17 December 2001
finished and my thoughts
2:48 pm and i am donedonedone for the semester. hard to believe. had this turkish exam this am. the professor lost the exam. her husband delivered it an hour later; in the meanwhile, i was the lucky one to take an oraLexAm. urghl. but all ok.
turned in 55 books with emre's help. the librarians are busy discharging them as i speak.
writing from piedmont where emre's family live. grandparents from turkey are here too.
i am in the sunroom, watching a fat and orange cat climb a tree. up is always easy for cats. down. well. let me just say he looks a little uncomfortable.
looking how to climb higher? he is sititng on one branch, fuzzy orange with yellow eyes, probably looking for birds. looking directly at me.
there was cat yesterday in newark, that walked below our balcony. i meowed at it, he looked at me, turned away: i have no time for you!
am in piedmont, as i said. emre's grandparents brought a beautiful gold bracelet; emre's parents gave both emre and me leather jackets for the holidays/new years. man. and i am tired. and have been speaking turkish all afternoon, or at least nodding, smiling, and saying evetevetevetevet, anlamadim, anladim, anlamak istiyorum... really. i do want to understand.
the cat just jumped down onto the fence. he is young. i miss chester, my cat, orange and white rascal who looks pregnant with a chubby belly hanging down. but lean and (not mean) otherwise.
c'est tout for now.
dandlioneyes at 2:48 pm