[title quotation by William Shakespeare]
8.31.2011
To me, fair friend, you can never be old--for as you were when first your eye I eyed, such seems your beauty still.
[title quotation by William Shakespeare]
8.30.2011
how gray he was
A "bait shack" in my hometown, which turns over ownership fairly regularly, had been closed for a few months when this message appeared on their exterior sign. It made me laugh hard enough that I drove around the block to take the picture.
[title quotation by Jack Handey; in its entirety, it reads: "As the evening sky faded from a salmon color to a sort of flint gray, I thought back to the salmon I caught that morning, and how gray he was, and how I named him Flint."]
8.29.2011
no animal ever invented anything so bad as drunkenness--or so good as drink
A night at the pub, no flash on the camera, and an unintended but arresting effect.
[title quotation by G.K. Chesterton]
8.28.2011
The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science
This is the courthouse in my hometown. It's not this building, literally, that scares me. (In fact, I have sort of fond memories of it - I've been there dozens of times for such innocuous events as grade school field trips and picking up my first several driver's licenses. I was also called for jury duty there once, but that's a story for another day.) What I'm afraid of, here, is the idea that I still have the urge, even so long after I made what was a quite irrevocable decision, to chuck all that and do what's needed in order to practice law.
I will never truly understand why the process simultaneously attracts and repels me. Or why I've been, to this point, successful in living apart from it.
[title quotation by Charles Macklin (c. 1697-1797)]
8.27.2011
love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place
All my photos of the girls are more precious now than I could have anticipated before, but the ones of us together--like this, with H, are especially poignant. Although she was the more "aloof" and able to conform to the more vaguely stereotypical cat-like behavior around people with whom she wasn't too familiar, she was a furry barnacle attached to me from the word Go. Anytime I was stationary for more than a moment (even just briefly, to answer the phone or something similar) she would climb onto me and make herself at home. The position in the picture was one of the easier to get out of, if I needed to, unlike when I'd lie on the floor for some reason (e.g. retrieving something from under the bed) and she'd curl up on my back, in that spot where I couldn't really grab her. Sneaky little beast. Not that I resisted that much....
[title quotation by Zora Neale Hurston]
8.26.2011
sanity may be madness but the maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be
[title quotation by Don Quixote]
8.25.2011
if there be a hell upon earth, it is to be found in a melancholy man's heart
[title quotation by Robert Burton]
8.24.2011
if truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in a library?
[title quotation by Lily Tomlin]
8.23.2011
I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head
The rest of the books, on the other shelf? They're the rest of my favorites, the ones I will read again and again, too.
[title quotation by John Updike]
8.22.2011
if we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking
[title quotation is a Buddhist proverb]
8.21.2011
science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it
[title quotation by Albert Einstein]
8.20.2011
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad
Day 20: Your favorite travel photo
[title quotation by George Bernard Shaw]
8.19.2011
mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life
[title quotation by Sophia Loren]
8.18.2011
give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed
(Incidentally, sepia-toned tropical plant photos look pretty lame.)
[title quotation by Walt Whitman]
8.17.2011
when a man lies, he murders some part of the world
- My coworker who sits at the next desk often texts me during work to communicate with me without anyone else knowing what she's saying. Do you ever text someone who is in the same room as you?
not lately, but that was par for the course with The Mumbler for the duration of our work together - How do you feel about people naming their pets with people names (like Maddox, Luke, and Susan) instead of more pet-type names (like Paws, Spot, Boots, etc.)?
I'm all for it. Cutesy isn't high on my list of appealing; quirky & charming pull much more weight with me. An iguana named Philip or a Jack Russell terrier named Michael...*yes*! - Do you have a "junk" drawer in your home? What types of items are stuffed in there? (Feel free to share a photo of the contents if you want.)
I do. It's got 3M hooks, some batteries, packing tape, a box cutter, probably a letter opener, some crappy markers... - Would you ever buy a neon pink car?
no neon. Ever. - If you could come up with a slogan for the welcome sign that welcomes visitors to your city, what would the slogan be?
"take a sharp left and keep driving until you get to the next town". I'm not terribly fond of the city in which I currently reside. - What's the most exciting thing about your life right now?
my life passed before my eyes on Monday night, but not in a good way. Um, there's the possibility of a short trip before the end of baseball season, or not too long thereafter. - August 11 is “National Play in the Sand Day.” If you were at a beach right
now building a sandcastle, what would it look like?
