idea (reimagined)

I have incredibly gifted friends that bless me all the time, and one of those blessings came a couple of months ago in the form of song as my good friend David turned one of my poems into music.

He writes on his website, Travels of Anodos:

I have some of my favorite poems up on my wall, poems from Hopkins and Eliot and the like, and one called "idea" by my friend Ben. One night in the dorm, I was sitting at the desk playing my guitar and looking at the poems, and I began putting a tune to "idea." This is what came out.

"idea"
words by me, music by David Scudder.

download recording here

Thanks again, David.

It's been real fun, harmon group

Today marks my last day spent in a cubicle here at the Harmon Group in downtown Nashville. It also means it is exactly one month until I fly to St. Thomas and boat over to St. Croix. I definitely won't miss sitting in front of a computer all day talking to jewelry retailers and manufacturers (although, some of them were very nice). But I will miss most of the people at the office (Ashley and Andrea, thank you for being so great to work with), and I will miss working downtown. My favorite part of each day was my walk around 4th Avenue, the Arcade, and Broadway after lunch. Nashville, I still hardly know you.

Also, I miss Knoxville. Sigh.

BUT, it's been a great four months. I definitely learned a lot. I learned how to be an account executive at a small marketing firm, I learned how to wake up early every morning (not really), and I learned that control, option, apple + 8 is a great way to disguise non-work related internetting.

So, as I head out of here for good, I leave everyone with a photo that we received from Sissy's Log Cabin, a jewelry retailer in Arkansas. This is Eric, one of the sales people at the store (cabin). This photo appeared in their catalog that was printed and mailed to thousands of people around Pine Bluff area. I feel ya Eric, I feel ya.

Click here for more...

AAA to teach 111

"I think of all the education that I missed.
But then my homework was never quite like this.
Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad,
I'm hot for teacher."

Ugh. Sorry for the Van Halen reference, but Audrey is now famous (not really) in UTK's online database, Circle Park Online! This is what students will see when they sign up for French 111, section 002 for the Spring 2009 semester (click to enlarge):


Check that out - already being waitlisted! Je voudrais ce professeur, s'il vous plait.

dogs part II: an official goodbye to huckleberry hound

sorry to beat a dead horse with the dog photos, but i wanted to throw out a few thank yous.

luke - thank you so much again for entrusting me with your hound. it will forever be a wonderful memory.

audrey - thank you for putting up with my obsession (and even partaking in it)

will and adam - thank you both for all your huckleberry love. and adam, i can't thank you enough for all the photos. here are a few (a lot) of my favorites....

my favorite video i watched all year

It barely beat out this one, but it wins.

It was made in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Baden, Germany.

dogs

They are one of my absolute favoritest parts of creation. Easy.
Here are some of the best photos from recent doggie times. Thanks to Amanda, Audrey, and Adam for taking them.

what's missing is by will oldham

what's missing is-
some kind of pillow
some loving willow
some care once denied
now dissolved inside

what's plenty is-
one god
six tongues
five breaths
four lungs

what's rhythm is-
plenty of things missing
steps taken, lips kissing
new harmony on an awesome scale
meat against meat
under sail