This weekend was just what I needed– a lot of time with friends, good food, and long afternoon naps.  Jon and I put up our Christmas decorations.  We don’t have lots, and no tree this year, but I will take almost any excuse to hang sparkly, bright, shiny things up in our apartment.  I hate [...]

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“Me and Tino” from Mike52ad’s Flickr Stream.  Used under the Creative Commons.
The Dignity of Ushers
by Al Maginnes

Their authority did not unfold
from ironed white shirts and thin ties
or from the funereal seriousness that struck
their acne-splashed faces but because
they stood heir to our native faith in light.
So we followed the thin white waver
of beams they pointed down [...]

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Galactic Mail from Asterokid on Vimeo.
More evidence that 2009 will be the year of the mail… I present, “Galactic Mail” from The Mill Studio (I think… the site where I found it is in French).
Sorry for such a quiet week, finals are almost behind me.  Things will pick up soon, I swear.  Plus, I’ve started [...]

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Promo photo from NBC of the Muppet Christmas Special, “Letters to Santa.”
I am almost embarrassed by how excited I am for this show…

Over the past few days, Ive been noticing a lot of mail and USPS paraphernalia showing up in hip places.  Maybe 2009 is going to be the year of the letter?  I can’t [...]

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