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Suppose you want to get an experience into words so that it is permanently there, as it would be in a painting-so that every time you read what you wrote, you reexperienced it. Suppose you want to say something so that it is right and beautiful-even though you may not understand exactly why. Or suppose words excite you-the way stone excites a sculptor-and inspire you to use them in a new way. And ...

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  • Gone Away from Me--Ray LaMontagne
  • The Beast and Dragon Adored--Spoon
  • All the Roadrunning--Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler
  • The Only Living Boy in New York--Simon & Garfunkel
  • Your Ghost--Kristen Hersh
  • I'm Your Man--Lizzie West
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apr 13 2006 ∞
nov 12 2006 +
  • city billboard hanger (i mean the kind of billboards that go on the sides of buildings and have to be rolled on like giant strips of tape)
  • driver of those airport carts that transport the elderly and the injured
sep 14 2006 ∞
sep 14 2006 +
  • genki crepes on clement and 5th-- reading the labels on the packages of gummy fruit on the far right-hand aisle and laughing out loud. i didn't have any money to buy them but once i do i'll post the labels.
  • the fact that you can walk everywhere.
  • so many good restaurants to try.
  • arizmendi bakery at 9th and irving, and the ancient lady who comes there every morning and sits with her pastry and coffee, smiling at everyone.
  • the random 3-minute downpour of rain yesterday morning.
  • farmers' markets.
  • the view out my back window.
  • that there's always something new to discover.
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jun 29 2006 ∞
nov 12 2006 +
  • being lazy and not stretching, ever. a body needs to stretch.
  • gnawing my fingernails
  • leaving dirty dishes in the sink for days
  • eating dessert after 9 pm at night (=instant bad sleep)
  • refreshing my e-mail constantly
  • eavesdropping
  • setting my alarm for earlier than i can humanly get out of bed and dozing through it for an hour
sep 14 2006 ∞
sep 15 2006 +
  • artichokes
  • edamame
  • cool ranch doritos
  • barbara's shredded spoonfuls cereal
  • pomelos (odd, but true)
  • kettle corn
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oct 31 2006 ∞
nov 12 2006 +
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