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Anapessimistic: May 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Saturday, May 21, 2011. Packing for the Rapture. Today I ran into my reader, Randy, who mentioned that I haven't posted in awhile. Considering that Randy is not in my employ and thus is not contractually obligated to read these posts, I take his recognition of my blogospheric absence as high praise. But at least I am not the kind of woman who will be swapping out her pills for any Ugandan babies. WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR? I am, however, open to oth...
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Anapessimistic: May 2012
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Thursday, May 17, 2012. Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres Some Temples. Rage over. Let's look at more pretty pictures of Laos. And, yeah, a little modernism, too. Aaaaaah. The bridges, however, could stand some improvement. But overall, a pretty fantastic place to be. Friday, May 11, 2012. And Now for a Little Biracial Rage. Why, you ask? The perfume is called—and you’re really going to hate this—“Miss Saigon.”. 8220;And guess what? 8221; I asked.
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Anapessimistic: January 2012
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. So you can imagine just what might have been going through the less successful writer's mind when this other writer's work was on the table. The writer at the party then asked me if my writing group ever had this problem (No, I told her, we're poets; we're in. Jeopardy, not ON Jeopardy. And whether or not I had personally ever felt envy for another writer. Sure," I said. "Envy is pretty natural. I mean, who doesn...No," ...
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Anapessimistic: July 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Saturday, July 30, 2011. Ever wonder what it would be like to get a professional family photo taken if every one of your family members had the same phobia of being touched by or in front of strangers? It would go a lot like this:. PHOTOGRAPHER: "OK, then, dad is T, mom is C, the newlyweds are Sean and Paisley? Smile Smile. Smile! Get closer. OK, well, let's try something else then. Husbands, can you stand behind the ladies? No, I don't mean THAT,...
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Anapessimistic: June 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Monday, June 13, 2011. Meet My Mother, The Orient Express. From the backchannels of this blog, I've been requested by two Lisas to try the following things on my journey. First Lisa, knowing I am going to Berlin (with friends that I will hopefully be able to persuade into splurging on this), wants me to stay at CasaCamper. Which also has a hotel in Barcelona. This is what the Berlin hotel looks like:. Yes, please, Lisa! So thank you, Lisas! Now th...
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Anapessimistic: October 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Wednesday, October 26, 2011. A Brief Field Guide: For Elizabeth. Reading over my previous posts, I realize I'm a bit of a whiner. "Bitch, you are IN PARIS. Act like it! Is, in fact, the first thing that came to mind after reading my last entry. So this week I am now acting like I am in Paris. I began by having the week off from classes (how French is that. And be present in the city. Or you could go to the myriad small parks around town, as I did ...
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Anapessimistic: November 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Wednesday, November 23, 2011. In honor of a holiday I do NOT have to cook, clean or shop for, I'm taking my extra time today to write some open letters to some of the people and things that have made me grateful this year. For those of you who have written to tell me that I am missing a Chapter 3 in my blog headings, this is technically my Chapter 3. Ready? 1 Dear Clotted Cream:. Now get the hell away. 2 Dear New Mother-In-Law:. And was mesmerized...
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Anapessimistic: March 2012
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Some Last Random Photos. In and around Beng Melea. Six Hours in Phnom Penh. 8:00: What to do. Trundle down a few blocks over to the Royal Palace, of course. You are immediately bemused by the lack of traffic here, the wide and breezy city streets. So much nicer than Hanoi! It's only 70 degrees here! You want tuk tuk? You wave them off, hobble, blearily, towards the river, but once there you realize you are getting nowhere...
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Anapessimistic: December 2011
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A poetic realist travels the world. So you don't have to. Monday, December 26, 2011. A New Years Anti-Resolution. So These are my last few days in Paris. How amazing is it that they've been over the holidays? Which is when I discovered the rat. Soothed the manager, trying to put me at ease. "It is not possible for there to be a rat here.". I demanded, looking wild-eyed around this decaying box in which I'd been installed the last four months. "WHY WOULD THAT NOT BE POSSIBLE? Maybe it's all these beautifu...
