OotD: What were you afraid of when you were younger that seems silly to you now?
Submitted by wandie
I saw part of this movie on television at age seven, and had recurrent nightmares about it for long after.
Of course all of my other childhood fears continue to seem perfectly rational.
Fretting over:
- Having to interview bigwigs of public transit, and having to get up really early to do so
- Needing more sleep
- Thinking about parting
- Neglecting friends (who hopefully will understand)
- Finiteness of vacation days
Humming over:
- Acquiring 31 records in 5 days, with a few more acquisitions planned for today (Visiter by The Dodos is currently playing.)
- The man with five hyphens is staying a few more days. Bonus tracks!
- A real rain, with the possibility of thunder
There's lots more on the positive side, but I'd better get back to work now.
What is the one word that perfectly describes your day today?
submitted by [this is connie]
indulgent!
This post is for M-----l.
This painting is currently in the window of a gallery in my neighborhood, showing Monkey World (art by Matthew Porter) through the end of the month:
This photo is from a wacky yard art store in Half Moon Bay, California (close to where I saw those baby seals I couldn't get close enough to photograph):
This song is from Jonathan Coulter's Thing a Week Series:
Incidentally, on the off-chance you might wish to acquire any rubber stamps while you're here, this store is only a block or two from Easy Street Records: http://www.monkeyloverubberstamps.com/
I am not thrilled with:
- packing and unpacking
- going to the wrong airport* (I will never ever again feel smug when I see air travelers struggling to get it together at the check-in kiosk.)
- the distance and resulting cab fare between San Francisco International and San Jose airports
- feeling so behind on all kinds of things
- worrying (but that's just what I do)
I am thrilled with:
- seeing Mr. & Mrs. K at long last, plus Mrs. K's mom
- the adorable hat that Mrs. K's mom knit for me
- smelling the ocean air
- seeing baby seals
- walking among redwoods
- Lebanese, Japanese, and Korean meals
- the arrival next Tuesday of a certain five-hyphened Voxer (assuming restored ocular functionality)
- starting to get into Nellie McKay, who said guest and I will be seeing (again assuming restored ocular functionality) at Neumo's next week, and who it turns out is Mr. K's sister's neighbor who has shared Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. & Mrs. K's clan (including a sure-to-be-memorable discussion with Mrs. K's politically-conservative father, who happens to be one of my favorite people despite his political views) which seems like a good excuse to make introductions if she is one of those artists who greets her public after the show if we don't first spot her at one of the vegan restaurants on 15th. (Obviously I am formulating a stalking plan in the interest of gathering material for my long-overdue next "encounters with rockstars" post.)
- run-on sentences
*This, um, is not the first time I have gone to the wrong airport in a metropolitan area served by multiple airports.
I am off to visit Kathleen & Kevin tomorrow for 3.5 days. I am late on just about every aspect of preparation.
Before I finally start a-packin', here are some baby crows spotted during Sunday's picture-takin' stroll in Tacoma with the lovely Kitty, LaidOutInLavender and Lukadogwalker.
(Thank goodness I brought the zoom lens that I don't really know how to properly use.)
There are more pictures of crowlets, abandoned buildings, signs painted in old brick walls, the odd sticker, my companions, Pierce Transit buses, the underbelly of a highway vortex, etc. here.
It was such a pleasure spending the day with "the girls," exploring Lavender's city, and seeing what they saw through their photos.
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.
Falling asleep in the car while someone with whom I feel safe is at the wheel.
frowny face
- seemingly insatiable cravings for yet more music
- caffeine addiction creeping back up
- overcrowded dance classes
- the current state of my closet
- 2,000 miles
smiley face
- lots of new records
- feeling more energized at work again
- feeling slightly more self-confident
- fruit
- unlimited off-peak phone minutes
- Capitol Hill Block Party this Saturday
- photo stroll this Sunday with kitty and LaidOutInLavender and hopefully lukadogwalker, too (ad hoc Puget Sound-area Vox meet-up!)
- flying down to the Bay Area the following weekend for long overdue visit with Kathleen and Kevin
- August 12
- that sticker artist:
Show us the book you're reading right now.
Submitted by Strive2Be.
This is the one I've been carrying around and nibbling away at for the past couple of days:
But I'm in more of a picture-book mood this evening:
- Plant things you actually want to eat, or at least enjoy in bloom form (i.e., not borage).
- Plant things that your lazy nature will not prevent you from processing as needed to eat. If you avoid buying peas in the pod at the store because they have to be shelled, do not be fooled into thinking that growing them yourself will make them somehow easier to get to the table. They do have very pretty flowers, however.
- Do not plant the tomatoes under the giant monster borage.
- Plant more strawberries, tomatoes, and basil.
- Do not plant things that will grow into behemoth prickly bushes (e.g., borage).
- It will be okay to remove perennials left over from the previous P-patcher (e.g., the overzealous lemon balm, which incidentally should not be added to salads). The Johnny Jump-Ups can stay, though.
- Don't bother planting catnip for it will be devoured by the next day.
- Pick the strawberries before the slugs get to them.
- If you cut the borage, it will bleed.
