I've got three more poems. And they just keep coming. I don't believe I'll post a whole lot more as I'm working out the drafts in my notebook. And I'm skipping town in 2 weeks.
A confession:
I'm in love with paper. Everything about it is enticing and wonderful except bastard paper cuts, of course.
A friend of mine lent me her copy of Vonnegut's "A Man Without A Country" a couple of days ago and I finished it today. It was fascinating. If you a) haven't heard of it, b) haven't read it, or c) are a human being, I can only think of a single thing to say: read it, stupid.
He quotes Jesus and Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain throughout 11 brilliant essays. Three great men from history, which is a favorite subject of mine. Also, I've really been particularly interested in American history as of late, so I enjoyed the book especially.
There's no point to a post like this. I just felt like typing up a grotesque entry that wasn't a poem.
If you want to read my to-do list, here you go:
-finish online missionary stuff (immunizations, family history, email)
-mail missionary stuff to mission president
-Get motor vehicle report
-get baptism pants hemmed
-Go running
-find better mission music
How's everybody doing?
Niels! Get some Jenny Oaks Baker and Paul Cardall (and lots of Chopin and Liszt and Debussy...) Jenny plays pristine hymn arrangements on her violin with orchestral/piano accompaniment. It will make you cry. Paul plays some really light, easy, improvised hymn arrangements on the piano. Let me know if you want a thumb drive of their music (or maybe you've already got enough). =)
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