tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686323.post6787215641179826299..comments2023-08-24T09:54:33.625-05:00Comments on Sojourner in the 21st Century: The Hem of Her GarmentAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08862537791913076190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686323.post-22141390865917547472007-09-10T16:49:00.000-05:002007-09-10T16:49:00.000-05:00to stay or not to staythat is now the questionI'm ...to stay or not to stay<BR/>that is now the question<BR/><BR/>I'm been a strong advocate of staying<BR/>If you are going to be a pain in the butt and complain and not help, then you can leave. But otherwise the city needs anyone that can stay and put up with it and help however they can.<BR/><BR/>however, I just got back from vacation in upstate new york<BR/>and<BR/>I feel that I could leave ...<BR/><BR/>how could that be???!! what happened? How can I possibly think of deserting my home, my city, my friends, my heart, my family, my past, my history, my future, my fun, my music, my WORLD??!!!<BR/><BR/>but it's happening.<BR/>in my head, I am preparing to leave.<BR/>art school calls<BR/>I had planned on aplying at the two schools here in NOLA<BR/>but I thought I might need to throw another one in the ring just in case<BR/>like Columbia, NY<BR/>or Guam<BR/>or Barcelona<BR/><BR/>but it was just a whim<BR/>not for REAL!!!<BR/><BR/>and then I met a guy<BR/>from Maine<BR/>MAINE!!! what the f??<BR/>you can't get much further.<BR/><BR/>Is it fate?<BR/>my path moving me?<BR/>egads.<BR/><BR/>In some ways I'm excited about the change and the journey, but mostly I feel guilty.<BR/>How can I tell my friends who I begged to stay that I am now leaving?<BR/><BR/>well, none of it has happened yet, so I guess I don't need to worry.<BR/><BR/>yet.<BR/><BR/>but it sure felt good to write that all down and get it out!<BR/><BR/>thanks alex - for your friendship, for your blog, for your insight and for sharing your journey so openly. I hear your pain a lot ... and I wish you could be spontaneously healed. But it's your journey.<BR/><BR/>peace, love and guilt free journey,<BR/>leslieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686323.post-45858864532099142072007-08-30T22:33:00.000-05:002007-08-30T22:33:00.000-05:00what the hell with "all" those vehicles bursting i...what the hell with "all" those vehicles bursting into flames?!?!? spontaneous vehicular combustion?! do u have any idea what caused the vehicle u were riding in to catch a-fire? can't help wondering, "under what circumstances is an automobile (that hasn't crashed into something) likely to catch on fire?" in any case, this is the first time i've seen/heard the details of ur getting to NOLA in chronological order. thank u for the post. lots to chew on. . .DrKvPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650581713774788505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686323.post-30168224523429942342007-08-30T22:24:00.000-05:002007-08-30T22:24:00.000-05:00Thank you for this beautiful post. As a small tok...Thank you for this beautiful post. As a small token of response, I offer this link to a Katrina entry on a UUSC blog which you might find pleasing. <BR/><BR/>http://www.uusc.org/blog/hotwire.html<BR/><BR/>xoxopallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144680735019234917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686323.post-21199943864077780692007-08-30T10:48:00.000-05:002007-08-30T10:48:00.000-05:00'Is it time to move on?" Such a powerful question....'Is it time to move on?" Such a powerful question. For myself, as one transitioning out of a current work position, there's so much to contemplate, including the possibility of relocating South, and to New Orleans in particular. On the one hand, I hear about the murder, muggings, broken infrastruction, mental illness, lack of heath care, housing, jobs, etc., and on the other hand I hear about the music, joie de vivre, food, culture, history, friendliness and rebirth, through organizations like the St. Bernard Project (www.stbernardproject.org).<BR/><BR/>I look forward to further blogs from you regarding your discernment on this question, given the extraordinary work you've done there over the past two years, your love for the city and your own sojourning soul.googalicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621681767129024742noreply@blogger.com