swing low, low, and carry me home

[harborshore]

I don't like the darkness this time of year (it's dark by 4 pm), but I do like the clear, cold nights and the stars and the moon. I took a walk the other evening, and right when Brendon Urie started singing "Hey moon, please forget to fall down," I looked up to see the moon, just a tiny sliver, settling in on the horizon. It's easy to be someone who romanticizes moments when things like that happen.

Today I randomly met a retired professor on the bus. She told me about her new book on child language acquisition (she's 79, good goddamn) and we both agreed that the very high-powered gentlemen who wrote the editorial on holding off on second-language classes for children until they turn 13 were perhaps "talking about something they weren't very well-versed in", as she put it. She was awesome and I kind of want to be her when I grow up.

Lastly, hey, tell me things? I'd do that fanfiction one, except I sort of do that when I post and ask for ficlet prompts (the next one will be in December), so anon meme it is. ♥

【ANOTHER ANON MEME】

Comments

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

Earlier today I watched the moon rise from the third floor of my office building. Winter always puts me out of sorts like that. Also, this won't make any sense, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I was just saying the other day how much I miss that song, and now I have this lovely image of you listening to it and looking up at the sky, and that makes me happy. Thank you. ♥

[kickingrad.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a really lovely walk, romantic moment and all. I was once crossing a bridge in a rainstorm and listening to music, and I remember the sky was darkdarkdark with clouds and the river was this insane acid green shade in the stormlight and the bridge was yellow-painted wrought iron, and Northern Downpour came on and it fitted perfectly.

I was going to say it anon, but then I thought, hey, why not just say it? So: I feel like I've known you for much longer than I have because you're awesome and welcoming and thoughtful and I really enjoy reading what you have to say and your point of view on things, and I hope we get to know each other a lot better.

♥