who's left and who's leaving

I woke up at 8:30 this morning to check the GVSU website in inquiry of a possible closing: nothing, but that wasn’t surprising. I moved on to my email to inquire about individual professors possibly cancelling: again, nothing. Being a bit annoyed, I sucked it up, took a shower, bundled up, brushed off my car, drove, parked, waited for the bus, rode the bus, got to ASH for my Psych class, checked my email and behold: two emails, two cancelled classes.

Now, here I sit, waiting for a class that isn’t until 2:30, unable to go home, wondering if I’ll have my 6-9.

On the bright side, I got an A- on my last Capstone paper. Looks like I might get an A in my ENG Capstone. I like that.

It is a bad sign when you identify with Charlie Brown’s Christmas feelings on an intimate level?

Us in Ireland,
sipping the heads off of beer,
and you,posing ballet in front of castles
and pastures of sheep.

Us, with our little car: Rodriga.
Killarney, Kenmare, Killkenay, Killdaro.
(Cork, even, if we get ambitious.)
Are you awake? Or are you laughing in your sleep?

Are we reading the same map?
(Were you angry when I tore it?)
Killybegs, Kilkee, Kinsale, Kinvara;
Fadder, Sun, Hohly Gohst. Amen.

I am so tired of writing the goddamn Hemingway paper. I wish it were done…now.

On a lighter note, I submitted six of my poems to GV’s literary journal today. I’d be really excited if one got published in there. Here’s to hoping.

of everything. But it was good.

when you don’t know what else to do, I find that you can always sleep. when things aren’t good, just sleep, because maybe you will dream about something good. you never know. for those people that have trouble sleeping, I don’t know what advice to give you. it would not be to try and sleep because nothing is worse than wanting to go to sleep but not being able to. i think you should probably just read. yes, if i had to give advice to someone that doesn’t know what else to do in their life i would say, “read.”

i would not say “write.” writing something makes it more permanent, and if you’re trying hard to put something behind you I would not suggest making it permanent. who knows, maybe you become happy again and then you find that piece of writing later and it just reminds you of all the things you don’t want to think about. basically what I am saying: if you are going through something unpleasant do your best to not think about it. maybe ignoring it will make it go away. this usually works if you try it.