Thursday, November 6, 2008

Saying 'Obama' is like an entire song in my mouth, a holiday in my soul

sweet....

"Francis Nyamnjoh, a Cameroonian novelist and social scientist, said he saw Mr. Obama less as a black man than “as a successful negotiator of identity margins.”

I love negotiating identity margins! What a beautiful way to sum up the challenges going on right now.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

waaaatttteeeerrr


waaaatttteeeerrr
Originally uploaded by Alison J. L.

I went to Bend this weekend and hung out with these girls (Kate and Maggie), and also Amy C and Crystal and Beth and had an awesome time. I love oregon, why am i leaving again?