“When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent, which is death to hide,
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent…”
-John Milton, “Sonnet On His Blindness”
There’s an alluring summer storm brewing outside. The bellowing thunder is in good company with the “hard rain” that’s falling. There was a time not too long ago, when it rained with such insistence that the only explanation was that Utah’s lover was unfaithful and all Utah could do to alleviate the pain was cry and cry. Continue reading
Oh. My. Summer. I’ve been enjoying it so fully that I’ve neglected to catalog it…
Firstly, I give you the one, the only: Nina Simone. She is often referred to as, “The High Priestess of Soul”. Is. she. ever. Nina was so inspired with the classical masterpieces of Bach that she aspired to become a classical pianist and in the process developed an original and distinctive sound. Continue reading
Yesterday I said, “That girl gives Brittanys everywhere a bad name.” And then I got to thinking… What if other Brittanys out there are saying that about me?!
“Everybody’s wearing a disguise, to hide what they’ve got left behind their eyes.
But me, I can’t cover who I am.”
-Bob Dylan
{Exasperated and melodramatic sigh}
I finally finished all of my chores and can At Last sit down to relish in some time to myself to think about my charmed life. Continue reading
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
-Oscar Wilde
There are so, so many things I love about life- which I’m sure you’ve gathered. There are some things I hate about it, too. In the true spirit of Sunday, let me just elucidate for you a few of my non-favorite things. Just in case we ever meet, you will know what not to talk to me about. Ready, set, go… Continue reading
-Joan Marquez
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