Quick note

[dampscribbler]

I'm changing the title of this journal.  I don't remember when I changed it to "Zen Mama," it's been a while.  Sometime last year I added the subtitle "crisis to crisis is no way to thrive."  I no longer have to remind myself of that second part, thank goodness.  I don't think ZenMama really suits right now, either.  The name change comes from a conversation I had with Natasha Trethewey tonight, in which we discussed the OED.  I've always wanted my own copy of the 24-volume enormous edition, and she had mentioned the OED several times in her talk this evening, so I asked her which edition she had.  She said that she owns the "compact" version, the enormous book with all twenty-odd volumes bound within one cover, but with print so small that a powerful magnifying glass is required to read it.  She said that she always felt like a detective with that huge magnifying glass, which struck me as a very joyful way to experience tiny print.  I told her that when I discovered the OED in my University library, way back when, I felt like I could live the rest of my days in its pages.  She said, "so you're a nerd like me," and I said "a word nerd, yes."  

The subtitle comes from something I was thinking earlier today or yesterday.  Beauty is worth working for.