Saturday, August 13, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Being Home Edition

1. the dogs and love therefrom
2. Jed and love therefrom
3. seltzer after a week of flat water
4. silence
5. knowing that the next gathering will be happening before I know it

Monday, August 8, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Poetry Week Edition

Hi! I'm going to be at my favorite poetry week of the year starting today--so I might post a FTTDS list every day, I might miss one or two days, or I might miss all of them. It's a fantastic week and definitely does not suck, but it gets busy and my world is wondrously full for a few days. 

1. reading good poems
2. talking about good poems
3. talking about all sorts of other things
4. going for a swim*
5. long walks

*or five

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Getting Ready for Connecticut Edition

1. wondering if Connecticut can possibly be ready for me
2. movie night with The Wolf Man*
3. having someone else take care of most of the day-to-day all week so I can be a poet
4. being with other poets
5. these specific other poets**

*that's the movie, not some euphemism for any of the dudes in CT
**though I'll be missing some others, it's true

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Stray Kittens Edition

1. the tiny kitten stampede that happens every time I walk out back and greet them
2. triangle tails
3. bobble heads
4. blue eyes
5. spaying and neutering your pets because these adorable little things are a tiny drop in a very large bucket

Friday, August 5, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, August Friday Edition

1. hanging out with the bees
2. doing a little cleaning up
3. petting some dogs
4. making some art
5. figuring out some poems

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Campus Meeting Edition

1. liking the people I work with
2. working on the prettiest campus in the country*
3. having this one last thing to do before I'm a full-time poet for a bit
4. being a full-time poet for a bit
5. bagels

*not that I'm biased or anything

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Five Things that Don't Suck, Pedicure Edition

1. cute toes
2. soft feet
3. whatever is in that green muck they put on your shins and calves
4. salt scrubs
5. that hot towel wrap thing