Pictures

I can't seem to post all the pictures I want to here, so if you'd like to see Duquesne, my trip to Florida, and the new hockey arena, click here:
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Degrees of Separation

If you're interested in purchasing my new chapbook, Degrees of Separation, for ten dollars, please let me know, and I'll be happy to send off a signed first edition right away!

In Memoriam

On Memorial Day Mom and I went to the Allegheny Cemetery, which is an amazing place in Pittsburgh. Older than much of the city itself, Pittsburgh literally grew up around it. I hadn't downloaded the pictures yet, but here they are. My grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother and others are buried at this historical site.  Also, you can find the graves of prominent Pittsburghers like the Heinz family, the Nevilles, Stephen Foster, etc.

Catching Up

The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur, so let me just give you the highlights.
I decided I really needed to get away, so I jumped in my parents' car (better gas mileage) and headed to Colrain, Massachusetts for a poetry manuscript conference, where I met some fantastic people and new friends! The pictures here are from that trip and the amazing "Round House" we stayed in. The great news here is that when I returned home, I sent out a chapbook manuscript, which will be published in the next few months from Pudding House Press.

Book Recommendation

Ok, I found a fantastic book this week. It's called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day. Basically, the idea is that you spend five minutes mixing up dough, and you can keep this for about two weeks in the refrigerator. I mixed my first bread dough yesterday, and I made the first loaf tonight. It was awesome!

Final Regular Season Game at Mellon Arena

I can't even put into words how amazing the Penguins' 7-3 win over the Islanders was last Thursday night. This was the final regular season game at Mellon Arena, and I attended with my dad. The best thing I can do is post the pictures.

State of Emergency

Oh how I hate shoveling! And boy does Kaya hate the snow. The Jeep is good...but not this good!

Self Portraits

I never have any pictures of myself. I spent some time tonight playing with my new camera, and this is what I came up with. What do you think? Are any of them decent enough to share with some places I need pictures for my writing, etc.?

Fresh Start

If you don't now it by now, you should. I'm starting over again. Is starting over really the right word? Probably not. I'll always be a bit tattered from my experiences over the last year, but just as much as I like to clean out the refrigerator or clean out the old clothes from my closet, it's good to clean out the blog and the liars from my life. Keep your fingers crossed that there are tons of great new things for me to post here soon!

My mom passed on an interesting prayer to me this week, and maybe I'll start with that. Even if you ignore religion, it's quite interesting to think that the two worst things that can happen to a woman is to have her man "lie" or "die."

Dear St. Anne, send me a man. If he lies or if he dies, please, Mary's Mother, send me another.