June 29, 2009

Like a watermelon falling off the back of a truck

I’m fairly trembling with energy.

My tiny chihuahua-sized cold isn’t stopping me.  

The weekend before I got my chihuahua sized cold, I had no energy. I languished by the TV watching the Food Network all weekend. “Such amazing people. They cook. Why does my face feel like it’s melting off?” 

This week I am my own HGTV/Food Network star.

Lots of scrubbing, sometimes with my newly acquired Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I like bald men.

Lots of pile making. Weeding. Whittling.  Stacking. Straightening. Storing.

New piles in new locations.

Making omelets and chicken and biscuits. Baking cakes with rosewater flavoring. Copying recipes. Grinding coffee beans.

Would this [ugly] $10 metal shelf  be tolerable if I painted it  pink and hung it in the bathroom? No, it would actually be cute. Note how tight the screws are. This shelf is sturdy. You can put things on it.

Planning projects…and I could do this and this and this. I just need more tools.

Putting dvds in alphabetical order. Rearranging Dave Matthews Band cds so they are in order of release date. (I realize this borders on abnormal but I’m just going with it.)

Closing files at work. They’re not even my files , but just look at all the room I’ve made. Praise please. 

Pulling weeds. Sharpening pencils. No task too small.

I like being like this. This making chaos out of order and order out of chaos.

Finishing books and closing them shut with a satisfying snap.

June 26, 2009

VOTE FOR BLACK SKEPTIK

*HE WON

Vote for Black Skeptik in MTV’s Best Freshman Video.

http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/nominees-062209/

He’s a cool guy and super clever wordsmith.

June 11, 2009

It’s definitely hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk day

It’s bloody hot and my brain’s melting. Sometimes I feel dizzy. Before too long I’ll be reduced to a puddle of steaming sweat. Picture the wicked witch of the west after Dorothy threw the bucket of water on her. That’s what I’ll look like. Except I’m not wearing black obviously. Who wears black when it’s hot?

To commemorate It’s Definitely Hot Enough to Fry an Egg  or my Brains on the Sidewalk Day – more pysanky made in 2009 – before my brains started leaking.

eggs

June 6, 2009

Lover, you should’ve come over

I’ve met someone.

before our date
He’s quiet, thoughtful and down to earth.

He enjoys gardening and evenings at home.

He’s cheerful and a good listener.

We’re planning an October wedding.