The Essence of the Thing (4/16/12)

Cut loose is the

Curtain of faux-confidence

Which conceals the face Authentic.

Root-rent is the

Creeping ivy, lank and dangling;

The limp standard of Society.

Shorn and shed is the

Fluff of vanity

The stuff inconsequential

The sublime scruff: beautiful

And Banal.

She; crowned in crop of flaxen Light

Appoints herself a Neophyte:

She claims magnificent Rebirth:

Self-Worth.

MiTunes 13

 

From the Poetic Archives

 

Wise Words

I don’t know about you, but when Zooey Deschanel speaks, I listen.  Especially when it concerns matters of rockin’ bangs, eclectic style, and exposing the heart.

Fact: I love Questionnaires!

Thank you to my sister Kimber Dixon for giving me a blog post that is finally worth writing!
11 Quite Random Things: 1) I only eat movie theater goodies during the previews, never during the actual movie.  2) I can fall asleep anywhere, and under 2 minutes.  3) I never sleep better than when I am napping on the couch with my boyfriend.  4) Mason jars, Scrabble tiles, wildflowers, old books: all items I hope to incorporate into my wedding.  5)  I love alternative folk music: The Avett Brothers, John Butler Trio, Josh Garrels, My Morning Jacket.  6)  My dream car: ‘96 forest green Jeep Grand Cherokee.  7)  I feel most myself when I am hiking in the Colorado Rockies.  8)  I love sitting in airports.  Absolutely the best people-watching around.  9) Possible names for my future children (can you tell I think of my future rather often?): Martha, Naomi, Joanna, Tabitha; Joshua, Micah, Benjamin, Levi.  10) After finding an apartment and buying a car after graduating from college, I am going to the animal shelter and rescuing my first dog.  11) Favorite books: The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix, Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Questions for Me:
1). If time/money were not an issue, where in the world would you spend 6 months?
I would live six months in the Irish countryside.  Otherwise, I would buy a ticket to Europe and backpack wherever the road would lead me.
2) What are you doing right now to change the world, even in the smallest way?
I am currently earning my Teaching Certification.
3) What is the book that you snuggle down with on a rainy day?
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to read the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  I am about halfway through the Fellowship of the Ring, so that would definitely be my choice on a rainy day.  It is such a descriptive, beautiful, mythical, (and coincidentally cloudy) book, it is the perfect fit.
4) If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be?
I would love to be the proverbial “movie star for a day.”  I would love to be an Ellen Page or an Emma Watson for a little while. It would also be really fascinating to be my boyfriend for a day. I would love to know everything he was thinking.
5) Who taught you how to ride a bike?
My dad taught me back at our old house on Fort Collins, Colorado.  It was one of those beautiful summer nights that seem to only exist in your childhood memories.  Magical :)
6) What is the most important thing you learned from your mother/father?
Definitely my faith. They didn’t just teach me the rules and regulations, though; they taught me how to love my faith.  Whenever I think about being a mom, I am equally terrified and excited for this responsibility.  I have no idea how my parents did it: maybe it was the coffee and doughnuts after mass every Sunday!
7)  When was the last time you cried?
I cried on Thursday night.  I fell down a big, stupid, slippery hill on my way to my friends’ dorm.  No one saw, but that almost made it worse, because then I just had to half-laugh, half-curse to myself as I limped down the rest of the hill. Lame.
8) What are some of your everyday pleasures?
When the sun comes out and warms my face (only people who go to school in rainy climes will understand what a pick-me-up this can be).  Peppermint tea.  Seeing dogs or babies on campus.  Getting a voicemail from John.  Finding a letter in my mailbox.  A hot shower.  When classes get cancelled.  10-minute snoozes.  Wearing cute underwear (even though no one else is going to see it, it still makes me feel so pretty!).  Waking up before my alarm.  Watching the sunset on the deck.
9) Do you have a bucket list? If so, name 3 things on it. If not, make one. I dare you.
1) Learn how to: speak German, play the banjo, paddleboard.  2)  GLOBE-TROT (backpack across South America, Europe…or both, and live in New Zealand for a couple of years).  3) Climb all 52 14ers in Colorado.
10) What is something you've always been good at?
I’ve always had a knack for writing poetic analyses.  Kind of specific, but in general, I love taking a piece of writing and thinking about the reasons the author wrote what he/she wrote. 
11) What talent would you like to develop?
I mean, I’m really serious about learning how to play the banjo.  This summer.

11 Questions from Me to You:
1)   If you could pick any historical era to live in, what would it be? 2) Why is your greatest fear your greatest fear? 3) What would you do with $100 if you had to spend it in the next 24 hours?  4) What is your favorite character trait of the last person that made you laugh? 5) What movie, without a doubt, will always make you cry?  6) If you could meet any literary character, who would it be? 7) Who challenges you to be a better person? 8) What is something about yourself that many people don’t know, and would help them understand you better if they did?  9) How do you define love?  10) What is one of your idiosyncrasies?  11) What is the first memory that comes to mind what you see childhood?
Write 11 random things.  Answer my 11 questions.  Write 11 new questions.  Tag someone else.  ENJOY.