Updates

Oops. No "What I'm Reading" this week. #2 and #3 will be posted together on Tuesday. Blame it on Obama. Anyway, here's a teaser:


Q: Your prose seems to demonstrate a healthy loathing for dullness. Poetry readings these days often tend to be shockingly dull events. What would be your idea of a truly entertaining poetry reading?

A: A beautiful, naked 25 year old woman reading "Tintern Abbey" exquisitely well and in a Northumbrian accent.


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I'm on a mission to eat more fruits and vegetables. For some reason, I never manage to buy the right amount of fresh versus frozen/canned. Something always goes bad. This week--about 1/3 a crate of clementines.

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I'm very glad we're finally going to learn why Izzy can see/talk to/sleep with her dead ex-fiance. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a beautiful man and a pretty good actor, but I'm not a fan of characters coming back from the dead. Unless the show is called Supernatural, in which case, people coming back from the dead is perfectly understandable. Which reminds me--how did this guy get such a bum deal? Two parts on two networks on the same night at the same time and both characters get killed? He should fire his agent.

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I'm getting very excited about AWP. I need to buy some shoes.

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I'm about to watch The Holiday. I hope it's good. Which reminds me. I am dying to see Revolutionary Road. Or maybe I should just read it.

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is *Grey*

I love premier week.

I think Grey's Anatomy is going to be okay. Even without Burke and Addison, even though George is still an intern, even though Mer & Der broke up (sort of).

People make fun of me sometimes about how much TV I watch. How connected I get to fake people and their fake lives. Grey's started 3 years ago. Same time I started grad school. On one of the first episodes, one of the interns said, "Who here feels like they have no idea what they're doing?" and everyone raised their hands. I felt like the interns. Now if only I could find my own McDreamy.

God, I am such a dork.

The *Grey* Area

Up front apology to anyone who doesn't watch Grey's Anatomy. Scroll down to the section break for my usual ramblings.

I am totally freaking out about last week's season finale. With the Addison spin-off looming in the horizon, Meredith and McDreamy on the rocks, Alex being an ass and missing his chance with Ava/Rebecca, George failing his intern exam, Burke leaving Christina, and Bailey getting passed over for Cheif Resident, I think everything is going to be screwed up next season. Not to mention the fact that they're brining in new interns.

So I don't like change, give me a break. But the real cast has been with me every Thursday for 3 years and 3 of them are now in a precarious position of not coming back. I am going to be pissed if Grey's tanks in the 4th season. Really, really pissed.

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I didn't hear back about any of my applications yet, but it has been a weekend. Hopefully I'll hear today or I'm back on the road tomorrow. I really need to start working! It's not just about money...I have been really lazy lately. If I don't get some structure in my life I'm definitely not going to finish my thesis on time.

Let's see...anything else I can update you on? I get the results of my blood work back tomorrow. I almost hope that there's something wrong in them so that I can be done with testing. If it all comes back negative, I don't know what they're going to have me do next.

I may be heading out to the gorge later today. Hopefully I'll remember my camera this time. I was there on Saturday and it was beautiful--so green and lush.

If you're in the NEO tonight and looking for something to do, stop over at Zephyr's in Kent for the unofficial NEOMFA "Summer Session" : open mic, 21 Gun Solution, and DJ's. I can bet me and Mary will be dancing.