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Happy Birthday Athena!!
Big kisses to you! It was wonderful to see you, if only for a short time today.....ima kindsa trying to stay away from crowds right now. But twas lovely to see the boys and your pals - yes I went right out and got a box of cereal to see if I get my own little Guitar Hero ( Read more... ) -
Harvey Milk
Since going to San Fran in September with Spencer, I have learned so much about the gay movement, the oppression there was. Anita freaking Bryant, who I remember from the orange juice commercials and now I learn of her crusade against homosexual teachers. Then I think of one teacher in high school. He is the only one that immediately comes to ( Read more... ) -
faith restored
the other night after my big cry, my daughter Amara also broke down and had one. spencerlebear pulled out all the stops to salvage mine and my kids night. i know any one of you would have gladly volunteered to be our knight in shining armor had you been there, but it was the bear and he was good to us and i was so thankful. one of the last things he did ( Read more... ) -
the goofys
My dogs this morning sitting momentarily outside of Strathcona Elementary school - Vancouver's oldest elementary school. Their mouths hang open like that pretty much all of the time. You really cannot tell in this photo with the light inside the school, but directly above the doors there is a rainbow. That makes me happy.
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things are always better after a good cry
yeah, i got to blubber some last night and wipe my snot on a bear sleeve. i felt much better after. the dogs were silly and happy all day at his house (plus i think the bear got a kick out of having them with him). they have alot of energy and are quite tied to their mama. guess i shouldn't have breast fed them so long (kidding - kinda ( Read more... ) -
We got the keys then locked ourselves inside
Got the keys to the new townhouse last night. Our unit is not huge but the entrance way is deceiving for the ceiling reaches way up high and is quite open with an uncurtained window at the very top. I guess being in a new space and realizing it is our own house, not a suite in a house, kinda freaked out Rylie ( Read more... ) -
Eastside Culture Crawl
Get yer art on!
http://www.eastsideculturecrawl.com/
My personal faves are below, though I must admit I never get to see everyone. I am most disappointed not to see Gerry Dallmann (Mad Dog) this year. His website is down and he is without space at the moment but his work is ( Read more... ) -
Solid as Barack
I have tried to impress upon my two teens the importance of what they have witnessed with this US Presidential Election. They asked why I cried when I heard both Senator McCain's and President-Elect Obama's speeches ( Read more... ) -
Eureka
yes that is a type of vacuum cleaner but it also means i figured something out. In the midst of all this shite the past few days, I had a call yesterday out of the blue for a "hook up" with an old bf. so i went for it and met him this early evening. we had not seen each other in about four years; had spoken several times but not managed to get ( Read more... )