As noted in the header (created by my mom-thanks!), these are notes on a musical, poetic and ordinary life. I have all of these things in various degrees every day.
For the musical part: I am lucky enough to live with an amazing musician (Han*) and our lives are populated by some incredibly creative artists (singers, guitarists, drummers, writers, and everything in between). I host a house concert series called Meeting Grace and I help manage the bands that Han is in as well as help him with scheduling his recording studio. Yeah, music is always present in the house.
For the poetic part: I am a poet. In my younger days I was quite prolific and produced a lot of work. But then other things took over and reduced my ability (and sometimes desire) to write as often as I did. But I feel I’m slowly coming back to it.
For the ordinary (but still essential) part: My family is a constant in my life and I am so grateful to them for everything. As I mentioned, I live with my love, Han, and his daughter (DK**) lives with us half of the week. With that comes all the “ordinary” stuff like dinners, television, summer camp, and a bunch of other sweet and/or sour moments.
I live in San Diego, work with words for a living and always try to keep a song in my heart.
*Han is the name he requested I use when referring to him on this blog. For those who know him, you will appreciate the reference. He wanted me to go ahead and refer to everyone in my life through Star Wars names but I declined.
**DK is the name she requested I use when referring to her. She’s adorable.
31 July 2007 at 9:54 am
hi lizzie ~ i just found you. looking forward to reading about your beautiful musical and poetic life. xoxo
22 August 2007 at 12:53 pm
some things i have learned while reading yer blog: both our significant others were out of town at the same time and we both chose to fill the time the same way- catching up with the self (but still wishing i’d have called you at least one of those days); that it’ll soon be 10 years since “the best of joe’s”; that your new poems are still as achingly beautiful as the ones I love from the past, and how i also love that they still reference music & driving & larger than life landscapes so often; that we’re both feeling nostalgia for the scene that was and could be again if we all dream it often enough; and that it’s my 20th summer here and how I have always thought that summer tastes like a palapas fish taco at the del mar fair but since I’ve never had an orange cream-sicle shake.. do I really know summer after all? i love you, miss you and will read you more often now that I have discovered this poetic space, xoxo
28 November 2007 at 3:12 pm
nice to meet you, neighbor! my roommates and i are going to start hosting open mics for our friends. maybe you’ll join the circle some week?