For a minute there, I lost myself

More Dior, For Shore


Derek's in Little Rock! Mon protege! I'm so lucky.

On an unlucky note, my arms are covered in poison ivy. The downside to sleeping in the weeds.

Hubs loved his Valentine's bonsai. My unfortunate itchiness has put a damper on our lately lusty moods. Hopefully it'll be over soon. I'm ready to get back to it!

Radiohead dates came out. We're looking at Dallas, possibly Chicago. Soy de Chi-cago. I'm ready to see Katie and Lovell too, so maybe I need to see if there are any St Louis dates.

Bathroom work this weekend and then Oaklawn next weekend! woo!

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As would have it, this so figures:

Mercury is retrograde in Aquarius until the 18th. Retrograde Mercury signals communication and connectivity problems, mistakes, malfunctions, mix-ups and misinformation, schedule changes, and heavy traffic.

This month’s Eclipses are part of the 10 North series, or “family” of Eclipses. In this series, “there is a very strong emphasis on communication and, at the same time, frustrating or inhibiting events may come into [our lives] via news, paperwork, or a young person. The person may feel tired and drained, and this is therefore a good time to take things quietly and work through the difficulties one at a time.” (Bernadette Brady)

blame it on the blackstar

I completely forgot to thank my Hubs, best Hubs of all Hubs, for indulging in my rock-n-roll chicken tendencies. Grubby Hubby, my Valentine's present was the best of all.



Rock N' Roll Rooster Mang! A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-A-L-L-I-O-N, mang!

My name is mud

So much going on.

First, meet Mazie Lulu, our new piggie puppery. She's such an adorable chunk. God, my heart just goes out every time I look at her.



She and Wilbur adore one another and play lossa tugawar.

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Secondly, bath renovation is coming along rather smoothly, believe that. I'm using this idea of a spa to get me through. Our own personal spa where I can grow an orchid or some frangiapani and it's all tiled with espresso dark wood. So here's some frangiapani to help you know what I mean:


I'm looking at paint colors now and I really like that clean, light sunny yellow. I don't know what Chris will think. Amarillo Claro. There's my Spanish for the day.
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Busy at work. Busy in the yard. It's cold and raining like crazy and I hope it doesn't wash all my good new dirt away but then it makes it a whole lot easier for me to plant my Xanadu.

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New REM album, I'm curious about you.

Then there's your policy of trancing, the sauce without the blame

Down the Primrose Path, 2003



I'm playing the waiting game at work. Ho hum.
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We have a name for the cartoon! Gomers a Go-Go. It's coming along, just don't ask for stills.
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Thanks to my loverly friend Sam Rex, and his co-authored site MW Capacity, I've discovered another new favorite artist that I had to share.

Victoria Reynolds, (link is to a gallery showing), is about as cache au courant as it gets in my opinion. It might be delightfully off-putting to revel in your love of meat in this day and age but it is still tacky, and whatever she's saying about society at large here, or not, it's still enjoyable.

Here's some of my favorites (and obviously my favorite above):



Flight of the Reindeer, 2003



Lickety Split, 2003

Taking it to the streets

DAMN! Tornadoes blew us away last night. I'm so glad I got my sunflower bed all done before the winds of change blew in. I feel really bad for those whose houses blew away. And I guess it was still acting up on the east coast this morning. Take heart people.

I ended up voting Obama. I hope that works out. SHEESH! I was so close to voting the I don't care as long as it's a democrat slot. That probably would have made me feel better. Anyway Hillary took Arkansas which honestly kinda surprised me.

Fanny and I are starting to plan Bdog and Collins's baby shower which excites me. She's getting the guest list and invites all done up. I'm working on the menu. Even though it's hard work and stressful, I love cooking party food. Martha Stewart always has the best ideas that I can rip from and make my own.

Arkansas Farm Bureau had a bomb threat this morning. Like, really?

GO VOTE

I am so split right now between Hillary and Obama. My heart wants Obama but my mind wants the Hill. Hmmm.

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Update: every quiz I take says I should vote for Obama.

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I see such goods and things I don't agree with in both.

hmmmm....

when there can be no winners

More Dior. My love.





Each betrayal begins with trust
Every man return to dust.
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Shekina, now I understand.

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I'm trying not to dream of Spring, but when I wake at dawn, it comes so early now, and I've sweated out a fever in dreams of peaceful dreams (I shouldn't be so dreamy), I can slide past the winds, the remnants of cold rain. I can feel the dirt between my fingers, crammed into my nail beds. I can feel the thorns of my roses; the cedar splinters I smell still hours later. Mars has moved out of retrograde. It is time I shed my cloak of awkward dreams. It is time I be myself and lose the bitter anxiety I've been so steeped in.