Happy Birthday RIP

I am koselig

"Norwegians embrace the idea of koselig, or "coziness" – that making the conscious effort to light candles and fires, drink warm beverages and snuggle under blankets can be enjoyable and relaxing."  -from this article.
Of course!"Koselig is the Norwegian schadenfreude."  -from this article

Isn't this good (Norwegian wood)?

It is upon us

Let the season of the bloody knuckle begin!

Bookmark

http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/?medium=book

Queen Victoria's teenage diary
Spectropia or surprising spectral illusions
Caw! Caw! or Chronicle of Crows
Wonderful Balloon Ascents
The Book of Topiary
Letters from a Cat
Robert Louis Stevenson's baby book
How to become a Magician



for Leon and Fio

Happy Halloween!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Pattern

We want you

Come aboard!

Keep the channel open

I try to remember this:

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others”
 - Martha Graham
   

Morning hits

"Milk belongs with cereal" -pleads my 3 year old son when confronted with dry cereal.  I know, dear, it's true.

The car is packed, one last thing, almost done..baby in the car seat, here we..uh..oh no..wait, don't cough, no, ok, no, wha...noooo!  Deflated and defeated...I'm late.  Clean the baby and a change of clothes...at least she's smiling.  Set baby aside and clean the car seat.  Vinegar will do.  Put a towel down, add baby.  Still smiling.  On our way.  "She may smell like a pickle, but she's fine."

Pro-"life" woman thinks I'm giving her a thumbs up.

sleeping is sci fi!

“People say, 'I'm going to sleep now,' as if it were nothing. But it's really a bizarre activity. 'For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I'm going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life.'

If you didn't know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you'd seen.

They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be OK? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the 'mind adventures' got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren't unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee.'

So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, 'The creature is regenerating itself.” 

-George Carlin

Who do I think I am?

I think I deserve the best
I am impractical
I am an absurdist
I like to laugh and dance
I get pissed, really pissed, really quick
I use the letter I a lot...damn.
I can laugh pretty quickly after getting pissed...sometimes
I am currently addicted to sugar, being pissed, my emotions
I am either neurotic or anxious or both
I am definitely high strung
I am definitely tightly wound
I fear
I fear death, dreadfully so
I am a stress mess;
A tooth gnasher
A spaghetti lover (yes, with a glass of milk)
A lazy ass who tries to do her best...I guess?
A wife and mom
An artist with no skill, but visions, visions, visions, visions, visions....aaahhk!!

My mind is just a piece of shit this morning    -Winnebago Man

Pattern

"today" ..said/sung Grace Slick

background music Black Sheep Similac Child....
I've already posted about this connection, but this is the vibe.


I had three interlibrary loan requests for Meat Science...Eff yeah!
My new baby girl and I don't do well with Go Go 2x's...but we like the song.

I'm addicted to mentally ill Kristen Wiig right now...people are mentally ill, people!

I will always love Bill HadeR..the end.

Take caution...

Duplication of work can lead to "mother hand."

observation #999

first lightning bug sighting today. Inside my house!!

This spring is cherry picker season?

Yep, pick-er, not pick-ing.  

Between keeping his eyes peeled for American flags (our commute is surprisingly patriotic), my son has been going mad on cherry picker truck sightings.  There are certainly a lot this season based on the consistent squeals of "cherry picker!" delight from the back seat.  Yesterday we followed four driving in a row and one parked and activated with man in bucket all within eye-shot.  Cement trucks are still my favorite though.  My kiddo's favorite?  Garbage trucks.

Or maybe cherry pickers are my new favorite!

hem and paw

ticking, flipping, fingering
under each line
each page
methodically
slowly
playing music with the lines, the pages
these strings that make me hum
fine tuning ever so carefully
plucking at the instrument
discovering and analyzing the fine emotional discordant
music I've made
and try to unravel and hem the weave
into a safe, strong hammock
a swaddle, a hug
to calm and soothe myself into a lullabye

Selfie

by Moi

The new fragrance.

What does it smell like?  Familiar.

Tag line? Treat your Self...Eeee.

Seasonal: Selfie Snowflake, mint & balsalm; No two Selfies are alike.

