and they call it puppy love

well, it's been a busy morning for me and this nameless girl.



she is an 8 month old medium breed mutt from albuquerque humane association of new mexico where she was given a name i'm not fond of. so now, as we are getting to know one another we are testing out some names.



any name suggestions are welcome. we are toying with sadie, sofie and rory at present.



see... she's smiling at you. a smiling dog surely deserves a good name.

it's hard work being adopted into a new family. naps are requisite.



thanking you in advance,
b & (?)

aw, squish

feeling the need to mitigate the quasi-existential ramblings of last night. with a picture of... dame maggie. everybody now... awwwwwww.

brain spew

okay, so... typically the songs playing in my head are whatever i've most recently heard on the radio or a hook from a catchy commercial.

but for the past coupla weeks my earworms have been sondheim. not nice lyrical musicals like 'sound of music' or 'grease.' nope. stephen sondheim. complex music. symbolic lyrics. obsessive characters. always obsessive characters.

and i'm wandering around the house humming:

cinderella:
he's a very smart prince
he's a prince who prepares
knowing this time i'd run from him
he spread pitch on the stairs
i was caught unawares
and i thought, well, he cares

and

clara:
some say happiness
comes and goes
then this happiness
is a kind of happiness
no one really knows
i'd only heard what love was
i thought it was what kindness became
i thought where there was love there was shame

i sometimes think that what pops out of the subconscious in quiet moments speaks volumes about what is on one's mind. in which case, i'm learning volumes about what may be causing the restlessness i've been suffering the past few weeks.

ever the optimist

i began walking on my moon-boot on wednesday. my list of things to do as soon as i was back on my feet:

trim back the plants in the front yard
plant veggies in the garden
re-organize the now dad-organized kitchen
organize my craft closet
cook for myself
attend to an nm wedding professionals luncheon meeting

*****

hubris or hybris (greek ὕβρις), according to its modern usage, is exaggerated self pride or self-confidence, often resulting in fatal retribution.

i'm a hobby knitter...

this is a SERIOUS KNITTER!! i can't imagine ever loving a hobby or a hometown this much. thankfully.

outside/inside *warning: ocky picture below*

last week i had my first post-op appointment. it was the first time i saw the incision from the surgery. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!! i had no idea that they would cut open a 7" incision! and i have 12 staples. and they hurt! i have to admit i nearly passed out when they unwrapped the ankle. dad, in his infinite desire for knowledge and pictoral evidence, brought his camera. dig it:



so... why did they cut such a big hole? to put in a plate, four small permanent screws (three in red circle) and two ginormous removable screws (one in the blue circle and one out of the picture just above the first).



in 6 weeks they will cut me open again to take out the ginormous screws. lucky me.

how many members...

of your zodiac sign does it take to change a light bulb?

Aries: Just one. You want to make something of it?

Taurus: One, but just try to convince them that the burned-out bulb is useless and should be thrown away.

Gemini: Two, but the job never gets done; they just keep discussing who is supposed to do it and how it's supposed to be done!

Cancer: Just one. But it takes a therapist three years to help them through the grieving process for the burned-out bulb.

Leo: Leos don't change light bulbs, although sometimes their agent will get a Virgo in to do the job for them while they're out.

Virgo: Approximately 1,000,000 with an error of one millionth.

Libra: Umm, two. Or maybe one. No, on second thought, make that two. Is that ok with you?

Scorpio: That information is strictly secret and shared only with the Enlightened Ones in the Star Chamber of the Ancient Hierarchical Order.

Sagittarius: the sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned-out light bulb!?

Capricorn: I don't waste my time with these childish jokes!

Aquarius: Well, you have to remember that everything is energy, so....

Pisces: Light bulb? What light bulb?