oh jeez.

oozing remarks from a bleary and indefinite morning mind:

1) foil wrapped vietnamese coffee is my savior this morning
2) homework, mustn't forget homework due today
3) presentation, mustn't forget presentation due today
4) how the hell should i streamline these reports?

seriously, these are the actual titles of the reports.

i have to run each one to attempt to figure out what they each *do* exactly. my brain drips out of my ears just thinking about it right now. MORE COFFEE!

Programs by location, category and date. User selects category of program
Programs by location, category and fiscal year. User selects category of program
Total # of programs, total # of participants by type of program
Total # of programs, total # of sessions by location(s) and level for FY to date
Total # of programs, total # of sessions by type of program and by location
Total # of programs, total # participants by location(s) and level.

let the report running begin.

maya margueritte owens

maya entered this world this morning at about 8:20, weighing in at a mere 6 lbs ? oz. her mother, michelle, was in practiced labor whilst i slept.

currently, they are napping after the exhausting ordeal, which began at 2:00 pm, yesterday. oof! dios mio! ai yaa!

heartfelt congratulations and wishes to the newest member of the owens family. i love you all! kisses and gentle head rubs all around.

of goats and gore

golden eagle successfully attacks mountain goat.

thoughts while watching:

- whoa, eagles are cool. and big. some eagles are SO BIG. cool.
- here we go! woohoo! wingspan! rock on, i dig it. wingspans are sexy.
- .... awww. poor little goa...

- ooooooohhhhhhhhhh shhiiiiiiitttt.....


that is the extent of my post-massage mental capacity. sarah came over, i wooed her with homemade pizza and then she gave me a massage. it. was. awesome. then i took a bath, which, also, was awesome.

immediate goals: stop using this word - "awesome". i sound like an idiot. also, stop using the phrase, "that's funny". learn new wurds. or utilize old wurds, such as "rad" or "groovy".

in any case, i used this german herbal lavender bath goop additive, which smelled divine and has left my skin all sorts of baby-butt-smooth, but looked like i was bathing in 2000 flushes. strangely blue. i'm trying not to think too much about it.

i am feeling amazingly relaxed and limber and am looking forward to clean sheets on the bed. small non-kitty-litter happinesses. *le sigh*



musing last night and jotted this morning:

creepy, preternaturally, precocious children really get under my skin.

i'm not talking about "normal" better-than-average children. like my god FSM-son, owen. children who end up going to gifted classes, magnet schools, centres for the artes, or winning nobel prizes. and loving their auntie chairwoman yau immensely.

i suppose i'm really talking about fictional children. fictional babies.

1. what the hell was up with that kid in the movie 'perfume'? besides the painful narration, anthony and i couldn't get past the first 20 minutes. naked, snot-shiny, highly dextrous pre-born in the fish market? multiple close ups of flaring nostrils and deep breaths? even with the boy as a tween/teen, they couldn't get enough of his schnoz. i get it. he's got good olfactory senses. thanks. *click*

2. bean, in 'ender's shadow' - apparently, at 7 months old and in dire danger, is climbing out of his crib and hiding in a toilet tank to save his life. he remembers that the toilet lid was very heavy, the water level rising and falling, his diaper disintegrating.

it's all just a little hard to believe. i only have two examples, though. are there more? i'm sure there are. strangely, these came to me in the shower (i'm currently reading 'ender's shadow').

disappointment.

there is just too much wetness in the sour cream and i don't know why.

*sigh*

don't you just hate it when you make a recipe and it's the most blindingly delicious thing you've ever made, only to discover that you are unable to re-create its magnificence?

the first time i made this potato salad, it just melted my face. now it's all watery and bland. wtf?

a craft room with a view

mmmmmm, why yes, this weekend was lovely, thanks for asking! i'm going to attempt to start posting photos now that i have 1) internet access, 2) my computer, crammed amongst my desk and 3) a pantone hueypro monitor calibration birthday tool from anthony.

photos to come:
of new mexico
of ramon & alexis
of a japanese spa
of washington, d.c.
of michelle's pregnant belly
of nawaal
of gainesville, again



this looks to be owen's homer simpson impression. "braaaap!"



"whatchoo lookin' at? eh? *muttermutter*"



after gasping in amazement at the sheer size of this dinner roll foot, please to note the delicious glass of "mommy's time out" on the table.

as you can see, we spent some time outside, relaxing, knitting, gardening, drinking. anthony studied furiously for a bit on some riveting physics 2. we walked to starbucks and ate cheesy grits and watched 'volver'. we celebrated the return of meaghan's ability to discern plotlines and remarked on how heavy owen has gotten and were dismayed that urban threads was closed on sundays. we went to wade's market and bought 6 basil plants and some rosemary and exclaimed over the cuteness of corsican mint.

BLARG!

well, my photo goals for march were simply not met. i’d say i’m about 90% done. the move threw me off. i shall clean and start again.

april, may, june goals

- clean & organize sweatshop
- buy stuff to store plethora of negatives
- finish organizing photos
- rework portfolio
- get etsy site started with:
o leftover stock from holidays
o photographs
o items to sell later in the year
 moon day
 mulling spices (food selling issues?)

this weekend is a gainesville weekend!! anthony will be joining me for a weekend of good food and relaxing times. i plan on coddling owen and catching up with meaghan, possibly appalling craig with my painting skills.

biggest news: i turned in my paperwork for graduation in august! w00t!

calendar test!