Oh! She Bop, She Bop!

It's a GIRL!!!

Update Feb 2016: All apologies to my daughter. hahaha!!!

"Lauper said she wanted little kids to think the song was about dancing, and to understand the real meaning as they got older."  -Wikipedia

You got your wish Cyndi Lauper!  It took me 30 years to figure it out- Ha!  Oh well, I still love to dance to it!

1965 fashion fare

Wrinkle Shy Hopsack

Eye-stopping Sleeper

Daring Fish Tail

Reptile Look

Catalog styles from The Peoples History web page: 

Lounger Sleeper
Price: $5.90 
Description Eye-stopping lounger-sleeper of textured stretch nylon lace for day or night ease and comfort. Clasp attaches front-hook bra to panty... just press clasp to release. Choose from sun beige, black or white. 










Reptile Look Coat
Price: $17.90 
Description Reptile look captured in puffy nylon taffeta. Foam-laminated to keep its sleek shaping and to give you lightweight warmth. Ideal travel coat... won't wrinkle or crush. Fully lined and water-repellent. Comes in dark olive green or black. 









Two Way Stretch Body Suit
Price: $10.70 
Description The ideal lounging look... an all-in-one suit, as sleek as dancing tights. The style, empire-bodiced with capri-length pant legs, shapes a statuesque silhouette. The fabric, black double-knit nylon, stretches both up and down and cross-ways... gives maximum comfort and freedom of movement. High cowl collar in front dips to daring fish tail in back. 








Wrinkle Shy Blazer
Price: $29.50 
Description Fine hopsack of that great year-round wrinkle-shy fabric blend-- fifty-five percent Dacron polyester (for shape) and forty-five percent wool (for drape). Colors are burgundy or navy.

Shower me with lipstick

Holey Hole.

There is a gigantic mystery hole at the end of the world!  Intrigue!  I will be following this closely.

Dolphin

Most nights I go to sleep to Dolph Lundgren and the whistling of a fuck storm blowin' in.

Hot bloggin

My gait just changed.  Just this second.  I was walking around like I'm no longer going to be a fuck-nut whimp and that I'm a valid person in this world.  I matter.  I have a kid, he needs a good role model of a woman.

I decided that it is probably true that I love most Gails, my mother is one of them.

I want to find a signature perfume.

I like learning about the limbic system.

Did you know the ages of children being potty trained in America are rising?  More disposable diapers are  not rotting away at a significant speed.  And I 'm contributing to it.  Why didn't I learn elimination communication?!  The agony of parenthood.

I like thinking about waste.  Compostable toilets, no t.p., squatting.

Mushroom and microbug remediation is fascinating.

Mirror fasting....I get it, but I love looking at myself in the mirror too much.  I guess I'm vain?

I want to fireplace cook so bad!!  Mainly to set up my fireplace like I actually cook in it...especially a cauldron on a crane, so I can boil some spells or spirits.

Observation 8888

First lightning bug sighting for me.  On the Summer Solstice!

Bravo

All I have to say is-- Bravo, Mockingbird, bravo!






and:  I'm really enjoying the song you are singing on the other side of the window behind my back.

Spring is Cement Truck Season

my personal circus

Save for one with the name Peggy or Sally on the spinning vessel, all the cement trucks I have seen this season are white.  Plain, boring white!  How can I achieve trippy satisfaction with white rotation?  I can barely tell it's moving!
There should be a law mandating all cement trucks' over-the-top tops to be painted in a design that inhibits special effects.  Like a compact circus on wheels.  These dear trucks are the embodiment of  childhood happiness.  A pure form of entertainment.  One of those visual things that makes everything alright.  I would give tax money to put this law into effect (ha) and even throw in a bit extra to pay a performer to pop out of the swirly vortex at stop lights.

My Mothership

Classic Drum roll...please!













Granville Island in Vancouver BC really gets it:


This toy gets it:

Psychedelic Spin-out


Creamsicle Cycle


Rainbow Swirl


Ha!

Here's to you Curly Top!

Trippin' on Santa

From a crazy book I had as a kid...well, I actually still have it.

Happy Halloween!