similar but different, subtly

Wanting Sumptuous Heavens
by Robert Bly, November 5, 2007 (New Yorker)

No one grumbles among the oyster clans,
And lobsters play their bone guitars all summer.
Only we, with our opposable thumbs, want
Heaven to be, and God to come, again.
There is no end to our grumbling; we want
Comfortable earth and sumptuous Heaven.
But the heron standing on one leg in the bog
Drinks his dark rum all day, and is content.

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Coconut
By Sky Yang, October 2007 (AIV CrossCulture)

Come under me and delight in my shades,
Then like the setting sun of purple and pink,
Let the burns of your worries slowly fade.
Indulge in my flesh, it'll slide down your throat,
With sugary dew that's naturally white
Let my milk wrap you up in heaven's coat.
Your legs are weary from the winter sting -
So rest on my net in the breezy blue,
While my trunks hold the world still as you swing, swing, swing.

Forget those years that you once painfully cried
And surrender to my green lullaby,
That have adorned your houses that I've tied.
Layers of shell and I've got plenty of husk
Made to shield you as it suddenly pours.
Falling to the ground for being close to you I must,
Yet still you're not convinced that I've always been yours.


"somehow, sky delightfully compares God to a coconut."

doh

i was so excited to find out that the cedar/lee theater is showing a free screening of 'the darjeeling limited', the newest wes anderson movie. i can finally saw that i live in a city significant (?)/indie (?) enough to show screenings of independent films. alas, but a few hours later, i find out from ptwong that borders is not only showing a free screening, wes anderson and jason schwartzman are both attending and speaking together about the project. the thing is, i'll be in ann arbor at the time, but will be busy with staff training. arr!

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson (Director,Co-Writer, Producer)
Jason Schwartzman (Actor,Co-Writer)

Celebrate the release of Fox Searchlight film The Darjeeling Limited as Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman come to Borders to discuss the picture and meet with fans for Live at 01. The film has been critically acclaimed since it debuted at the New York Film Festival and you can be one of the first to hear about its creation behind the scenes as Wes and Jason make a rare and special appearance together to talk about this new project. Be part of this special Live at 01 filmed event. Due to limited time with the famed director and actor, a limited number of wristbands will be available. See store for updates.

daydream

when i was driving to arabica today (which just might be my favorite coffeeshop so far), the college radio station, in all its randomness, played the entire amelie/yann tiersen soundtrack.

i'm experiencing a craving for soul food. from detroit. yum.

cicadas, crickets, and other creatures

after dinner last night, i took a walk around the block to see what was in the neighborhood. my upstairs neighbor, julia, took a walk every evening and so i was inspired to do the same. she wrote about how walking a minute in each direction brings you to a completely different world. it's crazy! -- sometimes, cities can be so strange. we're right at the crossroads of the richer/poorer, the natural/the developed. i took a walk in the natural/rich direction today and found myself walking through a canopy of trees to the rhythmic chirping of crickets and cicadas, i think? we sleep with our windows open at night and that's usually what lulls me to sleep. it's a nice change from the observatory/geddes intersection in AA. i lived in two different apartment buildings on the same intersection my 3rd + 4th year of school... we were so close that when busses rested at the stoplight, the long wavelengths from the engines would rattle my windows. or, this last year, sarah and i would overhear conversations (and breakups) between carousing underclassmen.

that area was pretty heavily wooded, and the smell of the trees reminded me of when i attended a ymca camp when i was little. that was fun, but awkward. i remember hiking through the woods and playing running games in these random clearings. the camp counselors led us in horrible camp songs, and they mispronounced my last name because i was the only asian kid. anyway, the sounds + smells also reminded me of last summer, when i was TA for a bay ecology course at nerd camp. i learned how to identify fish found in brackish + fresh water, and some birds and insect larvae. it would be fun to be a birdwatcher. maybe i can pick up a new hobby?