hello friend.

i'm compulsively watching episodes of the office while finishing the advent necklaces. which are dunzo. now. officially. we can only hope they hold together. i'm going to keep watching. (and 2 more necklaces to go and done by beg. of january.) i played mario kart today also (actually bought the game even though i don't have a wii but whatever). made it work. didn't exercise today. the blisters on the sides of my heel are completely lame but i'll try to rally to morrow. i mean it was raining today which was miraculous and needed. so obviously you eat ice cream and wear flipflops while out. and play games . .. in my world its almost not any different from any other day. though,


i'm trying to behave contrary to inclinations of mood and weather. not really up to spending too much time in my head- though cathy sent me this note saying:

"Rode on another cable car today-
To the monestary of monserrat
It was super foggy and rainy
Like a cable car ride to no where
Or like cloud city in star wars.."

And that seemed a fit description for most things. Though the sound of monestary of monserrat is terribly romantic. And who wouldn't want to be heading to such a place even in the depths of inscrutibility.


maybe tomorrow i'll get to play fableIII, eat juicy burger and go for a power walk. who can say, who can say. i'm glad you're at candy and iron. though i am now also suspicious of the seneca guns.

m.

Dear Penelope,

hello love. i've got my ipod in and used it all the while i've been gardening the last couple days. which i finished with finally- all the trimming and sorting and tilling and mulching and replanting is done for at least the next couple months- though there are some piles of debris i'll have to clear and that one sunflower that is listing to the left and refuses to die. also i planted snapdragons. and i finished your necklace. and i heard from eDD that they're sending out my check tomorrow. and i'm going on a spiritual retreat for the weekend with as yet unclear intentions but joanna got an image for me and cathyu confirmed it for me. j saw a marble in a mesh bag bouncing, either happily or gathering force, and said it reminded her of a slingshot. i told cathyu about the marble and the mesh bag and she said, it sounds like a slingshot to me and that the ball is gathering force. i don't know how either of them ended up with that except to say it was jesus. i did not get slingshot out of marble and mesh bag. i am curious though about the outcome. also i agree with mom about the statue but i won't say any more about it. except to say i didn't even say anything. she blurted that out all on her own. i can't stop her sometimes.

in othernews i've calmed down about the necklace thing. both people backed out who i offered it too and i don't feel obligated to make any more for the holy days unless someone approaches me and says, hey there, here's the $, won't you make them for me. but i do promise to find smaller pieces to put on etsy. meanwhile i have 3 left. and then i'm done! done! done! for now. or whatever. that means. either way thats not until january.

oh also i voted too. not that it did any good ;) i mean sure we're all very glad potsmoking isn't legal or whatever that stupid prop was about but i mean really i cannot shake my head enough about the governor and senate races. i'm glad the rest of the country is backlashing appropriately however. i did have to see 2 fb comments against republicans which i'll try not to hold against. at one point i replied "awwww. we're not that bad" to which one of daisys friends replied "yes, you are." if it wasn't such a punchline i'd be hurt. i replied back "*sniff". because you know, republicans have "hearts" too. and misty said she felt like she woke up to it being 2004. and i said, awwww. its not that bad.

in other other news i gave bodo a bath in the bathtub which i normally don't do ever but to see the dirt running off that dog! am-azing. and mom keeps sending me updates about grandpas surgery which actually didn't happen this AM and may happen soon? or happened and or is happening currently? i don't know. i confess to being only mildly interested as one watches gathering dark clouds in the distance.

though i am unusually snackish hence buttery popcorn and carrots and chocolate and tea with 6 dashes of sugar. and plums... which seriously i think i had a reaction to- i'm so going to a healer for this allergy shenanigans. fruit allergies are unacceptable. and though i do need to get personal health insurance, the idea of God straight up healing me is way better.

meanwhile i'm going to get a frappachino because its like 90 out and then i'm going to play video games for an hour or so and then i'm going for a walk with wendy. and i agree with you about cutting ties because bad timing is bad timing. but then going on hiatus for any number of things isn't so bad either. its like my necklace thing. hiatus. that's ok.

anyway i'm going to go now. my neck itches. i'm telling you- it was the plum. and then later i have to pack for the weekend and load songs on my ipod for all the meditating i'm going to do... that or crying about being alone-- designing a soundtrack for either could prove interesting- did i mention the couples retreat happening the same time i'm going to be at this st.marys something or other? well anyway something to blog about later- that and my outfits... and seattle, yah yah, if i ever.

xo, m.

Dear Penelope,

in addition to the letter, please find the enclosed pictures: you'll note that the presence of the man was elevated from weird guy, to creepy guy, to possible stalker/pedophile and or nude enthusiast. as he kept pacing within 20ft of us, going up toward his bag or down toward the shore, engaging in pumping up and down motions that looked like pushups and various half hearted stretching moves, and was certainly not wearing anything under the towel. he clearly won out over the gladiator model we saw with her buttcheek implants, and 10pack abs, the 4 bikini models and the couple who was stoned and making out intermittently when they could muster the strength, and the chick with the guitar, oh and that group of guys wearing speedos and the asian family. i can't say that i'll come back to this beach. possibly only if i'm ready to absorb and write about the freakish energy surrounding this stretch of sand. excellent views be damned. further down you will see how excellent the view can be.
they did eventually move out of my way so i could get the perfect picture, but still:

anyway, it was a good day. i read the entire omnibus1 of buffythevampireslayer GN, and added that glow back to my already amazingly tan skin. i capped the night off at the malibu ralphs grocery store, where i got fresh carved beef tritip and fresh berries. callie got some tiny package of cuscos for dinner but i can't talk about that in relation to how really wonderful my food was. oh also i got the perfect dress. breaking my creditcard rule of the last few weeks. it was worth it right? i mean if its not i will totally take it back. but can you imagine curly hair- either a bold or subdued necklace and a colorful wrap? i'm just saying. tra la la la la.
right now i'm watching 24. which i've avoided for a long time but thought i'd give it a try. damned catchy suspensful plots. my head is sort of full with other things and with this on i can't manage a sentence. i'm hypnotized. so i'll just enclose the necklaces below. though my favorite quote from hour 5 is: "i've tried so hard to keep the wall up between my work and my family. and now the wall is coming down and i don't know what to do." *snarf*gag* oh and the wife says, "thank god you're here. don't leave me. don't ever leave me again." "i wont."... ha. or: " you know what we should do when this is all over, take that trip up the coast to canada like we always talked about."... haha. god i hope the writing gets better. i might be reading a book whenever i smell dialogue coming on the screen. anywhozille.

this is danica, she's looking skeptical bcs i'm sizing the length and not really showing her what the whole awesomeness is looking like.
this is autumns:

this is julies:this is wendys: i promised her more flowers in the future.

necklace

I can’t resist a good hippie purchase when in a hippie town. While in Boone this weekend, I picked up a necklace stone from this jeweler. I had a hard time making the selection, as I tend to gravitate toward what I already have and love, and in this case could not stray away from stones that looked a lot like amber. Finally, I settle on the pink. Rhodacrosite. With swirls.

 

My Mom is more awesome than your mom, by M

I had these beads for 2 years. And i've admitted to myself that I dont like doing jewelry. The whole construction process is tiresome, but mom with much mercy and sacrifice did it for me. Because she actually likes figuring out how things are going to fit together. Frankly I just want it to work. This was an important step for me. Identifying and releasing myself from my visions... If i can't outsource it forget it! Though I didn't mind making my washer necklace because it was like linking chain mail. More on that one later. But here's to mom, best necklace EVER.

Ciao.