This afternoon feels so Damien Rice-y.

smoky mountains!

O Holy Spirit,
We pleadingly would
that you would
beso thick
on this campus today
as its morning fog.

Bind us to you as you wish and will;
Kiss us with your midst.

with His grace
i can glorify God
with my words

drywall fall

a couple days ago, someone cleared a small part of the the ground of the woods near our athletic field,
piled it in a heap
and burned it.

as a result, our
campus has smelled like
camping
the past couple of days.

this morning, window open
it felt like camping.
it smelled and felt; I smelled and felt
cool-chilly.
and warm in the blankets.

for fun, I put my hand to the wall
like when you
wake up
pressed up
against the side of your outside living huddle
and it too felt damp, (in a more dry way.)

october, octopus, octagon

the month, the necklace on the Philippino woman at her carry out restaurant, one of the three favorite shapes of the four year old sweet spirit I got to babysit Friday night.
A markedly sensational intro to this first officially fall-felt month.

Yesterday evening, my roommate Charity and I decided to travel our way to downtown Knoxville in order to order from Philippine Connection, on the city's far NE side. We shared a small veggie 'adobo,' served by a woman who seemed as familiar with hardening and her cultural heritage as she was with the city-culture around her. She wore a tight-fancy textile shirt and gold jewelry; the thick, flat, broad kind on which some people slip charms. Hers was an octopus, wrappped around with an appearance of holding on, looking strong and intimidating, and maybe a little tired.

Char and I left, carrying out with our meal a sccent that filled the car with a residual having-just-spent-ten-minutes-taking-in-everything-about-the-take-out-shack waft.

From there, we proceded to Old City and parked at Barley's. She split the carry out box in two; lid and bottom, such that we'd each have something from which to eat. Smart girl! Though it may or may not have been healthful, our meal made for pal-enty between the two of us, menu price 3.25 (cheap eatin!)

In an effort to help her make closer acquaintance with Knoxville, we headed to Java for coffee and some studyin, where we got a brief, one-spaced-out-cup, bold taste of both. We also had a couple cookies, zip-locked and waiting to enrich our study time.
Big and chocolate chip and walnutty,
some of the batch of
my payment for babysitting :).

note to self

there's no shame in using the thesaurus if you've got it.
articulation is always valuable,
just speak judiciously.
Weigh
and measure
to
exact your treasure.

fellow students

I long for us to long for the best in each other,
to live and love and celebrate as brothers and sisters.

Much love.