I think it would look like this: - If a company offered to pay you $100,000 to get an advertisement for its product tattooed on your body, would you do it?
depends on the company, the size of the tattoo, and on the location. $100g is a lot of money. - You're a kid again at a party with a pinata. What type of candy do you hope pops out of the pinata after you hit it?
Snickers - If someone wanted to win your heart, what would he/she need to do?
Tell the truth.
the part can never be well unless the whole is well
[title quotation by Plato]
8.16.2011
presence is more than just being there
[title quotation by Malcolm S. Forbes]
8.15.2011
there are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I feel right now, they’d burn me at the stake for feeling so good
[title quotation by Anne Lamott, in Bird by Bird; in its entirety, it reads: "There are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I feel right now, they’d burn me at the stake for feeling so good, so full, so much intense pleasure."]
8.13.2011
a scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with
[title quotation by Harry Crews]
dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them
I'd been dating Nick for nearly a year. We made plans to visit the artsy city to the west - it's a couple of hours' drive, so we planned to spend most of a Saturday out there. As always, we needed to be back before it had gotten too late, though, because he had a commitment every night, without fail.
It's a very long, literally sad, stupid story. The short version is that he couldn't/wouldn't deal with the "commitment" implied by a day's excursion with me, so he bailed out. He started a conversation with his dad (which was pretty rare) and "ended up" talking for a couple of hours, after which he took a nap. Meanwhile, I was ready at the appointed time, waiting....
I finally left, leaving my phone behind at my apartment (to which he had a key) and just drove. For probably 2 hours. When I came back, he hadn't been there, and hadn't called.
I don't remember how it all worked out. I'm sure I called him (probably several times). He eventually came over. We had a long, quiet, tense conversation, during which I cried a river of tears and he sat, stone-faced, not looking at me. When we were through talking, he borrowed my phone (not yet owning one of his own, not surprisingly) and left the room. After he made a brief call, he returned. "Let's go."
He'd called the person to whom he feels primarily responsible in terms of that nightly commitment, explained the situation, and asked for advice - which was, "For the love of God, GO." I was still enormously hurt, but I could also see what a sacrifice he'd made, and was making, so I didn't insist on going without what I wanted in order to be "right." We went.
The weird thing? We had a really good time. Wandered a bookstore, had a nice dinner, took a bunch of photos. Held hands while we walked on the sidewalks of a town that was not our own. And got a brief respite from the overwhelming melodrama that was our relationship and our lives. It was definitely a memorable night.
It's a very long, literally sad, stupid story. The short version is that he couldn't/wouldn't deal with the "commitment" implied by a day's excursion with me, so he bailed out. He started a conversation with his dad (which was pretty rare) and "ended up" talking for a couple of hours, after which he took a nap. Meanwhile, I was ready at the appointed time, waiting....
I finally left, leaving my phone behind at my apartment (to which he had a key) and just drove. For probably 2 hours. When I came back, he hadn't been there, and hadn't called.
I don't remember how it all worked out. I'm sure I called him (probably several times). He eventually came over. We had a long, quiet, tense conversation, during which I cried a river of tears and he sat, stone-faced, not looking at me. When we were through talking, he borrowed my phone (not yet owning one of his own, not surprisingly) and left the room. After he made a brief call, he returned. "Let's go."
He'd called the person to whom he feels primarily responsible in terms of that nightly commitment, explained the situation, and asked for advice - which was, "For the love of God, GO." I was still enormously hurt, but I could also see what a sacrifice he'd made, and was making, so I didn't insist on going without what I wanted in order to be "right." We went.
The weird thing? We had a really good time. Wandered a bookstore, had a nice dinner, took a bunch of photos. Held hands while we walked on the sidewalks of a town that was not our own. And got a brief respite from the overwhelming melodrama that was our relationship and our lives. It was definitely a memorable night.
