http://www.proteanme.com everything changes and nothing stays the same Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:33:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.proteanme.com/?p=388 reading Originally uploaded by proteanme During my time off, I finally got a chance to tackle reading something more than the New Yorker and the New York review of Books. I finished off 3 books in a week, which felt great and gave me lots to think about. I'll list them ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=386 tram at top deck Originally uploaded by proteanme This is how I get to work at my new job. Trippy, huh? But seriously, I'll be riding my bike to the south water front and taking the tram up to and down from the OHSU campus everyday.Or at least that's the plan, ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=385 Yesterday I was lying in the hammock with RU and Phil, my cat, was lying under us, all stretched out flat like a pancake, which used to be my nickname for him.. With our combined weight the swing was resting only 3 or 4 inches above Phil and I said ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=384 The time in between my old job and my new job is winding down and I'm feeling a little wistful for it already, wishing I could have stretched it out a bit longer or at least long enough to spend a couple afternoons doing nothing but hanging out in the ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=383 Took the train down to Eugene this weekend to visit my sister. I think this is the first time I've made that trip on Amtrak in the summer and the whole ride was kind of magical. I could have filmed everything I saw outside the window on the way down there. It ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=382 I've been writing poems this summer and I wrote this for a friend who is falling in love. It's a rough draft, but it's so sunny and warm out that i don't care about the parts that don't work. This Is Going to Break My Heart, but Ain't it Grand She loves ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=381 CLAUSTROPHILIAby Alice FultonAUGUST 2, 2010 It’s just me throwing myself at you,romance as usual, us times us, not lust but moxibustion,a substance burning close to the body as possiblewithout risk of immolation. Nearness without contactcauses numbness. Analgesia. Pins and needles. As the snugnessof the surgeon’s glove causes hand fatigue. At least this procedurerequires no swag or goody ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=380 Upheaval. This time I bought it on myself. Switching jobs is an opportunity to trust in my resilience. That's what I've been saying to the me inside that gets caught up in predicting my future happiness or anxiousness based on leaving my old job and starting a new one. Even though ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=379 Today was my last day working at Rejuvenation. I rode in at 7:30am, like always, spent several hours finishing a tedious project, cleaned out the the crumbs and scraps of paper in my cube, ate some cookies and made a couple rounds of good-byes. I hit the lunch room at ... http://www.proteanme.com/?p=378