!" -------------------------------------------------------------------


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