Tag: napowrimo
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The Week May 1-7, 2017
Last week’s goals with progress indicated: Work my way up Aspen‘s back. Working working. I’m nearly to the armhole shaping. Work on Aranami (knit at least 1 new wedge) OR spin more. I knit 2 more wedges. This has become my portable, easy-to-work-on project. Go to TKD twice; gotta break in that orange belt a little more. I…
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NaPoWriMo 28: Northern Summer
Northern Summer I want to go swimming in the brook like we used to, getting lost in time until we couldn’t feel our fingers and toes, only getting out when our lips turned blue. Wrapped shivering in towels we’d try to get warm on a rock in the sun, talking and giggling and imagining. The no-see-ums…
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NaPoWriMo 27: Eevee-cat and the Bugs
Eevee-cat and the Bugs The porch light draws the bugs to our back door She knows they will find the holes in the screen and lies in wait, splayed out on the cool floor. She plays, then chokes them down: extra protein.
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NaPoWriMo 26: A Slippery Slope
A Slippery Slope Peculiar. Eccentric. Strange. Quirky. Odd. Sad. Bizarre. Outrageous. Anal. Oddball. Aberrant. Outlandish. Whimsical. Freak. Awkward. Screw loose. Ditzy. Wacko. Gonzo. Weird. Cuckcoo for CoCo Puffs. Meshuga. Touched. Loopy. Crazed. Lost your marbles. Loony. Nutso. Bonkers. Nutty. Out of your mind. Basket case. Cracked up. Stark raving mad. Cray. Nuts. Bananas. Off your…
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NaPoWriMo 25: The Trees Have Their Own Songs
The Trees Have Their Own Songs Now that you’ve learned the songs of 100 birds, your task is to learn the sounds of 20 trees. It is especially easy when it rains: “a splatter of metallic sparks” or “a low, clean, woody thump” or “a speed-typist’s clatter.” This acoustic world is open to everyone, but…
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NaPoWriMo 24: What’s On The Menu (Haiku)
What’s On The Menu Coffee for dinner A melatonin nightcap I could be thinner
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NaPoWriMo 23: The Objects She Left Behind
The Objects She Left Behind for Emma Morano Fame came late in life, to the tiny two-room church-owned apartment. Her simplicity was sculptural; photos of her parents and siblings, some religious images, anti-aging cream she applied every evening. “The doctor told me to change air, and I’m still here!” She would sneak out at night…
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The Week April 24-30, 2017
Last week’s goals with progress indicated: Start Aspen‘s back. I finished the ribbing and am almost to the first side decrease in the cables. Weave in some of the ends on Aranami & knit at least 1 new wedge OR spin more. I took Aranami with me to knitting on Wednesday and to the Science…
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NaPoWriMo 21: Haunted
Haunted You’re in my nightmares, calling me all those names that are really what you think of yourself. Deep in my wiring, though we share no blood, I will never fully exorcise you. Even when you die I will revive you, imprinted with all you held against me.
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NaPoWriMo 20: Emerge Poem 1
New paradigm in global exploration. Sub-meter resolution imagery identify cultural heritage sites across undeveloped landscape. Remote sensing massive datasets led to human perception seeking undefined anomalies. Study unknown anomalies within remote data statistical trends highlight collective human perception. For more information on what the heck is going on here, please visit Science Stanzas, which I…
Little Golden Notebook 