May 7th, 2009 by Kris
After 18 graduate hours down, another semester, two conferences, my first conference paper, Katie joining me up in Mass., and tons of other milestones for my life, it’s nice to sit back and just relax, reflecting on all that has happened.
On the last weekend in April, the weather went from 30 degrees to 85 degrees for a magical couple of days. Me and Katie capitalized on this and ran a 2 day random trip to the east coast of Massachusetts, to check out all of the hype around Cape Cod. The map below shows our roundabout route from Worcester to Plymouth, Sandwich, Provincetown, South Yarborough, New Bedford, Newport, Jamestown, Wickford, and back home.
To sum it up, it was amazing! Some pictures from the trip show the highlights! To view the full album, click here.
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February 15th, 2009 by Kris
At Green Hill Park a mile or so from my house, where the hills are more white than green.
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February 5th, 2009 by Kris
This is me walking the 1.5 block walk home from school for a good warm lunch. The sky dumped another foot of snow on me this past Tuesday. I slipped quite a few times this day, and I fully expect to eat it big on the ice one day… still waiting.
The snowfall has doubly exceeded the usual amount to welcome me in my first winter up here. It falls peacefully yet drains my soul of motivation. Must. Keep. Going.
Enjoy.
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February 3rd, 2009 by Kris
Some pictures from a cool experience in January when stumbling through Round Top, TX at a place called Festival Hill:
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February 3rd, 2009 by Kris
There’s a song that I listen to by Daniel Johnston called Don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
Whenever I listen to it, I am reminded of my grandfather, Jesus Gonzales, born 1908. It paraphrases something that he knew, something deep. It was to clear your mind of any toils or stress from the day that just passed you by. Jesus, or Apa, was married to Margarita Gonzales for many, many years, and he rubbed off on more people than I’ll ever know. He was one of the happiest men that I knew, in one of the happiest marriages I will ever know, ever.
He was a simple man who simply loved life. That feeling and mission I can certainly share with him. He told me to never go to bed angry, at anything. This is before computers, before we began to live in a life surrounded by computers and overwhelming days. He was never too busy for anybody, including you and me.
So I paraphrase him, as Apa wouldn’t mind, and say not to let the sun go down on your grievances. Sleep well, tell the one you love that you love them, and breathe in all the we have. Thanks Apa. I miss the days where I would go “fishing” and hunt for the raisins in my Quaker Oats oatmeal.
You knew exactly how to live life, and we all learned from you to pass it on and on.
Don’t let the sun go down own your grievances:
Don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
Respect love of the heart over lust of the flesh
Do yourself a favor: become your own savior
And don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
And when you wake up in the morning
You’ll have a brand new feeling
And you’ll find yourself healing
So don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
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