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daily preciousness: June 2000
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Sunday, June 25, 2000. So we're on the tourbus - the 'coach' - riding westward from Dublin to Clonmacnois. The rolling hillside country, dotted with fluffy white sheep and holstein cattle, soon lulls us into a false sense of complacency. Everything is just like back home. Then we come across a 'caution: chippers on road' sign that tells us something is afoot. Then another sign greets us, 'workmen ahead.'. So he and I might do a number from 1776 for the group's July 4th celebration. Might be fun. Turns ou...
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daily preciousness: May 2000
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Friday, May 19, 2000. In an hour, I will go to school. I will put on dress socks and suede shoes and a casual shirt to conform with contemporary standards of male dress. How about clipping my nails? I'll do that, too. And I'll probably comb my hair, which has grown thick and slightly mad professor-ish. I comb my hair. Grab my wallet, breathmints, glasses and keys. In 30 minutes, I will prepare and set up the graduation reception for my grad school. My friends are matriculating onward and upward. In 5 min...
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daily preciousness: January 2001
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Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Dear [insert boyfriend's name here],. You just left my apartment. I leaned up against the door for about 5 minutes after you walked out. I kept replaying the conversation in my head. Over and over again, I tried to come up with better replies or more thoughtful, insightful arguments to dissuade you. But I realize that no amount of rhetoric or debate could change the way you feel. Maybe, like my river crossing, this is the time to take your journey...
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daily preciousness: September 2000
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Saturday, September 30, 2000. Tonight I got an e-mail message that made me laugh and cry and go giddy with excitement all at once. A member of my extended family came out to me. She told me about how difficult it was for her to come out to her mother. She explained the widening gulf that she feels with her siblings. She said it all without even having to, because I could guess most of it. I nearly cried tonight as I talked with friends about this great new discovery. Let's tune in and find out. I wrote l...
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daily preciousness: July 2000
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Sunday, July 30, 2000. Thoughts from a Chicago taxi. I took a trip not too long ago. I went to Chicago for a business conference. I enjoyed the city, but I was sad because my Chicago friend from there couldn't see me. He was out of town at the time. So here are a few brief thoughts that I jotted down while I was there. The theme song for the trip was a Gershwin tune. "Looking everywhere, Haven’t found him yet. / He’s the big affair I cannot forget.". That is his own,. His distance is perceptible. This is...
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daily preciousness: October 2000
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Tuesday, October 31, 2000. Dressing and grits for Halloween. Last year, the all Hallow's Eve holiday really sucked. The little apartment complex had absolutely no trick-or-treaters and I just sat at home alone with a bowlful of unneeded candy. But this year, the holiday was a real treat. Over the weekend, Molly had asked me if I wanted to drop by and hang out. So I accepted. I dropped by at 5:30, right at dusk. There was a little goblin and a little princess walking up the steps just as I arrived. While ...
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daily preciousness: August 2000
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Wednesday, August 23, 2000. I have a box of chocolates. It's white cardboard with shiny gold lettering. At about 3 1/2 by six inches, it holds a nicely sized portion of mints and peppermints. (That's about 9 by 15 1/2 millimeters for some of you.). The candies inside are lucious little bite-sized drops. Strong tasting, they are grasshopper green mint sandwiched between thin wafers of creamy dark chocolate. They taste better than they smell. Although I'd originally planned to spend more time showing him a...
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daily preciousness: December 2000
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Sunday, December 31, 2000. I'm sitting at Amy's computer, eating Belgian honeywheat bread. I am also taking an incredible risk by eating some yogurt 3 weeks past its expiration date. But I ALWAYS live life on the edge, so that's nothing new to me. I met some friendly folks and got invited back to someone's house for after-clubbing drinks and other refreshments. It was relaxing and pleasant. I got to practice my Spanish, which was great. After a leisurely meal, I went home for a brief nap. Then, Mauri...
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daily preciousness: November 2000
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Saturday, November 18, 2000. We used to write letters. That was before the dawn of widespread electronic communication. Pen to paper, paper to envelope, envelope to receiver. It was a quaintly beautiful process. Why don't we still do it? Well, times change. But the need to share our thoughts remains constant. I had a few thoughts to share with some folks who were very important parts of my life. They remain. I nearly cried when I saw your performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe? Whenever I see a B...
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daily preciousness: April 2000
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Saturday, April 29, 2000. I had lunch/coffee/breakfast/supper with an acquaintance last week/month. I was sipping on an organic soft drink/mocha cappa/orange juice/italian soda when I realized that I'm just TOO NICE sometimes. I let people ramble on and on about their little problems while my mind is wandering hither and yonder, paying only the slightest amount of attention to them. Why do I get myself into this type of situation so often? What's up with that? How did that happen? I *care* about other pe...
