Today I saw you
with a delay of three seconds,
beamed in pixels,
from so many miles away.
The distance became close
for just a second
when I struggled
to read your lips.
Posts under ‘Ties that bind...and gag’
After video chatting with my dad
She likes long walks on the beach
I hesitate to post more pictures, because the preview page on Blogger never matches the page I actually get when I view my blog. If something looks amiss, I assure you that it is because whatever I’ve done looks perfect on my preview page and is lost in translation to final product. Little problems like weird spaces between photos are HUGE to me. They drive me crazy. I start feeling itchy and angry.
Zelda Fitzgerald minus the crazy
I’m officially a vagabond. After a very nice few days in Austin, I’m back in Corpus, but will be back in Austin to fly to NYC Monday. Tomorrow, I have to say goodbye to my mom, sister, and Abby. I think I’ll see my mom again in November, but Megan and Abby will have to wait until December. I’ll miss everyone.
Packed
Today I packed all my stuff into four suitcases, one garment bag, an enormous carry-on, and a laptop backpack. When I say “all my stuff,” of course, I mean all of my professional wardobe, an airbed, essential toiletries, and those pesky things people need to survive, like detergent and towels. I will miss every single sock I leave behind. Only in the movies do people successfully fit everything into one banged up suitcase and then ride a bus to some destiny thousands of miles away.
Moving forward and back
It felt like weeks of birthdays. My mom took me shopping and let me pick out all sorts of houseware novelties. For the first time, I needed things like a shower caddy and my own set of microwave-safe plastic dishes. These were the accessories of young adulthood, or what Target wanted me to believe were the accessories of young adulthood. I felt exhilarated, confident, and prepared.
Last days in Texas
The last two days have been designated “Mommy and Me” time. My mom’s work in oncology is a cruel mistress. She loves what she does, but her hours are hellish. She’s always seeing patients, rounding, getting phone calls at all hours… I really love and admire my Supermom, but she seldom has a day off. On her one day off each week, she often has to go to meetings for some medical board she’s a part of. Then she runs errands all day. But…the last two days have been great. I’m so glad my mom was able to take time off.
Girls’ day out
Yesterday was a most excellent day. I woke up at 5 a.m. to call the Padre Island National Seashore number to confirm that some Kemp’s Ridley baby sea turtles were being released at 6:45.
I am beginning to leave you
I’m leaving Texas in two weeks.
I really need to finish my catch-update about how I ended up getting a job in New York, despite foregoing Teach for America.
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