Spring in Shanghai
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morgue_n It's spring here in Shanghai. The sky is baby blue, leaves and petals flutter on the warm breeze, and the air is emerald and gold. The splotchy ginko trees stretch across the stone gazebos and turtle ponds and purple flowers on my school's campus. Azure magpies dart from tree to tree, screeching and hoarse. They look pretty but hiss like cats. I can hear woodpigeons somewhere with their throaty hoots.
"Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky," Khalil Gibran said.
The kids hop awkwardly and are happier in general. They have a hard time focusing in this weather, but I don't blame them. I've switched from light jackets to just a T shirt and khakis as I teach.
I'm currently teaching mysticism in 10th grade. The text is The Alchemist, and we're reading it for our world voices unit. We talk about the mediterranean/north africa, and then mystic systems like sufism, buddhism, daoism, and kabbalah. I hit them with Rumi, zen koans, and Khalil Gibran poetry. Oh, and carl jung's deep end. I hit them with the collective human unconscious yesterday. today is archetypes and dream interpretation. To be honest, the book is so ezpz simple that I'm reaching for anything to supplement class time with.
I'm in a funk band now. I don't think I mentioned that. I'm one of two lead singers-- we basically do a lot of call and response for each song. We recently named the band Loose Booty after something a funk singer exclaimed in The Meter's song, "Kiss My Baby." It's also a funkadelic song, I believe.
I ordered satin black lounge wear for the shows. the robe is covered in golden Chinese dragons. I'm wearing a lush purple hand towel on my head (for the sweat and all), nice sunglasses to hide the fear, and a red Zhong Kui medallion that I'm SO pumped for.
Zhong Kui was this badass ghost bounty hunter. He's my favorite character in Chinese myth. The circular medallion is red resin? I think, and it's carved with his fearsome visage and 4 demons in the corners. It's funky as hell and it's a pretty nice apotropaic Chinese folk magic thing.
No news on Thailand. I'm still waiting for late April/early May to roll around before I start looking in earnest for a job.
Hey, how do I get better emotion mood icons? I hate these little boxes I have.
"Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky," Khalil Gibran said.
The kids hop awkwardly and are happier in general. They have a hard time focusing in this weather, but I don't blame them. I've switched from light jackets to just a T shirt and khakis as I teach.
I'm currently teaching mysticism in 10th grade. The text is The Alchemist, and we're reading it for our world voices unit. We talk about the mediterranean/north africa, and then mystic systems like sufism, buddhism, daoism, and kabbalah. I hit them with Rumi, zen koans, and Khalil Gibran poetry. Oh, and carl jung's deep end. I hit them with the collective human unconscious yesterday. today is archetypes and dream interpretation. To be honest, the book is so ezpz simple that I'm reaching for anything to supplement class time with.
I'm in a funk band now. I don't think I mentioned that. I'm one of two lead singers-- we basically do a lot of call and response for each song. We recently named the band Loose Booty after something a funk singer exclaimed in The Meter's song, "Kiss My Baby." It's also a funkadelic song, I believe.
I ordered satin black lounge wear for the shows. the robe is covered in golden Chinese dragons. I'm wearing a lush purple hand towel on my head (for the sweat and all), nice sunglasses to hide the fear, and a red Zhong Kui medallion that I'm SO pumped for.
Zhong Kui was this badass ghost bounty hunter. He's my favorite character in Chinese myth. The circular medallion is red resin? I think, and it's carved with his fearsome visage and 4 demons in the corners. It's funky as hell and it's a pretty nice apotropaic Chinese folk magic thing.
No news on Thailand. I'm still waiting for late April/early May to roll around before I start looking in earnest for a job.
Hey, how do I get better emotion mood icons? I hate these little boxes I have.
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