Meditative Prose
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Photo by rosefirerising
Things are changing. I got tired of this website and wanted something different. So I designed a new one, with a new name, lots of colors, comments, tags, and all the bells & whistles. I agonized over it, and spent long nights making it look just right. Then one morning I woke up and thought “This is all wrong!” I was throwing the baby out with the bathwater. So I gave this journal a fresh design rather than creating a whole new website (check it out if you’re reading this in your email or feed reader) and now I feel good about it again. If you’re using a modern browser, the site should use a nice font called Gentium; otherwise, you’ll see the ever-lovely Georgia.
Now for something completely different: We’re moving to Iowa! Sarah applied to twelve MFA programs, and after all the stress and tears and worry, she got into almost all of them. Iowa State’s program is a three-year MFA in Creative Writing & Environment. In exchange for teaching a few composition classes, her tuition is covered and she gets a stipend for living expenses. The cost of living in Ames is incredibly low compared to Burlington. We are looking at two-bedroom apartments for about $300 less per month than we are currently paying for our one-bedroom! Unbelievable.
A year ago, I never would have guessed that we’d be moving to Iowa. I’m not ashamed to admit that I didn’t even know where Iowa was until Sarah got accepted and I checked a map. But now it seems like the obvious next-step for us. Of course we’re moving to Iowa. And when we get there, we’re getting a cat!
