We went out and saw "First Aid for Choking" at the festival here. I liked it. It was super low budget, the actors all volunteered. It was filmed in Seattle and Idaho, and written and directed by a woman (Megan Griffiths) just out of film school. The main character, Gillian, looked a lot like Luna actually. It was refreshing to watch a film ( Read more... )

It's 5am and I'd like to go back to bed and snuggle with my urchins, but I've already baked bread and fried two eggs for the husband, who went into day labor this morning, and I feel like I should stay up at this point and try to get back into the habit of writing in the mornings while the kids sleep. Whew - long sentence ( Read more... )

It was sunny again today and seemed to be starting to thaw a bit. Birds fluttering in the brush, just a hint of warmth in the air, and it smelled like christmas trees around our house again. Now it's getting late. The french bread is rising, the dishwasher is running, the kids are tucked into their sleeping bags, the air mattress is patched, the ( Read more... )