January 2012
14 posts
I’ve been thinking a lot about the mind and the body (probably because I am reading this guy’s book on the brain and phantom limbs). Lately I have been having trouble running. I know I have some what of a deadline coming up - by March 24th I need to be able to run 13.2 miles. Usually when I’m running, I don’t have a set distance. In the summer time I keep adding more and...
On sexuality and teenagers
Last night I went to an Avicii concert. I was told ahead of time to wear something neon. If you know me, you know that my color pallet for clothes is pretty neutral. I hadn’t expected to see what I saw last night. Let me first preface myself with saying two things: first, I think clothing can be used as a form of expression, especially in a concert setting; second, I am a feminist (I really...
AllSaints FW2012/Emptiness
Saturday and Sunday I walked around Westlake. For non-Seattlites, Westlake is a shopping area lined with both higher-end stores and affordable chains. On Saturday I was on the escalator in Nordstrom going up to the “special occasion” and “individuals” section of the Women’s department. I was staring down at all the shoes, displayed so perfectly on the floor below. It...
Plans
Such a good weekend. It’s strange for me to make plans and ideas of what I’m going to do after my LVC year, because I know nothing ever turns out how I expect it to be. I can plan and make my lists, but something else happens, and suddenly I’m somewhere new. This weekend was spent entirely with my boyfriend (and our other various friends). Mainly we stayed on the couch watching...
DSHS II
As I waited in line at Department of Health and Social Services (DSHS, where one can apply and receive ‘food stamps’ now called EBT or Electronic Benefits Transfer) office, frustrated that the computers were down and the hours are horrible, I noticed the only other white person in the waiting room was a college aged male wearing an AmeriCorps jacket. Some people were old, some were...
On the train after the rain
That moment when you are standing on the train watching the city beneath you. And you see a young mother on a damp street waiting to cross the road with her baby. You remember the party you were at two weeks ago with friends from your hometown. It hits you how different they look. And then you have to sit down because you suddenly feel so far from a place you call home. And your body feels distant...
