Jumping into a tsunami and birling down white water

It's the first week of spring, although you wouldn't know it in these parts after we got several inches of snow dumped on us a few days ago. But this weekend is going to be good. It's Saturday morning, Eastern Standard Time. There are dogs to walk, assignments to do, and apartments to hunt. There's breakfast to make, and something to read. (Poetry, for a change.) I'll get to all that shortly. First, there are some things to get through.

Set photos

I had a photo shoot on the weekend for my photography class. It was a lot of fun, and I was helped out big time by friends and co-workers. Little did I know, one of the subjects was taking set photos on her phone and tweeting them the whole time. I've always been the one taking pictures of what's going on, not the other way around. So it was really cool to see these. (Images courtesy of @CalamityJennnnn.)

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Nuclear meltdowns, war photography, aesthetics, and more: The week in review

Spring is in the air in this corner of the world. This week has been filled with reminders that it's getting close to the season for strawberry rhubarb pie, probably the best pie in the history of pies. Let the others eat cake. I'll have a slice of pie instead.

Anyway, things gleaned from this past week are featured below the cut.

Listen to this

Because.

Japan, International Women's Day, Firefly, Smashing Pumpkins, and more.

It's been a hell of a week. It was physically and emotionally draining, and that was before yesterday's news about the earthquakes in Japan. Continue reading for a roundup of the last few days, and a bit about Billy Corgan speaking to my soul again.

Remembering to breathe, and watching lots of videos

There is a lot to get to here. This post is all over the place emotionally and pop culturally. It was that kind of a week.

Let us proceed.