Thursday 30 September 2010

Day 2 of air-drying towels in the living room. PB&J on toast, served on "my" plate.

Wednesday 29 September 2010

Tyler Clementi's facebook photo.
Today, a large part of my brain was occupied thinking about this young man. Tyler Clementi jumped off the Washington Bridge last week. Shortly before that, it seems his Rutgers dorm roomate used a digital camera to invade his privacy and broadcast, online, Clementi's encounter with another man. These could have been my students. The link is to the NYT article.


Edit. AP photo of vigil held 4 October at Brower Commons.

Tuesday 28 September 2010

Nasturtium. Sukkot.

Raindrops on the nasturtium, which is finally doing well. (Is that plant's name really spelled that way? That makes no sense to me.) Sukkot shows up in the neighborhood just as fall creeps in. I'm always a little jealous of this holiday that causes families to squeeze the last drops out of summer. This year, the structures also prompt me to think: this is the last time I'll be here to see them.

Monday 27 September 2010

Tree. Bagel.

The long dead tree finally came down. Either none of us in the building were home at the time or, despite our being here, it didn't make a sound. Specifically a damn good cinnamon raisin Bagel with walnut cream cheese. I have to ration myself here but doubt I'll be able to find one in San Diego.

Friday 24 September 2010

Grapes and bees. Locked bike.

This is a day where it is unclear which picture is "good" and which is "bad". I'm not yet sure.

I'd forgotten that the farmer's market would be open when I wandered through Union Square. Grapes are in season and there were bees everywhere. The chutzpah of the second got me to take out my camera.

I'm hoping to keep this relaunched blog up for a year, with maybe a few pre-announced, scheduled breaks. I usually post the day's pics late at night. But last night we were out late and I couldn't do it. I think I may start aiming for morning posts--so each days post will be of the previous day's activity. (Somehow announcing this feels like I'm revising a policy for practical reasons, rather than just being flaky.)

Thursday 23 September

Baby girl clothes. Chaat.

My camera is back, so 2 "good" pics. We have a new niece who, apparently, I think will be a mod. I made chaat. For dinner.

Wednesday 22 September 2010

I left my camera plugged in to my computer all night and ended up with two drained batteries. No pics.

So words instead:

1 thing: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had to move away from San Diego. Though she was only five, she thought moving away was stupid. She'd never heard of the place her family was going to, some "Sacramento" in northern California. She let her parents know that she was unpleased.

Another thing: 2 co-habitating grown-ups can buy membership to the San Diego Zoo for $89 a year which allows admission to the zoo and Wild Animal Park, tours, and rides on the skytram. Kids under 3, should they appear or visit, get in free.