Il contiue a neiger. Il est difficile de croire que la terre sera encore seche. Ces jours-ci, c’est toujours blanche. Chere neige, je t’aime, c’est vrai, mais arrete, s’il te plait. Arrete. Ca suffit. Tu es jolie, mais il y a beaucoup de choses qui sont jolis, qui ne fait mouiller pas mes chausseurs. C’est [...]
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Calme-toi, le ciel, calme-toi
Posted in French things, God, poetry on February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dress, Snow, Sad
Posted in Beatles, French things, fashion on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have a new dress. It is grey, and short, and has amazing shoulder lines. It makes me look like Queen Rania of Jordan. Or Jackie O. Or Grace Kelly.
Or the Beatles, as my friend Mark noted.
Whatever, Mark.
Mark loves the Beatles. He and B, and my friends Nigel and Ethan, were in a Beatles cover [...]
Here Comes the Sun
Posted in Beatles, Chicago, French things, beauty, literature, music, solitude on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…is my favorite Beatles song. Maybe even my favorite song. Its appeal is too visceral for me to describe, but something happens in my soul when I listen to it–something that makes me actually become a better person. I can feel this. It actually makes me truly believe George Harrison, maybe more than I’ve ever believed anyone who [...]