[title quotation by Aristotle]
8.12.2011
one's real life is often the life that one does not lead
[title quotation by Oscar Wilde]
8.11.2011
the wind shows us how close to the edge we are
A couple of years ago, I had plans to go home for Christmas. The day before I was supposed to leave, we got a freak ice-storm. Everything--roads, power-lines, trees, cars--was covered with an inch or more of solid ice...and then it snowed. It was a nightmare. Because of the weather that followed, it was impossible for me to make the trip. It was my first Christmas without my family. A lot of my friends made it a LOT better, but it was pretty rough. This picture shows (however blurrily) the ice, with the beginning of the snow on top - and the incredibly low price that we were paying for gas at the time.
[title quotation by Joan Didion]
8.10.2011
are we not like two volumes of one book?
I'm choosing to interpret this as "the person with whom I do things that are more weird than the weird things that I do with other people," rather than "the person with whom I do the greatest quantity of weird things." This is the sole representative of the Next generation, my brother's daughter. Besides loving her to pieces, I find myself doing the strangest things in her presence. Why?
[title quotation by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore]
8.09.2011
cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater
- Movie you love with a passion.
Trust - Movie you vow to never watch.
E.T. - Movie that literally left you speechless.
Schindler's List - Movie you always recommend.
That's really, really hard to say, since I've got such...odd...taste in movies - they're hardly universal. Maybe An American in Paris? - Actor/actress you always watch, no matter how crappy the movie.
Peter Outerbridge. Lip Service, for instance, was absolute crap - but he's still very good in it. - Actor/actress you don’t get the appeal for.
Affleck - Actor/actress, living or dead, you’d love to meet.
Audie Murphy - Sexiest actor/actress you’ve seen. (Picture required!)
The aforementioned Mr. Outerbridge qualifies for that one.
- Dream cast.
meh. There's no telling how it would all work out onscreen, so there's no point projecting something pointless. I'd love to see Jean Reno in something remotely close to the stature of The Professional again. How's that? - Favorite actor pairing.
Jet Li & Jason Statham. There are some Jet Li movies that I've liked pretty well, but Statham alone can be dull. Together, they're ten times better, like Hope & Crosby. - Favorite movie setting.
Iceland. No Such Thing was a hit for me in large part because of the setting: gorgeous! - Favorite decade for movies.
I'm really not that kind of fan. - Chick flick or action movie?
Action movies, definitely. I'd so much rather watch multiple people having multiple bones broken at once than sort my way through he said/she said melodrama. There's too much of that in real life--I watch movies to escape! - Hero, villain or anti-hero?
Anti-hero. *sigh* - Black and white or color?
I do love black & white, in their time, but I'll generally choose color.
the only journey is the one within
There are a few people who come to mind, of course. And some people go about their "getting me through" in more quiet ways, not lending themselves to this sort of expression of gratitude. And some would be downright pissed if I posted a picture of them...y'all know who you are.
So there's the Goddess H., the one who took me by the hand and, more or less cheerfully, led me through the waist-deep morass (partially of my own design) a few years ago, and has since been there all along ever since. Thank God.
[title quotation by Rainer Maria Rilke]
8.08.2011
had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked
For one year, my next-door neighbor through the thin wall was this guy, who shall be known as "Dan'l". He lived in the studio apartment, rarely had any visitors (and when he did, it was his sister). His unfortunate tendency to speak loudly into his telephone provided me with far more information than neighbors usually have about each other: he was a diver (including rescue-diving), from the group of four cities to the west of here, intending (however vaguely) to go to medical school when his finances were in order, and he did not intend to stay in this area for very long. We had also, on more than one occasion, watched the same TV programs at the same time, to the point that I would turn off the sound on mine so I didn't have the annoying stereo effect through the wall. We would laugh at the same time during the programs (or, in the case of Extreme Home Makeover, cry at the same time), which was odd to say the least. I had apparently mentioned Dan'l once or twice, because one evening, while talking with The Cat, I mentioned that he was just then arriving home - his Jeep was pulling into the parking lot. "You should take a picture of him sometime." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my camera on the coffee table. "Hang on...."
I took three pictures, as he was walking away from the Jeep and toward the building.
I didn't think anything of it, really, until I loaded them into my computer a few days later and looked at them at actual-size (rather than in the little camera window). As one can tell from this last of the three photos, he had clearly noticed that I was taking pictures of him - he's looking straight at the camera with an expression that is, at best, puzzled. Since we'd encountered each other in the hallways once or twice since then and he hadn't said anything, he must have (a) thought I was a really mellow stalker, and (b) not been too upset. I was completely mortified - and I still laugh, every time I see this photo.
