inspiration: ani difranco

Literal

when they said he could walk on water
what it sounds like to me

is he could float like a butterfly
and sting like a bee

literal people are scary, man
literal people scare me

out there trying to rid the world of its poetry

while getting it wrong fundamentally
down at the church of "look!
it says right here, see!"

-Ani Difranco

NOTE: I feel like if I lived in the time before the Bible was completely distorted by morons, I'd find it to be a beautiful book.

introductions are for the birds...

I've always wanted to be a bird.


My name is Bethany Crawford and I grew up and live in the lovely state of Kansas. I'm a "junior" in college, but I still have a couple years left. Obsessions: my camera, reading the classics, Ani Difranco, a brand-new blank notebook, Greek food, palindromes.

Some people can tell you exactly what to expect with their blog... I can't. It's called brain matter because it covers all the matters of my brain. I'm at a huge point in my life. I've made an exceptional amount of big changes in the last six months that have played out to make my life a thousand times better, and I'm still changing. My life is a work in progress and I'd like to be able to share it with all of you. Prepare yourself for photography, recipes, artwork, musings, prose, music and much more.

So as my carton of soy milk says: "Shake well and buy often." Come back soon!