Roman Tamil

My teacher, ST, wanted me to memorize this kural I had never heard before.

And I repeatedly kept messing up on the archaic word "aagula" until I used "like Caligula" as a mnemonic. It worked.

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Still July

TFW you feel summer slipping away and/because so many items remain on the big list of things to do this summer...

I have to pause, breathe, and remind myself--that technically at least--it's still July.

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Walk Talks

I'd been looking forward to walking with L again yesterday, but we had rain and so I demurred.

I said: Let's take a literal rain check tomorrow.

She said: Do you have a raincoat?

When we met today, there was so much to share and so much of it about disaster.

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"I was teaching the names [of plants] and ignoring their songs.”

Just the most uplifting, poetic On Being with Robin Wall Kimmerer yesterday.



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Reunited

...but not really.

By the time the "pet resort" opened for pickups,

Nu and Big A had already left for Ecocamp...

And At was at work at the Abdul office until late.

"Where's everyone?" They asked.

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Lovenotes

to secrete into Nu's backpack--

she'll be gone for a whole week.

And I know I'll miss her so; and

I know she'll have so much fun.

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From N and R's Wedding