alee_grrl | Made it to Virginia :)

Broke my drive into three days, so that I had to drive no more than four hours each day. First day I stayed overnight at a friend's house, which was very nice. Second day I crashed at a motel in a smaller town. Got in early enough to hunt down a local movie theater and go see the new Star Trek film, which was fun. Was delighted to find a Japanese restaurant as well and treated myself to sashimi for dinner. Got to sleep in too, since the last leg of my trip was only a couple of hours. Made it to Virginia yesterday afternoon and am settling in nicely. Am probably just going to relax and chill out today.

In other news,

poetree is officially off hiatus! We're kicking off our return with a multi-hosted week celebrating the poetry of Dr. Seuss. I will be doing a post Thursday on graduation rituals and Dr. Seuss's poetry. There are still two open days (Tuesday and Thursday)! So if you are interested in doing a post, head on over to the sign-up post and say which day you would like in the comments. Posts do not need to be long, nor particularly academic. You could write about a specific poem/book of Dr. Seuss, or you could write a general post on how his work inspired you in some way. You could do a complement post where you discuss a work you created (art, poem, etc) in response to a Dr. Seuss poem. You could share a sound recording of your favorite poem. There are loads of things you can do!

Even if you don't have the time, energy, or ideas to do a post, please check out the other posts as they go up. There will be lots of opportunities to participate via the comments.