spinach seedlings
Author: coffeehousejunkie
pea seedlings break forth
Do you read poetry?
“In 2002, 12% of adults read poetry. 2008 it’s 8.3%.” 1
NOTES:
1) The Chronicle of Higher Education, accessed April 23, 2009, https://www.chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/article/?id=1312&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en (page no longer available)
// ‘Twitter is a note-taking technology, end of story.’ (http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-other-half-writes-in-defense-of.html)…
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is it possible to have a literary hangover? i’m thinking in extended metaphors while drinking bold coffee from my new french press…
GPOYW – backyard earth tent edition
made from tree trimmings, old tarp, & t-shirt scraps
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coming up on the 3-year anniversary of 1st publishing effort… almost 10,000 books sold…
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read a german sonnet from the sixteenth century during lunch… it was delicious… i’ll have some russian stanzas for dessert…
You are not your device
the experience we’re having right now is less interesting than what we’ll tweet about it later
fluffynotes: somethingchanged: topherchris: Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world — where the experience we’re having right now is less interesting than what we’ll tweet about it later. Ted Talk
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in an escape from the bias and collectivism of wikipedia, i discovered and am enjoying the encyclopædia britannica’s blog. some of the interesting stories of the day include: Do Americans Support Capitalism, and Which Capitalism? and Starbucks Not the Answer for New York Freelancers. My favorite post so far is Creative Design (Space-Saving Coffee Lids).
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looking for my lost poems… if you find them let me know… the assignment is due before wednesday…
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50% of the book division’s catalog achieved breakeven/profit status… a case for small press publishers?
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kidlinger at breakfast: you spell rose ‘r-i-o-s’ (& points to the last 4 letters in cheerios)…
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is it counterproductive to edit a poetry manuscript while listening to metallica…
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from seeds, i now have 18 pea plants, 18 pepper plants, 10 spinach plants, 18 cantaloupe, 20 cabbage… the rest are still germinating…
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i should reply to all the emails i’ve neglected… but every time i start, the kidlingers turn berserker & search for lands to plunder…
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trying to figure out if this poem will work better in a 6-line, 3-stanza form or a 3-line, 6 stanza form…
get a job
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rubbing snow out of my eyes in an attempt to wake up… i could really use coffee… it’s been almost 30 days without the dark elixir…
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binge writing… equivalent fractions… bulimia nervosa… three-step allegorical algorithm… snow ‘makes me rush/my poem…’
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still hear a hajhuj ringing in my ears…
is old europe out of business?
i was wandering downtown a few nights ago in search of a jamacan coffee, but the lights were out and looked like old europe has closed shop.
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co-worker: what are you eating? your so healthy. that’s not like you to eat something like that. where’s that from?
me: it has jalapenos and monterey jack cheese…
co-worker: oh, i can’t believe it.
Coffeehouse Junkie 