remember

mamie

the summer after my freshman year of college, i lived with my boyfriend's grandmother, mamie. i loved her. she was nice company, and was very sweet to me. i had a bright room, in the back of her house, and when i opened the windows, it smelled of flowers.

[written 9 july; posted 10 july]

banking hours

during university, i spent a couple of summers in wichita, kansas, working at a bank. the first summer i was in the mail room and then, the next summer, in bookkeeping. i worked with interesting people who treated me well, but the rush with which the employees left the bank at 5pm each night helped me realize how important a challenging job is and made me appreciate my college education.