esprit de l'escalier: A little blurry

Definition

[es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."

A little blurry

This polaroid turned out a little blurry. I didn't mean it to, and would have taken another if it wasn't my last shot in the pack. But it's very fitting for my current state of being: blurry. School's out people. I just turned in my final paper. Thank god. I'm worn out and am so happy this quarter is done.

My brother has been in town (he actually just left this evening). While I don't enjoy sharing a bathroom with him, it's always fun to have him around. He collaborated in an art project with his old roommate from art school and some other friends, and there was a big show for it Saturday. (It even scored a write-up in the paper - including a mention of the brother!) It was a really cool video collaboration that was projected onto the windows of a building. About a hundred or so people were sitting on the sidewalk outside watching.

Anyhow, tomorrow I will be running around getting things together as I leave in the evening. Thanks for all of the book suggestions. I have tried to find some used copies and have come up short. I deeply miss the used book stores of Chicago. There are no good ones here. Boo. I will probably pick up one or two, though.

I don't know if I will be blogging while I'm in Europe. At this moment I'm leaning to no, as I think I'd like a break, but I'm currently exhausted and that might be factoring in to that. Ten to one, I'll want to write. Either way, I hope you all enjoy your June.