Cold Tongue Brain Freeze

Misc–karmic mistakes?

Am back from Portland. Sock dreams not so dreamy, but Powells is magical, mystical place. Would worship there daily if I lived there.

Speaking of, anybody know how I can get a job in Portland?

Feel the need to move especially now that the California Supreme Court has upheld voter-initiated inequality.

Voters shouldn’t be able to take away each others’ rights–that’s why Jefferson wouldn’t sign a constitution without a bill of rights.

Some good news today–was having lunch today and a former student came by to tell me that he enjoyed my class and that he’d read all these books since I’d introduced him to certain writers and essayists.

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  • Courtney May 26, 2009 Link

    Well, erm, it’s probably not the happiest of ideas, but you could do what many a person in possession of a graduate degree in English have done… and get a job at Powells. I know, it’s sad and happy at the same time, right? My freshman roommate works there – and she just sold her first novel to Tin House, so that’s something.

  • du May 27, 2009 Link

    I am very unclear about how this happened, but I know it’s not over. The bigots just won this round . . . and at least CA had marriage equality for 5 months, which is more than I can say for any state I’ve ever lived in. (Although back in the 90s, my closest Target was in Iowa. I’m proud to have spent $$ there).

  • rae May 27, 2009 Link

    if you moved to portland, i’d come visit you all the time. we could eat toast in breakfast cafes in the company of rail-thin waiters with hipster haircuts, and make chalk art on the sidewalk, and read in powell’s all day long. or work in powell’s all day long. i kind of want to move to seattle to work at eliot bay books in approximately the same style (toast, chalk, etc).

  • Raquel May 27, 2009 Link

    Powell’s IS magical. Every time I go there I’m there for hours.

    By the way, I’ve also thought about moving to Portland. It’s a nice city.

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