September 01, 2010

Yesterday I caught a glimpse of a baby watermelon peaking out from under its dewy leaves. I pig squealed, hopped with one foot into the house and gave the kitty a high five. Who knew watermelon babies could be this titillating? It was even more fantastic than shoving the adult version into my face like a crazed beaver.

If you are into such fruit, I suggest you watch this. 

 

 

August 31, 2010

A few things I found on my run this morning:

One smooshed squirrel

A tangled lost shoelace

Two wandering feral cats

An empty baby blanket

A pumpkin garden

A "black museum"

One sagging sunflower

Three people holding onto leashed dogs (or dogs holding onto leashed people)

Twelve spider webs

A sleeping sun

The moon

 

August 27, 2010

A list of activities that happened over the last week:

I spent my days with a dear friend roaming a beach called Cove while seagulls bashed in the shelled bodies of sea creatures

I listened as a tree dropped moss and bark in salty wind 

I waited for raccoons to plug my ears

I drank an awful lot of fermented grapes grown in the northwest pacific regions

I read some poetry and 2 New Yorkers

I cooked a plethora of yumsome involving halibut, shrimp, and two head-on trouts

I dreamt I was part of a television mega-series and was nearly tempted to turn into a star

I drowned my ears in orient beats

 

August 24, 2010

This site will be under construction for the next few days. And so will I.

August 17, 2010

"We could speak about the meaning of life vis-à-vis non-consequential/deonotological  theories, apodictic transformation schemata, the incoherence of exemplification, metaphysical realism, cartesian interactive dualism, revised non reductive dualism, postmoderist grammatology and dicey dichotomies, but we would still be left with Nietzsche's preposterous mustache which instills great anguish and skepticism in the brain, which leads (as it did in his case) to utter madness. I suggest we go to Paris instead."

From The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman

August 16, 2010

When I'm feeling pixelated and blurry (like today) I like to look at the happening works of Kim Asendorf.

I also like to sit on escalators and watch the world between consumers' legs. 

 

August 15, 2010

33 years ago, the day before Elvis died, I slid out of my madre into belly of the earth. Here's a list of things I'm thankful for:

family

friends

my main man MTH

strangers

foibles

vegetables from the garden/fundo

my body and all its imperfections

my brain and all its missing parts

mountain air

fire

dust, dust, dust

earth and mud

inflatable lungs

the smell of paper and erasers

mammals, birds, amphibians 

spicy sauces

a good tree washing

 

August 13, 2010

Thanks to my lug nug MTH and mister Mark Woolley, I'm off to a magical cabin in the woods for my birthday weekend. It's been a chilly summer here in Portland and I've been way too preoccupied with stuff to spend any quality time with the trees. 

Tonight I'll be watching the meteor showers the way they ought to be watched - in cool dark silence. 

 

August 12, 2010

I've been one busy mammal over the last few days. Art directing, query pitching, SRS meetings, 5 am runs. Sheesh. And the to do list continues:

Send my synopsis and sample chapters to agents/editors (as per their request! Yeehaw!)

pet the cats

increase my mileage

celebrate my birthday

write grandparents letters

clean the bathroom

head stands

get all printed matter ready for SRS installation in September

Pickle and can

weed the garden

write a new song and send the files to my friend Roderick 

finish covering "Big Science" by laurie anderson

ride a llama

make a cake

disappear