http://kristaniles.wordpress.com Krista's ramblings from Tucson Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:46:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en today, a tuesday, is remarkable. one year ago i pulled into Tucson, checked myself into a hotel and immediately began to fret about what i would wear the next morning as i began my new career as an educator in the non-profit world.  everything about my life was in transition ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/i-heart-tucson/ after a whirlwind weekend that ended abruptly, leaving me with a slight case of emotional whiplash and a small contusion of the heart, i spent this evening back in my cocoon of live music with my super fabulous friends Mel and Sean. we went to see Thao with The Get ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/be-one-with-the-fuck/ Happy 4th of July, folks. The Revolution will not be Televised. http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/fire-works/ A friend of mine here in town forwarded a link to me today that I felt I needed to share. This link will take you to a salon.com story about how the word "gay" is automatically replaced with the word "homosexual" in all stories published on the extremly conservative American ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/auto-replace-is-not-always-your-friend/ in one of those painfully beautiful moments where life imitates art, this past weekend i momentarily toyed around with changing my name to Bridget (as in Bridget Jones and her diary). while working a wedding for my sister this past weekend, i was stuck in the car with a friend ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/just-call-me-bridget/ the rains have returned to the parched desert. thick, heady aromas are sped through the air on gusts of wind. http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/visual-poetry-an-ode-to-rain/ "it's still a heart. it's just a little bent out of shape." my former fiance introduced that phrase into my life. it has stayed with me, well past my dramatic valentine's day departure from the life we shared for six years. this phrase is the impetus for a deeply personal photo ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/its-still-a-heart/ what do you do after a day of driving through intense wind storms? you share a fabulous dinner with a dear friend (mine = William), slowly sip a refreshing glass of white wine and savor every bite of a dinner you can't really afford. William and i had dinner in Tulsa, ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/william-is-my-co-pilot/ when i think back upon my childhood, this is the house i think upon most. 1911 E. 53rd Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. my parents purchased the house and spent a couple months renovating the house before they told us kids about it. this is the house my youngest sister ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/in-search-of-personal-history/ my thoughts have been pulled into a black hole of focus that has paralyzed my ability to redirect my mind towards creative projects. this has resulted in a major case of writer's/creator's block lately. i'm trying to work through it. i'm hoping that accomplishing my goal of a serious blog ... http://kristaniles.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/good-times-good-friends/