April 12, 2010

This is Sophie's favorite spot

April 11, 2010

My cousin's quilt square on the Donate for Life Quilt

April 10, 2010

The Kaz-man

April 9th, 2010

The ducks at work are multiplying!

April 8th, 2010

My nephew!!

April 7th, 2010

Zebra Plant...

April 6th, 2010

Outside my office window...

April 5th, 2010

her breath really does stink...

April 4th, 2010

A new direction for this blogger: I'm going to try to take at least one picture for every day of my 26th year. I'll try to post them daily or sort of daily. If I can follow through I think this will be really neat. To start us off, here's a picture from my birthday dinner...

delicious fondue...here's to being 26!

Strange

Strange how some moments just grip you. This morning I was taking a shower when I just felt this intense grief for the loss of my cousin. It just hits my heart all over again and I can't help but feel such intense disbelief and sadness. I don't think it ever goes away, that utter lonlieness you feel after losing a loved one. Cousin. Grandpa. Grandma. Anyone at all. And I don't think you realize just how much you loved them until they are gone.

Beauty Debate

I'm thinking. One day I was telling one of my residents how beautiful she is (as I often do to all my residents...well except the men...beautiful doesn't really win them over) and she returned the complement, which sparked the debate: "Thank you...but I think you are much more beautiful." Instead of going back and forth like this she stopped it by saying "well isn't there a little bit of beauty in all of us?"

What a great outlook to have. Perhaps there is. Perhaps in some people it is so small and so buried and tortured that no one ever knows it to be there. And perhaps in others it overflows its bounds. Too bad everyone's doesn't overflow.

Cute Panda

Dan found this the other day...so cute...and interesting how the mom panda looks almost human in her gestures.

Missing

I find I'm missing so many people. People I may never see again. People I know I won't see again in this world. It wears at you after a while. I guess it doesn't help being surrounded by so much life...and also death. I take comfort in the small things when I can.

Bad Year

I can't wait for this year to be over with. Everything just seems to have gone to hell in a handbasket, to quote an old phrase. This month has really worn me down especially. There's been too many family health problems. Too many problems in general. I'm feeling very disillusioned to most everything. I really hope next year is better. It has to be.

Brighter than sunshine

Remember this song? I don't know but lately I have been wanting to hear it more. Weird.

Rediscovered

A Public service announcement followed me home the other day
I paid it nevermind. Go away.
Shits so thick you could stir it with a stick- free Teflon whitewashed presidency
We're sick of being jerked around
Wear that on your sleeve

Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord,
Count your blessings.
We're sick of being jerked around
We all fall down.

Have you ever seen the televised St. vitus subcommittee prize
Investigation dance? Those-ants-in- pants glances.
Well, look behind the eyes
It's a hallowed, hollow anesthesized
"save my own ass, screw these guys"
smoke and mirror lock down

Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord,
Count your blessings.
the papers wouldn't lie!
I sigh. Not one more

Its been a bad day.
Please dont take a picture
Its been a bad day.
Please

We're dug in the deep the price is steep.
The auctioneer is such a creep.
The lights went out, the oil ran dry
We blamed it on the other guy
Sure, all men are created equal.
Heres the church, heres the steeple
Please stay tuned--we cut to sequel
ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, Count your blessings.
Ebrace the lowest fear/Ignore the lower fears
Ugh, this means war.

Its been a bad day.
Br.

Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord,
Count your blessings.
We're sick of being jerked around
We all fall down.

Its been a bad day...
Pleaase...

Happy Birthday Elvis!

In honor of Elvis's birthday I had a little celebration at work with my residents. Good fun! The song they best liked from Elvis appeared to be "Hound Dog" so without further ado...take it King!

Humming

You must watch this video...wow.

Humming by Portishead

Closer,
No hesitation,
Give me,
All that you have.

And it's been so long,
That I can't explain
And it's been so long,
Right now,so wrong.

Naked,
My thoughts are creeping,
Too late,
The show has begun.

'Cause it's been so long,
That I can't confess,
And it's been so long,
Right now so wrong.

Is it all as it seems
So unresolved, so unredeemed,
If I remain, how will I know.

'Cause it's been so long,
That I can't be sure,
And it's been so wrong,
Right now, so wrong

too cute

Last night I dreamt...