Rants and Rambles

Finally, the tree branches aren't white because of snow! Also happy 1st birthday to this blog! It is remarkable how a person's perception of time changes so drastically depending on their mood. The two (stretched into three) weeks of Winter Break seemed like an eternity, but Spring Break slipped by even faster than the length of a YouTube ad when you realize what are they selling. February and the first half of March have been utterly a rollercoaster. From personal, trivial things like the new school semester to tumultuous events around the world, my road into the spring has not been going smoothly at all. Still, I am so fortunate to have time to reflect on the current happenings by writing, my chief source of relaxation and contemplation. As though not writing down my thoughts would end up bursting my balloon of patience! If writing doesn't help me to calm down, cookies I got from my neighbors for St Patrick's Day will. The first major change that I have been going thr...

golden flecks of treasure, bits of sunshine brought home from April morning by the dewy grass where the stream running by soft beds, the misty air, and twirling cedars cheer for a bountiful catch – all worth for the backache. a run to Walmart in the mud rewarded with lofty mountains of salt ready to be drizzled onto the latticed layers of exhausted aquatic residents crisscrossing between the waters of the Atlantic now find a good rest into a capsule, this crystalline glass vase nestled under the pantry. silvery eyes linger at the steaming dishes from the kitchen, where Mom is slicing red chili pepper and drying them under the very sun, half the country away. while Olympics athletes yearn to change bronze into silver I crave to see the vase changing its shade, from silver to bronze. plump layers withering with hypertonic cells, an osmosis of seconds or probably patience seeping in. Did three years pass? Alas! the specks of amber-colored goodness flowing down the cheesecloth, leave behin...