Snapshots from a kaleidoscopic mind

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:03 GMT

09:40 This has not been a good month for technology. All three laptops at home are dead. My work one finally died and the desktop... #
09:42 The desktop won't stay on for more than 15 minutes. My cell phone is also on it's last legs. New laptop and cell phone ordered.... #
09:43 But it is at least a week until I get either one. And no ETA on the work laptop. While I don't mind technology breaks, this is hell. #
09:47 Worst part is that I have to be at a client on monday... #
09:54 On the plus side, the Mac lamp still works beautifull and looks better than any other screen in the house, now if it was just portable... #

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:02 GMT

19:14 Sugar Pumpkin stuffed with mushrooms, garlic, Gruyere, and Toasted Garlic bread with thyme and sage. Sooooo goood. #

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:55:06 GMT

22:27 Clue number one that your laptop is about to die a violent heat death: you burn yourself when you accidentally touch the USB port. #

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:55:15 GMT

08:27 Dream Logic: passively picking up glitter by rolling in it. #

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Travel Announcement

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:21:07 GMT

I will not have disappeared for the next couple of weeks...I will simply be on vacation.

I am going back to the Ukraine to visit relatives.

See you all on the flip side!

Yet another case of Christians acting Scary

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:43:14 GMT

After overzealous Christians have repeatedly stated that the bible is sacrosanct and that it is a perfect document created by God...apparently...some have found it a little too liberal.

What the hell?

At least two of the stated goals contradict each other.

And um...if we're gonna reinterpret the bible, might it not be better to use something like Strong's Exhaustive Bible Concordance and retranslate each word with context. I mean, if you're going to say something is the work of God wouldn't you ... I don't know ... want to know what God actually said ... you know ... in context?

The idea of a Wikipedia style free for all rewording of the bible makes me slightly queasy... and spawns a spontaneous desire to gather the slash ficers and make a small, non violent protest all over it. Let's see.....what did Noah's sons do on that long cruise...they obviously weren't doing it with their wives....

Another year, another blue day

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:29:21 GMT

And every single day, I wish for just one more day with you. I hope where ever you ended up, you are happy. And until we meet again, I will still miss you. Every single day.

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:55:01 GMT

12:43 Cinnamon-hazelnut salted caramels on the stove. Porntastic! #

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Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:55:01 GMT

10:27 I am weak. I broke down and picked up the new iPOD nano. It was the lovely emerald green color that did it. Video & AM/FM didn't hurt. #

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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:08:01 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xcMxnNzp2I

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:55:01 GMT

22:28 The sun was the most amazing incandescent maraschino cherry color today. And through the dry brushed clouds it looked like some alien world #

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:55:05 GMT

09:24 A) I should not be allowed to drive without a GPS. B) Disney is buying Marvel. I feel a disturbance in the force. #

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:55:02 GMT

15:21 Cleaned out 1400 e-mail from my inbox. Don't know why but it always feels good to declog it. #

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Writer's Block: I May Be Crazy

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:17:40 GMT

What does this Rorschach blot look like to you?

View 540 Answers

Cause kayshapero did it....

A wolf jack-o-lantern,

The pointy things at the side are ears. The triangular things in the middle are eyes. And the bottom ones are a mouth bisected by a nose. The dark thing at the bottom is a tip of a cartoonie nose.

Thank you

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:45:15 GMT

I want to thank all of you that have reached out to me after the passing of my wee fuzzy.

Your thoughts and hugs mean a lot to me.

I have had ferrets for nearly 15 years straight. And this is the very very first time that I have been without a ferret in those 15 years. It is a hard adjustment. Especially when I look at the spot where here cage once stood.

I keep wanting to turn around and go into the kitchen to check on her. Or watch her sleep as I sometimes did.

As I told my mom, so much of my life is in my head. My job is mentallly challenging. I write, I talk to people on line. All passive mental things. Ferrets for me provide the counterpoint. They are creatures of chaos and motion. They are purely physical. They leap and tumbble and poke and jump moving in a crazy fashion that seems born out of pure random.

Even as Shkoda was getting sicker, she still found the energy to crawl under the cover and nip my toes in the morning until I woke up and cuddled her just like she did when she was a baby and my bed was the biggest play area she could handle.

There is something about ferrets. They may not be everyon's perfect pet. They take a lot of patience. They require nip training. They are never perfect with the litterbox even if they know better (Cassidy's favorite game was hide and go poop). But for me they are the perfect pet.

I have been owned by cats and birds and hamsters (who commited suicide) and mice but nothing quite resonates like a ferret. I like them well enough.

And having watched me cry over the loss of every one of my fuzzies, people keep suggesting that I get something longer lived. It would be easier they say.

But I can't quite imagine a life without ferrets.

And as much as I loved Shkoda and will always miss her, I know that I will get another ferret. Though she will always stand out. The gold standard of fuzzies.

From the way she tipped over my teacup to get a sip to the way she danced for bananas she was the most unique creature to have touched my life. And as hard as her death is to bare, I would not trade it for not having known her. She was a tiny treasure. A will-o-wisp that guided me through some very very dark times.

I am not ready to move on yet. I am still morning her, but soon.

No matter how many people fill your life, only an animal can truly make it complete.

Saying Goodbye to our Fuzzy Friends

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:19:46 GMT

Today at 9:45, my little fuzzy girl, Shkoda slipped soundlessly away from me.

