http://katelingrande.edublogs.org Welcome to the Modern Den of Solipsism. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:29:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ghost homes haunt choppy waters as salt wears weathered shingles and frozen snow erodes the roads. They sit, insulated, on the porch, tea and time between them. http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2009/07/06/untitled/   It lived many lives.  At the jewelry store, my grandfather picked it out for my grandmother (she was dating someone else when they met, but Pop-Pop stole her away).  In 1943 they married.  In Brooklyn the family flourished as four completely different children filled their adult lives along with law ... http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2008/07/30/the-engagement-ring/  1986   “Writing is not an amusing occupation.  It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth.  It may be…absorbing…racking, relieving.  But amusing? Never!” –Edna Ferber   I was six years old when I got my first diary.  It was from G Willikers, the ultimate gift store for a girl between six and ... http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2008/07/21/on-self-torture/ Please comment on this entry with your ideas for our HVWP SI '08 shirts.  I will compile the sugestions and we will consider them next week. "Shut up and write!" http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2008/07/15/shirt-design-slogan/ This is the second SI I have been a part of and I am incredibly excited to spend the summer with such interesting and intelligent people.  I am lucky and anticipate an amazing summer. http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/si-08/ I returned home from work to empty the bathroom garbage, vacuum the futon the cats sleep on, wipe down the sinks, and begin cooking a midweek Thanksgiving dinner for a few friends.  Well, it was for a few friends originally, to kind of take the pressure off the whole holiday ... http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/thanksgiving/ If you see trash pick it up and throw it away.  How do people just walk by? http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2007/01/09/number-three-for-anyone/ I woke up with what felt like a boulder in my chest because I really thought I did it this time. I went into the bathroom and turned the light on hoping it would blind me into reality, but it only assaulted me into further confusion. After splashing water on ... http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2007/01/07/i-had-that-dream-again-last-night/ I love having good secrets. The ones that make my stomach flip every time I think about them because I know I am not supposed to talk about them. It's a nice contrast to the nauseating "your father will disown you if he finds out" secret. http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2007/01/07/secrets/ I know that during the winter soups are fun to make.  I usually end up making a vat of it.  Contact a local church group or non-denominational organization, buy some cups to store the extra soup in, and drop it off so they can freeze it and have a stock ... http://katelingrande.edublogs.org/2007/01/07/number-two-for-self-proclaimed-world-class-chefs/