i'm hooked on the juice again....diet mtn dew....damn aspartame rash!

I many times thought peace had come
When peace was far away,
As wrecked men deem they sight the land
When far at sea they stay.

And struggle slacker, but to prove,
As hopelessly as I,
That many the fictitious shores
Before the harbor lie.

- Emily Dickinson

My friend Brian D. gave Thad and I tickets to an evening with David Sedaris.   Sarcastic, politically-incorrect, hilarious, and downright naughty.  It was great!  I love his short stories and articles.

The most hilarious thing of the night, though, was him reading from Our Dumb World, an atlas and commentary from those folks at the Onion... too

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Don't judge the hippies, I say.

Does it make sense to forgo modern conveniences to save Mother Earth?  Who am I to judge?  All I can say, is they put on a heck of a tour, are completely knowledgable about the science and engineering behind sustainable design, and are truly nice and friendly people.

This year's tour included a dodeca-yurt, a ( Read more... )

I have come to the realization that I have been hiding who I really am for a long time.  Maybe not hiding, but just not experiencing as much as I can because of some fear that it's out of my comfort zone.  Well, no more I say...

• I walked around Denver for a couple of days alone, going to museums, shops, buildings, etc
• I took my shoes off and walked ( Read more... )

I finally finished reading Tom Robbin's epic novel Jitterbug Perfume, recommended by my pal, Matt M.  First, thanks to Matt for the great read...Robbins truly is a superb writer:

• He renders characters so precisely and delicately that the reader can actually hear accents, feel their personality in their description and dialog, and know their ( Read more... )

OK.  This is not something you see everyday - well, I don't see this everyday, anyways...

I walked into the bathroom this morning and looked up on the medicine cabinet.... and much to my surprise, 2 labybugs were having sex.  One literally pumping and jirating on another.  CRAZY.  I had to grab my iphone and snap a shot...  you're welcome...

ah, ( Read more... )

is it really time to grow up?  do i really have to discard my hoodies and headbands?  does everyone think i'm really 17?  why is that so bad?  maybe i just have good skin.  i can't help it that it's smooth and not leathered by years of tanning and over-caked makeup, like others my age.  why is everyone so surprised to hear i'm in my 30s.  why does ( Read more... )

I was in Panera this morning, early, to get my coffee and my study on.  I tripped over one of their floor tiles while trying to carry my ARE studying guide and notebook and coffee and purse to a booth.  I didn't trip, as in fall-flat-on-my-ass but just lost my footing, gracefully regained it and embarrassingly sat down, cowering in my booth ( Read more... )