my brother Thomas found this…Ping Pong, Matrix style
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near Not-Atlanta, Hurricane Floyd Sept.'99
it was a most difficult thing to do (relationship-wise) but in the end, well worth it i believe-"let's be friends" is usually a death sentence, but…we had a nice long talk last night. (i was feeling a bit homesick). sad that it didn't work out back then, but that doesn't change that he's one of my favorite people to talk to…miss him i do. so, after the previous rant, seems a portion of the human race has redeemed itself. now, where's that double chocolate fudge?
and he still grows dope in his backyard. some things never change. -
jesus but people are clueless. does no one have feelings anymore? and don't give me that "you're too sensitive" crap…i'm just wanting consideration! normal, polite consideration for how i might feel. sometimes, human beings are just crap.
and then my 'doormat' side says, "oh, but they probably just don't know they are being insensitive/rude/over the top/careless/selfish/thoughtless…it's not really their fault if they didn't know, i'm sure they didn't mean it that way…" BULLSHIT! i've had it!
but i'll still think nothing of it tomorrow and go on letting them get away with it.
ugh. -
in an email from my dear Mike:
"Life is good ( I almost typed LIFE IS FOOD!)." ha! i love that. sometimes, life IS food! -
been painting today after slacking a bit over the weekend…but, sorry, you'll have to wait until mom returns with the digital camera before i can post any pictures…hopefully, i'll have four or five completed new pieces when she returns.
the weather seems to have broken slightly, though i could just be getting used to it. showering two or three times a day helps. Ruby's solution is to sleep all day. -
i wish there was a punctuation mark that fell somewhere in-between the exclamation point and the period. you know, one that conveyed the 'eyebrows up' expression of surprise or amusement. the exclamation point is too "oh my god!" or "yippee!" (and the multiple !!! is unforgiveable, though i too fall victim to the usage)…and the period is too well, unexpressive. hmmm..i have nothing better to think about at the moment.
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having friends over for dinner again tonight..but, mon dieu, i forgot that my cheese man is closed on Mondays…i didn't misplace the pate this time though (don't ask)…
mom is out on the school-boat in the state of Maine this week..wonder how it's going? wonder if she's figured out how to use the digital camera yet…or when exactly it is going to be dropped in the sea… -
i saw Bisquick at Geoffrey's English food store yesterday and couldn't pass it up…and then couldn't wait for breakfast..had pancakes with syrup for dinner. yum.
i miss relatively few American food items here (and when i am stateside, i hanker something fierce for french food)..but what does come to mind:
s'mores, Krispy Kremes, proper brats boiled in beer first, oh..speaking of beer..Leinie's, Grandma Eileen's peanut butter fudge, bagels with cream cheese, low country boil, cranberries, post-drinking-binge sunday brunch at Nautigal, a cheap slice at Vinny's, Dawn's gumbo, Chinese take out, enormous over-priced muffins with lots of nuts, fruit and calories in them, lemonade that doesn't fizz, and corn on the cob *.
*for reasons unknown, -corn- was on my mind, on my salad and in my conversation yesterday at lunch. all corn, all the time! -
if one more ENGLISH person corrects my ENGLISH pronunciation i am going to scream…in AMERICAN
interesting thing, not a single FRENCH person has ever corrected my FRENCH pronunciation unless i asked for help…. -
figured out the sweet set-up tonight…moved the computer, on which i can watch dvd's, into the AIR CONDITIONED bedroom!! woo-hoo!
i have seven or eight months worth of movie-watching to catch up on…well, actually more like seven or eight years worth….i've never been much of a movie person, but that cool, crisp a/c air is changing my mind…now if only the mac came with a remote control…or at least a longer mouse cord…
note: Ruby sheds more when squeezed. (must not watch a spooky movie late at night all by my lonesome again)
