Attending lectures is really enjoyable to me. This past spring I took two Spanish classes -- Advanced Composition and Conversation III and Poetic Images of the Hispanic World. Both courses dazzled me but I especially enjoyed the poetry course. My instructor, José Delgado-Casta is perhaps the best teacher I have ever had. I think I also worked nearly as hard or harder in that class than I ever have worked in a Spanish course. We covered a broad range of materials -- beginning with the medieval peninsular writers and slowly following the course of expansion to South and Central America and further to the Antilles poets like Guillén. My favorite poet was Federico García Lorca for sure.
The spring went by very fast like a steep water slide ride at a water park. Here are some of the memories:
*****The Avett Brothers at Nelsonville Music Festival*****
Nostra Nova played its last show at the Nelsonville Music Festival on May 18th. One of the headliners for the festival and for that night were the Avett Brothers. Truthfully, I was not impressed a whole lot by what they were doing musically. It seemed a little grandiose but to their defense they had great energy behind their stage presence. And they were all very handsome, too.
*****We are Here and Glad first meeting @ China Panda -- Sushi!*****
I don't know if I can talk about our secret club too much but this was our first meeting. Our club is called We are Here and Glad (up to reconsideration). It primarily consists of Caitlin, Me, and Larry but Jamie was at this dinner and so was Julia.
*****Matthew Emmons*****
Matt is a good friend of mine and he composes wondrous waves (as in sine, saw tooth, square etc.) and sometimes plays them for Us All. I love you Matt.
*****Morky Magic*****
She looks like a pirate trying to steal some treasure.
*****Rem and Amanda in front of their house*****
Great news for Adam and Amanda Remnant -- they are buying 3 Ring Street! They made an offer to the current owner (who had just bought the house) and it has all panned out. They close on the house on July 30th. The house itself, I think, is one of the most interesting houses in all of Athens. It has so much character, whether in plain daylight or in the dark shadows at night. I remember Rem listening to Bonnie "Prince" Billy's song
A Knight at Night one morning at home -- the lyrics
this is how I start another day in my kingdom
always stood out when I think of Rem and Amanda and this house. I am so happy for them and I am lucky to have such great friends and even (technically) landlords.
*****The salmon, tornado warning, and twilight sky*****
Weird Spring weather.
*****Morki*****
I took this a couple days after school was over and before I left for the summer. It was somewhat of a candid shot in my car. She is so beautiful!
*****House*****
Another shot of 3 Ring Street.
*****James*****
Jamie is probably my best friend in the world. We communicate in our own wavelength -- perhaps the wavelength between green and blue. It is not indigo, however,...there is just no way that it is indigo. Jamie has written some songs that speak to me. One day, when he records these songs, look out for the one's called
Blue Skies or
American Chesnutt Tree.
*****Caitlin*****
This was immediately before the winking shot (from above).
East Wing...
