tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413429.post5617791152221157682..comments2008-09-05T08:51:29.483-07:00Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16829163934517012427noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413429.post-46557153383029485132008-08-01T08:43:00.000-07:002008-08-01T08:43:00.000-07:00Hi.<BR/>I got to your page from Kamau's site. <BR/><BR/>You sound like someone I'd like to have a conversation with. But since I don't actually know you, I'll resort to an interweb monologue instead. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, being an adult meant finally getting to a point of doing what I wanted to do and love doing for a living (teaching literature at a high school) and living independently. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm there, exactly where I hoped to be when I fantasized about growing up when I was a 17-year-old. Now what? <BR/><BR/>Now, I am prone to stressing out about getting grading and course reports done. I have to consciously resurrect my 17-year-old self and sustain her vivacity. Reading <I>The Little Prince </I>a couple of months ago helped (I recommend it, based on what you've written here). Traveling every chance I get, especially traveling abroad by myself help immensely. Getting a real camera (an "adult" camera...ha, the irony...) with a super zoom lens has also helped me think and perceive the world like a kid, paying attention to details and what I call haiku moments in the everyday, the beauty in the mundane, the extraordinary in the ordinary. <BR/><BR/>I got shit loads more to say, but to minimize the awkwardness factor here (because I don't assume others are as comfortable talking to strangers as I), I'll just give you this: Pelagic.blogspot.com and "Pelagic" on Myspace as well. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing. You gave me plenty to think about, and I love the fodder. <BR/><BR/><BR/>:: tk :::: tk ::http://www.blogger.com/profile/17202122368260094843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413429.post-59308202429250703572008-07-25T18:52:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:52:00.000-07:00Good luck on your continuing journey from "What if" to "What is"Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675949045583477351noreply@blogger.com