Nov13
living room.
Category Archives: Life
Nov12
performance anxiety?
in honor of the passing of stan lee. the time i met one of his characters in real life and it didn’t go as planned –
when i was 7, i finally had a chance to meet one of my idols, spiderman, who happened to be at the montgomery wards store at our local mall, at the same time as i was. i saw this as fate, and i could not have been more excited, as he had been one of my idols for as long as i could remember.
waiting in line, anxious, worked up, hopping with joy, i finally made my way up to the front to meet him. i was shy, but i was motivated, and so, i asked him to ‘shoot his webs’ for me, one of my favorite superpowers i’d seen him do on tv many times, enabling him to fly from building to building, saving people, and meting out justice on the bad guys.
i will never forget his reaction in response to my quiet, but earnest request. he first…
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Nov1
meeting.
when superman, a monster, and a skeleton
meet at the haunted house.
i wonder what their conversation would be…
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‘everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.’
-bill nye
Oct20
billion.
when the mega millions jackpot
hit 1 billion dollars tonight
i decided to take my chances
shell out 2 dollars
buy a lucky ticket
and imagine for at least 12 hours
what i would do with my billion
not a bad price for half a day of creative fun.
the winning ticket?
what would you do with a billion dollars if you won?
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‘a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.’
-everett dirksen
Oct19
upside down.
we’ve all had those days.
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‘when everything gets turned upside down,
it only leads to better quality stuff.’
-john krasinski
Oct10
see-saw.
caution: see-sawers in the area
and they are known to be a dangerous bunch
keep your windows up
and your hands in the car.
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“the world is but a perpetual see-saw.”
-michel de montaigne
Oct9
barber.
no appointment needed.
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‘being a barber is about taking care of the people.”
-anthony hamilton
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varsity barber shop, ann arbor, michigan ,usa
Oct7
stronger.
Sep5
waking up.
getting used to being back on a school schedule.
kinders arrive today!
Aug29
significant.
silence on a hot summer night in ann arbor
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“the most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.”
-simon van boy
I didn't have my glasses on.... 