[title quotation by Ralph Ellison, from Battle Royal]
8.07.2011
And you know what a smile means, don't you?
Day 07: Your treasure
Grace - the state of mind brought back with me from Norman, Oklahoma. This picture was taken on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. It was a cold, windy day in March, but the sun was bright and my photos turned out spectacularly beautiful. Whenever I look at them, I feel like the place, and those feelings, are not so far away.
[title quotation by Mary Oliver, from 'Dogfish', in New and Selected Poems]
a man who is "of sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key
I don’t know
but I do know that
the difference between a madman and a
professional is
that
a pro does as well as he can within what
he has set out to do
and a madman
does exceptionally well at what
he can’t help doing.
[Charles Bukowski, from ‘artistic selfishness,’ in What Matters Most is How You Walk Through the Fire; title quotation by Paul Valéry]
8.06.2011
I never make stupid mistakes, only very, very clever ones
Emily, the alligator. Long-time companion of someone I know from way back.
[title quotation by John Peel]
8.05.2011
I love rotten weather
The US PGA Championship, 2004. Whistling Straits, Kohler, WI. The weather was terrible for mid-August: cold, rainy, extremely windy. Foreign players had the advantage. I was there for the last day of practice and the first day of play. It was a huge thrill, really unlike anything else I've ever experienced, to get the autograph of my favorite player - José MarÃa Olazábal - and to see him "up close and personal." Unforgettable.
[title quotation by Tom Watson - who never won the PGA Championship, and was runner-up only once. The whole quotation reads: "I love rotten weather. The founders of the game accepted nature for what it gave, or what it took away. Wind and rain are great challenges. They separate real golfers. Let the seas pound against the shore, let the rains pour.”]
8.04.2011
pay no attention to what the critics say
T. Ariano is ignorant. Do you know who she is? I didn't think so. She is, apparently, a television "reviewer" - nahhh, she's just a blogger (from "The Set") - and she was BLOWN AWAY by the idea that the television personality with the highest current Q rating is Paulie Perrette of NCIS. Why was she surprised by that? Because she, T. Ariano, has never watched the show.
Oh, now I understand! Television is only worth watching if someone - in this case, a reviewer - no, a blogger, for God's sake - tells us to! And them only because she liked it, and not because it had any artistic, entertainment, educational, or other value. If only someone would have informed me before! It would have saved me so much time, in actually thinking for myself! The fact that her television is "basically on all the time" (that's a pretty shitty grasp of the English language, by the way, there, T.) does not surprise me in the least. She would be better served spending less time spouting opinion (also shitty, since it is clearly not in line with the popularity of the show, the character, or the actress who plays the character!) and more time doing some research into why the show, character, and actress are so popular. Then she might not look petty and ignorant when next she blathers.
That's just my opinion.
[title quotation by Jean Sibelius]
Oh, now I understand! Television is only worth watching if someone - in this case, a reviewer - no, a blogger, for God's sake - tells us to! And them only because she liked it, and not because it had any artistic, entertainment, educational, or other value. If only someone would have informed me before! It would have saved me so much time, in actually thinking for myself! The fact that her television is "basically on all the time" (that's a pretty shitty grasp of the English language, by the way, there, T.) does not surprise me in the least. She would be better served spending less time spouting opinion (also shitty, since it is clearly not in line with the popularity of the show, the character, or the actress who plays the character!) and more time doing some research into why the show, character, and actress are so popular. Then she might not look petty and ignorant when next she blathers.
That's just my opinion.
[title quotation by Jean Sibelius]
don't despair - you'll eventually get there
- What's the remedy for you to stop worrying?
write it down and set it aside, in some way. Put it in my journal, add it to my to-do list (which, in written form, includes only items that are "to be done at some point not in the immediate future, but if I fail to add them to this list, there is some danger that they will be forgotten, which makes me worry about them - but, once added to this list, can be safely moved out of the 'worry' file"), doodle on a piece of paper and throw away, text message to my email to be dealt with at work (if at home) or at home (if at work), etc. - What is your favorite summertime beverage?
