Author Archives: Carissa

04
Aug, 2005

a poetry quote

here’s part of a poem from cynthia rylant’s book, “boris” (#4) [capitalization removed] “we all need to come home sometime. may as well time it with the winter rain. for in summer who cares. we care nothing for the soft, … Continue reading →

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04
Aug, 2005

actride send-off

risking being late to work this morning, i went to see the actride bikers off on their first day of a 4 day, 300 mile ride. when i went last year, the send-off ceremony was such a whorl of emotions … Continue reading →

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04
Aug, 2005

our evil twins

ok. this may fall more squarely under “spooky stuff” than “happy stuff” and i really try not to break away from my topic here, but you have to see this.

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03
Aug, 2005

tres bon!

today during storytime, i was reading a story in which a little boy says, “oui! tres bon!” so, i read the words with my best french accent (but without the nasal “haw, haw, haw”) and then i heard, from the … Continue reading →

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02
Aug, 2005

silver toenails

i love having my toenails painted silver or other shiny colors in the summer. occasionally, i paint my fingernails too, but that tends to be very distracting as i stare at my hands all day long, thinking, “whose hands are … Continue reading →

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01
Aug, 2005

fuzzy yellow caterpillar

yesterday, i was out biking and saw the fuzziest bright yellow caterpillar squinching its way along the road. i narrowly missed hitting him with my bike, but, luckily i looked down in time to see and avoid him. he (and … Continue reading →

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29
Jul, 2005

canoeing

went canoeing again this morning. we saw a few sandpipers (which are cool looking birds and look funny when they fly) and a whole lot of ducks. my favorite were 5 of them sitting/standing in a row on a log … Continue reading →

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28
Jul, 2005

13 minutes!

i swam 2 quarter mile lap-sets last night, both around 13 minutes each! the last time i timed myself, it took me 17 minutes! i was in the groove! i could have swum longer, except that i was getting dizzy. … Continue reading →

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28
Jul, 2005

forgetful jones

this morning, i got in the car and realized i had forgotten my cell phone. so, i got out and unlocked the front door and went in and got the phone and locked the door and went back out to … Continue reading →

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27
Jul, 2005

orisinal

(*note* this post was originally drafted in 2005, but i never published it.  i found it again today and decided to post it.  enjoy!) awhile back, galetea introduced me to the website orisinal. it is a delightful set of very … Continue reading →

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