puh-LEEZ!

this is just too effin much. apple is cool and stuff, but this is ridiculous. thanks to kn0w1 for sending a little righteous indignation my way. now all i need is a little techno and i'll be done with my work before noon.

A good time was had by all

I listenined to Four Bitchin' Babes while i got ready for the party. I swear they are one of my favorite bands, and yes, i'm such a dork that i was actually laughing out loud at them, with no one else in the house.

I’m still waiting on the pictures from kn0w1, but the Dragon party was a ball. He was tired around the time it all started, and there we were, eating fruit and minestrone soup and talking about how beautiful a day it was. By the time we all walked down to Pop’s for iced cream, I thought Dragon might fall asleep right there in his Birthday Banana Split.

Hits of the day were the laser tag set (we now are under orders to clear out the basement and turn it into a laser tag theatre) and the iPod with batman skin. Dragon is looking forward to being able to listen to everything from Charlotte’s Web to Lord of the Rings without bothering anyone.

Artsie brought butterflies to the pot luck portion of the party, and this morning I woke up to a bird on the pillow next to me. She and I really need to have a talk.

introvert's day

the rain and grey are just what i needed today. i'm finishing up at work and it hit me that in two weeks i'll be leaving for the beach, and i'm ever-so looking forward to it. Dragon's birthday is this weekend, and while i'm not in a particularly partysome mood, i know it will be a wonderful celebration indeed.

i have been talking with my grandmother extensively lately, and last night she was in my dreams, talking and smoking and laughing with me at the dining table in her house, the table that has been donated long ago, and the house that none of us owns anymore, but it still my closest approximation of a hometown. it was a heartfelt homecoming, and at one point i woke up with tears of friendship and relief on my face, right around the time of the thunderstorm.

by the time i woke up this morning, Little Nibs was wrapped around my hair, purring contentedly on my pillow and i went to work with pillows and sheets still marking my face, but a calm stillness in my soul that has been missing for too long.

happy friday.

country matters

Today i made a big honking presentation at work. Thank the gods it seemed to go well. In fact, it went so well that i was done around ten. (think good employment thoughts for me, since i haven't heard anything official yet, even though they are including me in the planning for office space.)

After work i changed out of professional mode and went for a drive in the country, listening to Natalie McMaster. i saw and felt some of the most beautiful, restorive moments i can ever remember, and as much as i love my neighborhood, it was hard to come home and stay. i ended up writing quite a bit, and even though i wa frustrated, i realized that the true beauty of my house is that it is a home.

cat update: Artsie has graduated from bringing in gifts of crickets and moved on to birds. i thought i had finally convinced her that she needed to eat outside (and not on the dining table!). Then i finished writing the above paragraph and realized there are feathers underneath the table. Somehow, i think she would be equally happy moving out to some place with a creek.

I think we all would.

Happy birthday Jaime!

Jaime is the big three-oh!

WIsh i were there to give you a rocking party, darlin.

recharged

what a fantastic weekend. i did what i wanted, when i wanted to do it, and there was an easy pace to reading(books one and two of The Bartimeus Trilogy), napping (frequently), thinking about the thesis (got some good notes, too) walking the neighborhood, visiting with kn0w1 and tree. tree helped me bathe the cats, and they now smell wonderfully fresh and have nearly forgiven me for putting them In The Water.

kn0w1 gave me a new song. It's techno and totally NSFW and i adore it. geeks are the best.

estrogen lunch

Lunch with Karen and Katrina was just perfect today. I found out that Katrina lives mere blocks from me, and we seem to get along even better than we first suspected.

The whole summer seems to be filled with wonderful moments, wonderful people and wonderful days.

The only thing i want for is rain.