On black pond at storm's edge, 3 animals sit hosted in American forged steel. Spending time with you this way reminds me of so many days spent in my youth, watching my mother loiter for affection ( Read more... )

Makeup Gets Noticed in the Boardroom - Times Online

I had a strange dream tonight and now can't go back to sleep ( Read more... )

Entertain me.

what have I got now...36 days until I leave?  I hope I'm able to keep my promise to myself, of finding immense joy in all things North American, like $5.00 cups of coffee and mass transit in suburban areas.  hell, even a middle ground between urban and rural will be a nice change.  While I don foresee myself reciting the national anthem every time ( Read more... )

i'm watching american idol, and am becoming a little afraid of moving to the united states.  are people really that weird there?

can someone please write and create a vampire movie where the vampires aren't over the top cheesy weirdos in leather?  what about record collecting nerds?  or florists? or someone who wouldn't ride a motorcycle for once?  I'm tired of the stereotype that vampires seek to surround their very being with an air of mystery, and wear sunglasses at night ( Read more... )

i love it when my dogs fall asleep curled up against me.  One has his head on my lap, dreaming, possibly about running.  His feet are twitching, and it's cute enough to make me forgive the barking and piddling and the begging.  (He begs like a little ballerina on his tip-toes whenever I leave the kitchen ( Read more... )

I read a bunch of my old posts tonight....and watched a change occur gradually as I scrolled up the page ( Read more... )

I think I'm a master at this now.... I found an airline that will fly me non-stop from rome to new york for under $300USD. Amazing, right?

Yes.

I don't want to transfer around in Europe. If I didn't mind so much, I'd have taken the Aerlingus flight from Dublin to San Francisco for $357USD.

Either way, I'm getting to the West Coast (the best coast), ( Read more... )