Glad to hear that Pock. I'll be sending some good vibes his and your way.

Good news pock. Sending good vibes over the pond.

YAY!! It has been a long time!

*does the coming home happy dance*

I'm so pleased!

You are absolutely right. I've, unfortunately, spent the last few years visiting elderly loved ones and family friends in the hospital.

From heart attacks, to Alzheimer's to cancer, to Parkinson's. Initially, before being accustomed to it, I would get sad and think the worst of their condition when they couldn't remember me, or what day it was, or when they last saw me...stuff like that.

I found that all of them got dramatically better when sent home. Something about the strange place, strange people, drugs, combinations of all, make for severe disorientation.

Glad to here Pops is coming home Big "L", give him my best from over in the SoCal!

*hear*

Fort Mac's weather forecast:



No weather icon, just fire.

It's funny, but not in a ha-ha way. Both highways that connect the city to anywhere have been closed. If you're not flying, you're not leaving!

But it's funny that Environment Canada made a fire weather symbol, and it's funny that Fort Crack might get burninated.

Two things. Actually yesterday.

Getting my federal tax refund w00t!

Seeing that no one stole the brand new HP all-in-one that was delivered the day before and was sitting outside my apartment door. It was in the original HP box with a UPS sticker slapped on it. They could have just put a "Steal Me" sign on it.

Bruno stated his intention was to "be the most famous Austrian since Hitler" and "live the Austrian dream of finding a partner, buying a dungeon and starting a family."

from here

Amigurumi Spock

*breaks out crochet hooks*

Two things:
1. one of my photos got picked as an honorable mention in the maine.gov summer photo contest. So it'll be on display on the website all summer starting in July.

2. I might be teaching a printmaking workshop in August at an artists' retreat up here in Maine.

A lynx. :)

Hiked 16km today up into a gorgeous alpine cirque well above the treeline. Saw the shredded fuselage parts of an old plane crash. Had lunch next to a huge waterfall. Saw grizz tracks but no grizz on the way down. Jumped in the freezing river at the end.

I'm so exhausted now, though. The ascent into the cirque was steep.

WooHoo!

My smile was brought on by my Facebook friends. Thanks everybody!

The printmaking workshop is set up for August- and we've already had the first student register!

It is sunny for the first time in WEEKS. (Long Island, NY)

Today I completed my last exam and now have over 9 weeks of doing nothing.

It's cloudy for the first time in weeks!! (Ensenada, B.C.N.)

My bride bought me a new (for me) car for an early Father's Day present. GONE is my 10 year old Oldsmobile with 200,000 miles on the clock. In it's place is a 2 year old Nissan Altima with only 32,000. As an added bonus, she was able to pay cash - no car payments! I'm not just smiling, I have a great big sh!t-eating-grin that you couldn't knock off with a hammer.

I woke up this morning and pulled up my tshirt to check my belly flab (part of my crazy girl ritual since I've started losing weight) to discover "I love you more than anything" written over top of my belly button in Sharpie.

Also, "Yummy!" written on one of my love handles and "You're so hot" written down the side of my leg.

Boy sure knows how to make my day great. :)

I'm thinking you got yourself a keeper there.