effective

what have i been up to since the beginning of may?

this:



ah yes. this is a beautiful thing.

golden boys

my roommate started a very ambitious-looking garden when we moved in 4 months ago. in the past weeks, we've had an endless supply of these sweet little things for our breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. or, sometimes for our into mouth-popping, juicy burst of summer-feeling.

this whole growing food thing? i like!

similes

Two favourite comparisons drawn in books recently read.

The next morning I left the city in one of the blue vans that constantly circulate its streets, taking people to the airport like cells that remove free radicals from the blood.

from Grief, by Andrew Holleran (p. 150)

Hologram Boy saw God as more human than human, moving among subhuman beings like the weekly celebrity among the Muppets on The Muppet Show.

from The Accidental, by Ali Smith (p. 40)