Sand Creek hard lemonade. Or water. Or tea. - Do you use any freeware on your computer? If yes, do tell.
probably not? - What is one thing about your home that has to be just so or it drives you crazy when it comes to organization?
um, I live alone, so if I admit that, it sounds like I'm more than a little crazy. Though I'd imagine at least two of the people who helped me move (Cat?, Shoe?) are chomping at the bit to offer suggestions on this one! - Is there a specific subject you're especially curious about? A person? A region of the world? An animal? A field of study?
- subject: neutrality in the Second World War
- person: the enigmatic nephew
- region of the world: the Panama Canal Zone
- animal: meerkat
- field of study: *sigh*...psychology
- What do you consider your most interesting trait?
I suppose that the way(s) in which I am 'observant' could reveal something to me, if I knew how or why I am - if I am - What is something that really frightens you, and can you trace it back to an event in your life?
my fear of dogs springs from having been attacked (or at least terribly frightened by) a neighbor's German shepherd when I was around 4 or 5 years old. My fear of heights, though, seems to be experientially groundless. - Who do you want to yell at to "get a grip!"?
only everyone at work, on a rotating basis. They're all bleepin' nuts. - What do you wear to particularly look great for a party or event?
depends on the party or event. I have a few go-to outfits that would be terrible of interchanged for each other. (The funeral skirt, for instance, would not be quite right for a picnic, and the tight capri jeans would crash and burn at a funeral.) One guaranteed hit: my dove gray studded sandals. They're not for everyday, but they are beyond fabulous.
Tomorrow's 31-Day Photo Challenge entry will post a little later than they have been; the photo that I need is a couple hundred miles away. Expect it in the early afternoon....
you can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person
For someone who grew up in the four distinct seasons of Minnesota, southern Florida is a fantasy land of perfect, and perfectly bland, weather. At least, that's what I thought until I visited Miami. Although it's nothing like what I'm used to, it really did feel like home from the moment I arrived. I loved it, and I would go back in a second if I had the chance. The surreal colors, the balmy temperature and salty air, the international and very metropolitan (yet accessible and casual) atmosphere...it all combines to make me feel completely comfortable, welcome, and happy. This photo reminds me of how light my heart was when I was there.
[title quotation by Alec Waugh]
8.03.2011
hearts, deep in their hiding places, have begun to hope once more
Be near me now,
My tormenter, my love, be near me--
At this hour when night comes down,
When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes
With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets,
When it comes with cries of lamentation,
with laughter with songs;
Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
When wine being poured makes the sound
of inconsolable children
who, though you try with all your heart,
cannot be soothed.
When whatever you want to do cannot be done,
When nothing is of any use;
--At this hour when night comes down,
When night comes, dragging its long face,
dressed in mourning,
Be with me,
My tormenter, my love, be near me.
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 'Be Near Me', trans. by Naomi Lazard]
My tormenter, my love, be near me--
At this hour when night comes down,
When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes
With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets,
When it comes with cries of lamentation,
with laughter with songs;
Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
When wine being poured makes the sound
of inconsolable children
who, though you try with all your heart,
cannot be soothed.
When whatever you want to do cannot be done,
When nothing is of any use;
--At this hour when night comes down,
When night comes, dragging its long face,
dressed in mourning,
Be with me,
My tormenter, my love, be near me.
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 'Be Near Me', trans. by Naomi Lazard]
rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go
It's hard to imagine any landscape that could mean more to me than the River at my hometown. Winter or Summer, high water or low, skies sunny or gray - this will always be my vision of home.
[title quotation by Blaise Pascal]
8.02.2011
sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero
My brother was always good about "helping" with the opening of my gifts and that sort of thing. Since he's the absolute best, I really don't begrudge him any of it--even though we both pretend that it was rough on both of us.[title quotation by Marc Brown]
8.01.2011
love is hot / truth is molten
BY John Peck
Queen: You have injured several people by jogging into them.
The Byrds: There is a thin layer of sand on the bottom shelf of your fridge.
Bob Dylan: You have the Swiss army knife that comes with a map reader and tweezers.
Electric Light Orchestra: You have three lava lamp bases and five tops.
Mike Oldfield: You have five lava lamp bases and three tops.
The Beach Boys: You won’t live anywhere without a built-in microwave.
The Band: You have misspelled your name while carving it into a picnic table.
Genesis: You know what a steeplechase is.
The Zombies: You know what French cuffs are.