She was born around the middle of June and I brought her home August 3rd. She cried for three days straight and was so tiny that she couldn't eat solid food.

Of all the ferrets I have ever owned she was the most willful, most intelligent, and most human centric. She ate people food, insisted that she have dinner with us and thought socks were fine to chew on even though she knew feet were not.

She was only 6 years old. And while ferrets live brief lives I thought for sure that she was going to be around a few more years...at least one more year.

She saw me through so so so much. She was my sanity savor through my brother's cancer, it's recurrence, and through Kelly's death. Through it all, she did her utmost to be silly and snuggly and keept me going through the worst of times.

She was the smartest of all my fuzzies, figuring out zippers, and drawer pulls. She understood the power of cute. And she knew all too well how irresistible she really was using it to her advantage as often as possible so as to be picked up and snuggled. She was emotionally manipulative. She figured out that laying on bare wire and sighing at passing people got her cuddled or at least a treat, and she did everything in her power to rearange her cage to be able to display her talents to their best effect. And all in all did her best to live up to her name which means mischief in Russian.

The last few months her health started to decline. And a couple of weeks ago she started getting really lethargic. Unfortunately the ferret vet that I have known and trusted for years retired and most vets around her just don't know enough about these slinky animals. So when I took her to the vet two weeks ago they probably missed something. And she got a little better. So I thought I had time to find a better vet. That time ran out yesterday when she took a huge turn for the worst.

She stopped eating and drinking and just wanted to be held. I indulged her for most of last night and sped her off to a newly recommended vet this morning. But I guess it was too little too late as she seemed to keep sliding all afternoon. By evening she was barely able to lift her head, doing so only when I made as if I was going to move away from her. By 8 she began to slip in and out of consciousness and by 9 she fell into a deep comma. Her breathing became labored.

I placed her on my chest, tucked under my chin and just held her trying to find a way to ease her breathing.

At 9:45 she seemed to wake up, rolled slightly to the side as if to give me one last parting glance, shuddered delicately and melted away. I held her for a long time after, stroking her side as the tears I was suppressing all evening started to flow in short, painful gasps.

Of all my ferrets she was hardest to lose. I will miss her terribly.

I can't bare the idea of just giving her up, so tomorrow, I am going to find a nice shady spot in my yard and bury her so that she will always be close. I think she would have liked it that way. She was a good rat like that.

And hopefully, some day, I will meet her again across the rainbow bridge.

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:55:02 GMT

17:39 Supermarket disappointment turned culinary treasure...the market didn't have enough beef for the burgers I wanted to make. #
17:40 So I bought some ground lamb and some ground veal and mixed. Result: flavorful, tender, juicy burgers. Add a bit of sharp cheddar - yumm! #

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:55:03 GMT

11:15 St. Jerome by Benaglio - jesus on a stick...mmmm crucifixerific...this is what happ #
11:17 this is what happens when Kit get no sleep and goes museum hopping. I am so going to hell. #
11:23 There is no earthly reason for baby Jesus penis in relief...especially not with that lurid expression bad Verrocchio #
11:59 Thanks Grunewald...now the image of revenant zombie Jesus is gonna haunt my dreams forever. #

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Cool! Litterally!

Fri, 22 May 2009 07:14:23 GMT

Ever been curious about Otzi? You know the neolithic man they found in the alps due to global warming?

Well now you can:http://iceman.eurac.edu/

You can look at him from every possible angle, in great and painful detail. You can examine his tattoos and even see him in 3D.

So cool!

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:55:02 GMT

16:20 San Diego today-wed. Redmond, Wa wed-sat and Vegas next week. Wow are the next couple of weeks busy. #

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Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:01:30 GMT

13:51 @trishalynn I just heard the piece on NPR. Didn't know it was coming. I think you asked the right questions of the wrong person. #

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Tweets for Today

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:26:15 GMT

15:15 My mom says that the ferret is pining for me. She says that the ferret is totally uninterested in anything any one. She just mopes & sighs #

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Tweets for Today

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:55:25 GMT

12:06 MMmmmm sticky, meaty ribs. When I travel, I miss my ferret and my kitchen, in that order. #

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Tweets for Today

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:29:48 GMT

10:21 Vegas curse milder but still in place. Greeted the day here with a severe nose bleed and my knee going out. Joy. #

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Tuiles with Whipped Crème Fraiche Cooking Debauchery

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:05:36 GMT

Three years and a half years ago, when I gave up hydrogenated oils and ingredient lists that required a chemistry degree, I knew that there would be a few things I would miss. There aren’t many things mind you. It’s incredible but almost everything tastes better when it is made from real ingredients. This having been said, there are still a few things that I pine away for.

Those little pirouette cookies from Pepperidge Farm rank high on that list.

I am a die hard, crisp and buttery cookie fan. Until I tried this recipe, given the choice to eat only one cookie for the rest of my life, I would have said short bread. This recipe has shaken my devotion.

It has the lovely subtle butteriness of shortbread but with a thin crisp edge that sings a siren song to the caramel lover in me.

Snapshots from a kaleidoscopic mind

Travel Announcement

Yet another case of Christians acting Scary

Another year, another blue day

*giggle* *snerk* *gafaw*

Writer's Block: I May Be Crazy

Thank you

Saying Goodbye to our Fuzzy Friends

Cool! Litterally!

Tweets for Today

Tweets for Today

Tweets for Today

Tuiles with Whipped Crème Fraiche Cooking Debauchery

giggle snerk gafaw