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Moving out
So it looks like when I leave Nashville (TN) today, I will have completely moved out from my parents’ living space. What I don’t take back is getting given away or thrown out. I just feel sorry for WO, though, because my stuff may dominate the apartment for a while…
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Midnight linkage
USATODAY.com – Chinese ambassador says U.S. should ‘shut up’ over Beijing’s arms spending » Um, is it just me, or does this sound ominous? Prenatal (s)care: Following my heart, facing down fear | BlogHer » Ah, insurance companies. I like it when women get informed about pregnancy and start making their own decisions. Stereotypes about Motherhood, Family Life, and the JonBenet Ramsey Case | BlogHer » The idea that mothers must give up their lives for their children is one of the reasons I’m holding off on having children. I’m just too selfish for that. But then, maybe the line of how much must be given up is not as…
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Me, a counterculturist?
While in Charlotte this past weekend, I revealed to the Gang that I don’t really watch television. I mean, there are four shows I watch irregularly (Doctor Who, Lost, The 4400, and The Pretender), but I don’t watch them with commercials. I don’t know what movies are out unless I hear via blog or word-of-mouth, and I’m not really interested in knowing. I don’t see the latest commercials. I’ve never watched an episode of CSI. I don’t even really know what televisions shows are out and popular, aside from… well, CSI. It was impressive how many times someone said, “Have you seen the latest [some product] commercial?” or asked if…
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To an amazing woman: Jenny Zartman
I’ve been musing for several days what to write about the death of Jenny Zartman. There are the details: that she died in a car accident heading down to Wilmington to be with her cousin early August 5, 2006. There’s the emotional impact: her parents’ immense grief; Michael’s heartrending sadness and infinite helpfulness and patience; my mother’s sad calls to my father, half a country away; Becca’s broken voice over the phone; my own unending shock and sadness and my eleven-hour drive to Charlotte to be with those I love and who love Jenny in their time of grief. I have not stopped thinking of her and Michael during the…
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Midnight linkage
The Escapist – Kill Your Darlings » Whoop-ass. The Escapist – You Got Your Race in My Video Game » Wake up gamers: race is here. The Escapist News Room : E3 is Over » Oh, no! newnumber6: Planescape Thoughts » This is the most amazing set of thoughts on Planescape – Torment I’ve read yet. Drinks with Tony – Chuck Palahniuk interview – Cherry Bleeds » I’m in a Palahniuk mood.