Moody Meow

I woke up early, having to finish my deadline, but not with edgy nerves and wound-up energy. The beagles and I cuddled and I allowed myself to wake slowly. The sun wears thick, gray clouds today. The neighbors left for work hours ago, so I listen to the intermittent creaking of their gate. Puck snores. [...]

Friday was fantastic. Miss Amandapants invited us out for dinner and dancing. Now, I loves to dance. I can shake my groove thing with the best of the them, but we haven’t been out dancing in eons. Going to the booty club with my sister doesn’t count. Well, it does a little. I danced to [...]

But I just got home from my first Night Ride! There was  movie stop (those are all the super dark photos), the disco stop (the blurry photos) and doughtnuts at the end. We chatted strangers up, my chain fell off, we passed people wearing outrageous costumes, and had a lot of fun.
We are totally doing [...]

I bought Tickets for both Hellboy II and The Dark Knight.
I’m joyful.

My Budokan teacher, who had cancelled the class due to low attendance and not being able to afford the space, has gone outside.
Meaning?
I’m going to class in Laurelhurst Park. I’m very excited.
I think that just made my day.

D and I are going to spend the 4th, on the river with a bajillion other folks. I love blues. I wanted to go to a Blues bar when I was in Chicago a few years ago, but never had the chance. But the blues found me in Portland, and I plan to have a [...]

There’s a space in all of us where we really find ourselves. It’s not the bombastic self, or the one who deals with shitty traffic and stupid working relationships. It’s the self that we keep for the quiet moments of deep examination, and I have to say, I missed her. I haven’t seen her since [...]

That was the first thing I thought this morning when I woke up. How vile? How nasty? How could I smell or taste anything beyond that stench? How in the fuck am I going to get through residency without smoking? But my friend from work is quitting and I am trying to be supportive. And [...]

Slept like shit
Woke up and used the elliptical
My girly bits are sore from yesterday’s ride. I decided not to wear bike shorts underneath my spiffy pants.
Our home improvements from the weekend have made the house look better.
We still have to put another screen door up on the back door.
If it looks nice - D wants [...]

I don’t know if I was actually avoiding finishing my pages for the month, but instead of focusing on POV or cleaning the house, D and I rearranged our home. Once the thought entered my mind, I couldn’t focus on anythign else. We had to move the rooms around.
Must.
Move.
Furniture.
The dining table is now where my [...]

I’m finally in a city where Cirque tours, but I thougt I wouldn’t be able to see this one. It’s kind of expensive (how much were the tickets at Disney again?). Cortero is  a newer show  and it opened on March 1.  We can see the tents eretectd Downtown for the show. D and I kept [...]

I’m reworking my novel, but I think I told you this already. I’ve taken the characters that I really loved from Liberty, and put them into the same city, but renamed the city, and changed the hierarchy of the characters. With the tense shifts, POV changes, insecure writing, and confusion, most of you never read [...]

I played Halo last night with my sister and D. I realized a few weeks ago that she stopped blogging because of Halo, and I stopped writing. That’s changing. I think video games, at least for me, are like dessert. I’m allowed to have them, in moderation. Moderation isn’t one of my favorite words. Let’s [...]

I wrote briefly about a job interview I had scheduled for today. Well, after meeting with the company at 11 this morning, they called me at 1 for a second interview. In truth, they wanted me to come back in to offer me the job. I wasn’t the most qualified, but they said they liked [...]

So, I’ve been in a huge funk, been sick, been less than my 100%. But today is the first day of the new year, and I spent it wearing my new necklace, recovering from too much wine and conversation, and cooking my favorite meal. The clouds and cold reminded me why I love this place. [...]

I’m listening to this song. Every time I hear it, it makes me happy.
For all those who stood up and were counted
For all those for whom money was no motive
For all those for whom music was a message
I want to thank you
For making me
A little more sure
A little more wise
And courageous
You told me to [...]

*doin happy dance*
A placement company that I’ve been watching just e-mailed me for an interview. They want to place me permanently and one of the jobs was for a Jr. Tech Support/admin position. Dude — that’s essentially what I was doing before!! WHOSE YOUR DADDY!?!?!?
*note: I’ve been manic for 2 days…so pardon the overabundance of [...]

I fucked up with school in a big way, so I’m digging myself out of the muck and mire and trying to get back on track. It’s hard right now. I thought not being in Florida for my first holiday would be a breeze, but I kind of miss driving on the 408 as the [...]

Happy Belated Burpday to Miss Hollie!! Sorry honey! I totally spaced.
And I think Julie got married this weekend…so congrats love!
I really should pay more attention to my iCal

this is an “ish” recipe. But this is kind of a guesstimate.

10 roma or plum tomatoes
5 regular tomatoes (vine ripened ones —- I don’t know the names, I just use the pretty ones)
1 regular yellow onion
8 cloves of garlic-ish (I usually use a full head because I love garlic)
10 jalapenos — try to get a [...]