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You seem normal, normal macdonald

After this exchange with my mom, I'm thinking--even if he isn't right--he's onto something

There is still time.

It's not a shart if you intend to shit

The modern world--now as it was back then--is infinitely more frustrating and interesting.

Its title, "The Stone Is a Mirror Which Works Poorly," was lifted from the opening line of a very short poem by Charles Simic: “The stone is a mirror which works poorly. Nothing in it but dimness. Your dimness or its dimness, who's to say? In the hush your heart sounds like a black cricket.” https://www.wondrousrealmag.com/post/the-stone-is-a-mirror-which-works-poorly

But this isn't about that. This is about my friend running into her and Frank Bidart at Whole Foods. When he asked what they were up to, Frank almost responded, but Louise interrupted "Frank takes me out to dinner, then to Whole Foods" There was a pause. My friend said, "well I hear shopping after eating stops people from impulse purchases." There was another pause. Then Louise said, "I'm cold; let's go!" And that's my esoteric secondhand anecdote about a beloved American poet.

Marriage, if I can recall

Red moved to Scotland not long ago I met with him once in New Hampshire. He bought me a lobster roll. A real sweetheart.

I wonder what happened to Chessie.

You were born once! Only once! What a marvelous feat! Congrats!

While they're slightly different, this makes me want to hit up the local pelmeni spot.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nobel-prize-2020-winner-literature-intl/index.html The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." She is the first American to win the prestigious award since Bob Dylan was honored in 2016. Toni Morrison was the last American to receive the prize before him, winning in 1993. Glück, the 16th woman to win the literature prize, has published 12 collections of poetry and several volumes of essays on poetry. Her writing is characterized by a striving for clarity and focuses on themes of childhood and family relationships, according to notes from Anders Olsson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee. But he emphasized that while autobiographical background was significant, she is not a confessional poet, comparing her to Emily Dickinson. Glück's work seeks the universal and she takes inspiration from myths and classical motifs, Olsson noted. Vita Nova, by Louise Glück You saved me, you should remember me. The spring of the year; young men buying tickets for the ferryboats. Laughter, because the air is full of apple blossoms. When I woke up, I realized I was capable of the same feeling. I remember sounds like that from my childhood, laughter for no cause, simply because the world is beautiful, something like that. Lugano. Tables under the apple trees. Deckhands raising and lowering the colored flags. And by the lake’s edge, a young man throws his hat into the water; perhaps his sweetheart has accepted him. Crucial sounds or gestures like a track laid down before the larger themes and then unused, buried. Islands in the distance. My mother holding out a plate of little cakes— as far as I remember, changed in no detail, the moment vivid, intact, having never been exposed to light, so that I woke elated, at my age hungry for life, utterly confident— By the tables, patches of new grass, the pale green pieced into the dark existing ground. Surely spring has been returned to me, this time not as a lover but a messenger of death, yet it is still spring, it is still meant tenderly.

The Brothers Karamazov. Read it in high school (long overdue for a reread) and loved how, despite the family turmoil, impassioned characterization, and the central crime, there's occasional notes of playfulness. The segment where the devil appears to Ivan is still one of my favorite moments in a book.

Werewolf because 1) you can still go out and socialize (though chances are you might not want to) 2) you're not entirely confined to one part of the day 3) despite potential for mauling, you're still big puppy

I learned a little about Judith Zuk.

I'm very much more a sweet and sour candies person (as opposed to Kit Kat): sour patch kids, starbursts, smarties, etc. Additionally, I was surprised how much I enjoyed circus peanuts when I first tried them. That is to say, the flavor doesn't match the horrendously unappetizing color or look.

A classic halloween listen of mine. So classic I saw I posted it 2018 in this same damn place

Im pretty hyped for it. Is it going to be good? Not likely, But like anything, all it takes to sell this shit to me is the sense of nostalgia that belongs to binge watching the original with my brother and cousin.

Transition goals

I feel this post spiritually

That mentions the Bulgarian umbrella, doesn't it?

Was it sent on the tip of an umbrella too?

7. Good, fulfilling, but not much oomph. I like a BM that makes me think my knees would buckle if I stood too soon.