The Doobie Brothers: You have swallowed exactly two spiders--one accidentally, one on purpose.
Warren Zevon: You have a jacket with elbow patches.
.38 Special: You have a tattoo of an animal driving a vehicle.
Bob Seger: You lost your virginity in a Chevette with a spoiler.
The Georgia Satellites: You lost your virginity in a Chevette that was being towed.
REO Speedwagon: You have a favorite brand of lip balm.
Bay City Rollers: Your shower has flower-shaped traction pads.
Bruce Springsteen: Your ringtone is either “Takin’ Care of Business” or “Chariots of Fire.”
UFO: You have burned yourself while urinating on a campfire.
Slade: You have smoked speed through a TV antenna.
Procol Harum: You have smoked hash through an antique rifle.
Heart: You have smoked chamomile tea through a hookah.
Alice Cooper: You have a photo of your dog wearing sunglasses on your phone.
Foghat: You swim in man-made lakes exclusively.
Stevie Ray Vaughan: You have a bolo tie in the shape of a gun, guitar, or state.
Stealer’s Wheel: You own an adding machine.
Traffic: You have several incense scars.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer: You have several self-inflicted incense scars.
Jackson Browne: Your favorite cola is RC Cola.
Hall and Oates: You have successfully fought someone off with a ski.
Blind Faith: You constantly misuse the word “penultimate.”
Billy Squier: Your vanity plates say ROKRMOM.
Neil Young: You know at least three stores that sell bidis.
America: You think America is Neil Young.
Joni Mitchell: You have accidentally eaten more than half of a scented candle.
Montrose: You have used a bandana as a coffee filter.
Steppenwolf: You have three or more cigarette burns in hard-to-reach places.
Golden Earring: You have three or more intentional cigarillo burns.
Jimmy Buffett: You have used AAA as a cab.
Brownsville Station: You have tried to use AAA without a car.
Meat Loaf: You have a mustard stain on your mousepad.
Joe Walsh: You have fired a gun while in your underwear.
Don Henley: You have been shot at while in your underwear.
Bread: You have a cordless phone with an extendable antenna.
Donovan: You have a non-mammal pet with a human name, e.g. an iguana named Phillip.
Joe Jackson: You are an excellent speller.
Steve Miller Band: You have not yet figured out how to turn off the hourly beep on your digital watch.
Grand Funk Railroad: You have become stuck trying to retrieve a quarter from behind a stove.
Blood, Sweat & Tears: You have become stuck trying to retrieve your friend who likes Grand Funk Railroad from behind a stove.
Little River Band: You have used a riding lawnmower to flee across state lines.
Big Brother and the Holding Company: Your coffee table is a big wooden spool.
Alabama: You are from Alabama.
Kansas: Your first kiss was with a Toto fan.
Toto: You don’t really remember your first kiss.
MC5: You have barbecued a whole chicken at 3 am.
Ozzy Osbourne: You have barbecued a frozen pizza at 3 am.
Dio: You have accidentally dropped a flashlight into a barbecue.
King Crimson: You have spent an entire afternoon watching a screensaver.
Eric Clapton: You yell when you play table tennis.
Marshall Tucker Band: You wear black socks with white shoes.
Little Feat: You have hit a baby with a frisbee.
Buffalo Springfield: You have broken a reinforced window with a frisbee.
Blackfoot: You have stolen a wine cooler from the back of a pickup truck.
New Riders of the Purple Sage: You have been bitten by a Blackfoot fan while trying to get your wine cooler back.
[title quotation from "Barabajagal" by Donovan]
remember that always dressing in understated good taste is the same as playing dead
I have accepted the 31-Day Photo Challenge. Each day in August, I will post a picture in response to a list of prompts (here and in two other places, meaning that I will post a total of 93 pictures). The list was derived from one that has been used in various places online over time, but has been customized in two ways. First, the two friends with whom I've agreed to undertake the challenge and I decided that the photographs should be personal, rather than reposts of other peoples' pictures, wherever possible. We also wanted to show off more of our range of photographic talents.
Please join me in this challenge, either as it goes on or at some later time, if you are inspired by this process. (Let me know if you want the list; I will be glad to send it to you all at once.)
At 7 months, I was both charming and sartorially resplendent.[title quotation by Susan Catherine]
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