two quotes

This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou wouldst wish thine own heart dry of blood
So in my veins red life might stream again,
And thou be conscience-calm’d—see here it is—
I hold it towards you.
~ John Keats

We're married now; we can't get rid of each other.
This is awesome!
~ my husband

Paulo Freire

Authentic thinking, thinking that is concerned about reality, does not take place in ivory tower isolation, but only in communication.
~
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Friere
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traveling is now possible

I now have a passport, and the picture looks horrible.
Oh well, I am now free to move around the world. *grin*

traveling

Today I am going to get started on my passport application materials. I've been increasingly hassled by friends about my passport less state. In my defense, I have never really needed one. No study abroad, no relatives in France/Thailand/Mexico, etc... (although I have been and lived throughout southern LA) = a passport not being a necessity. However my recent marriage has resulted in my husband and I talking about all the fun trips we want to take in the future, hence me now needing a passport.

In my browsing online today, I was nudged again when looking at this most fabulous academic travel opportunity. Now, I do have quite a lot of time before I could even think of applying to this academic month in Rome (one of the requirements for writers is a sample of a published book), but it's fun to anticipate, even so far in advance.

More realistically the passport will be used for a quick vacation. Panama anyone?