my current coordinates

listening: iris dement's infamous angel. iris lays down tracks that are somehow overwhelmingly sentimental, yet still insightful. thank you, iris for providing more proof that you can take the boy out of oklahoma, but...

reading: john irving's a widow for one year. irving creates characters with such depth that you cannot help but be intrigued by their lives. his characters are both sinners and saints, capable of unmentionable sin as well as a willingness to forgive. i can only hope that i value the complexity of those in my community in the same way that he values the stories of his fictitious creations. i also relish the slight hint of buechner that i detect in his work.

thinking: about carving out time to finish irving's novel and the possibility that the cards peaked at the wrong time. also questioning why i've put off visiting the dentist for so long. i am a rabid anti-dentite, but i'm even more averse to root canals.

wondering: when krista is going to start a blog.