Urbana Poetry Slam

I've started attending the Urbana Poetry Slam events on Tuesday nights at Bar 82 in the East Village. Wipe that sneer off your face and shake that image of the black turtle neck and beret nonsense, these guys are brilliant poets and guaranteed to send chills down your spine (and admittedly to get you snapping). Do yourself a favor and listen to Thuli Zuma, Jared Singer, and Todd Anderson, who I may have fallen a little bit in love with when he performed "Middle C."

Last night started out with a reading by the famous Patricia Smith! She was amazing, not to mention adorable.

Coffee + Camus

Here is a quick dose of accumulated randomness via instagram. Perhaps a more detailed update about my life tomorrow, if time permits. All I can think about at the moment is how much my feet hurt. Pretty sure I've walked at least five miles so far today. Emphasis on the "so far."

New crafts supplies! Stones that my friend Brian and his grandfather polished.

Coffee & Camus at The Smile in the East Village.

My clumsy boyfriend's shin.

My messy craft table and some sneak peaks of new shop items (!)

My Swedish horse chilling on my mantle.