2012/03/20

Dare 2 Blog

1. I haven't blogged in weeks.
2. I ate a great breakfast.
3. This paper won't write itself.
4. My iPod is charging.
5. I'm proud of how popular and well-received my latest column has been.
6. I marvel at marvels.
7. Marvel is probably my favorite word.
8. Next week I'll blog about Seaside. We made a home.
9. Andrew wrote me a letter that almost made me cry.
10. I can't wait to watch basketball.

2012/03/06

Post-title

I'm blogging late at night after a full day. While I usually take a lot of time for myself on weeknights, it's usually at the expense of schoolwork. Tonight, I managed my time wisely enough that I had nothing but free time after 5 p.m. I'd love for this to become habit.

I'm blogging late at night to tell y'all four (4) things:

1) If you walk around with your eyes open and engaged, bringing your peripheral into focus so you have a full field of vision, you enter something I like to call "IMAX mode." It comes with a corresponding appreciation for the subtler joys of the mundane.

2) Changing your Twitter name to better represent how you conceive of yourself is an affirmative move, as is re-reading old tweets that give you a sense of self. For instance: I changed @darwinonaryder (a fun portmanteau that captured my creativity and burlesque delight in colliding pop culture with academia) to @FRXXK (my articulation of queer politics/devotion to X-Men).

3) I might like every song, particularly "Laughing" by David Crosby and "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. I might also add "It Girl" by Jason Derulo and "Woman In Chains" by Tears For Fears. Don't forget about "Climax" by Usher or "We Belong" by Pat Benatar.

4) This is the best video of all-time.