the teeny-tiniest of Link Love this Sunday
After being in production mode for the last few weeks, I’m ready for dreams with long narratives and days where you never leave your bed. Tonight at bedtime lying next to Carter, bundled in blankets, I whisper, “I adore you.” He answers, “Me too.” It’s amazing to me it took me so long to realize that this little boy is the child of my soul as well as my body. I love his scruffy hair and the way he drops off to sleep.
A few posts stay with me today as I think about Sunday Link-Love.
Irene writes so beautifully here. I want to go to Paris and take in her world in silence while she snaps away. Such loveliness.
Magpie-Girl is inviting me to accompany her to a new Habitude. Acts of random love to strangers, tiny books of kindness included. I’m in. I think this crowd will dig it, too.
I spent yesterday with my blog sistah from back in the day Claudia Mair. (I’m linking to her myspace cuz she’s just that withit.) We ate Ethiopian food, told stories, laughed and wandered Silver Spring all the way to Mecca. It was so good for my soul to re-connect and strengthen this friendship. Her writing life is on fire right now, and that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what she’s got cookin’. I am so impressed.
My dear Deanne (travesty I have no blog to link to here!) sent me this link. It’s like pouring gasoline on the zine fire.
I love these resolutions and this dream.
I wrote advice on Minti this week for parents who want to stay connected to their creative dreams. Felt good just to put all that experience in one place. I also posted in one of the groups a silly meme that made me happy.
This was strangely meditative. So was this.
Someday I will meet Tara Hunt and we will discuss this and this. But not before drinking these. I see this happening here. The only problem is what I will wear.
My kids are obsessed with this mildly inappropriate movie which they only saw previews for but are enjoying the trailers online. I want to have an opinion, but their laughing completely melts me every time. God, I love to hear them crack up.
Of course, you can still buy my zine here. I think Etsy is down right now, but hopefully that link will work in the morning. Some people have asked about alternate payment. I accept personal checks. I would also happily receive envelopes of pennies from your dresser.
Sadly, I have no lovely images or amazing music on this list OR inspiring ways to bring happiness to Africa or some faraway place, so feel free to include my omissions in the comments below.
Hopefully a good night’s sleep will cure this tired girl. I guess this list wasn’t tiny after all!
January 29th, 2007 at 4:05 am
Oh! We have some things in common. I lived in Hokkaido for a year and taught English to Japanese kids then once back in the states I taught Japanese language & culture to American kids.
I used to lose everything all the time, but I’ve developed good strategies, so now I don’t.
And I could relate to what you said about being yourself with people from other cultures. I wonder why. K
January 29th, 2007 at 7:01 am
i shall make a new song for you you you
jen jen jen
is a champ—–i—-o—-n
(sung rather rambunctiously… like a pirate… over and over again)
speaking of which, my parents-in-love just gifted us with a toy for christmas (they think it’s the funniest thing to give “grown-ups” children’s toys… rather cool)
ANYWAYS, we got given a tap dancing penguin toy from Happy Feet ~ and when you turn it to its “music” setting, you can play music to it and it will dance and mime along to anything. Mumba does a very pacey, relaxed Ben Harper ;). What I found was even funnier this morning though was screeching a long Babe~esque soliloquy of song as Mumba danced along. There is nothing, nothing funnier than having a stuffed penguin mime to your own song.
(do try it sometime)
/end story!
bright blessings,
leonie
January 29th, 2007 at 10:29 am
I am slow but I get there. Glad to have re-discovered your site.
January 29th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
i received your zine in the mail! what a fabulous and inspiring gift! i so loved it. i found your blog just a bit ago and am inspired by you! thank you!
January 29th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
my three year old is obssessed with the Naked Brothers….LOL We had a whole conversation at breakfast about Band names and how people choose them etc.
I don’t really know exactly what the deal is, I shall too have to gather my opinion
February 28th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
i just watched the naked brothers band movie with some babysitting charges the other day. it’s very much like “this is spinal tap” or “the rutles” for the under-10 set–and it’s surprisingly cute and funny.