DRINKS.
1) i used to think i hated coffee. then today, i got some
in a cup at the dining hall. and drank it.
then drank more. then more. then more.

2) i always drink a cup of sipping chocolate every night.
it has become a ritual. it's not as sweet as hot chocolate
and tastes richer and more chocolatey rather than sugary.

3) my sister made a kale bananna smoothie
that resembles algae. it was actually very good.
she insists on bringing it to work in a clear jar.

4) i invested in a nice glass vile of VOSS water at worldmarket.
i hate my stainless steel water bottle because it
makes the water tastes like metal chemicals.
plus i never wash it, so it always smells like mold.
i used to drink tons of water a few years ago.
hopefully, this bottle will make me want to drink more again.

it occurred to me that i should pin scarves on the ceiling
around my bed to create a canopy-tent-cave.
my bed felt way too open and prone to unwanted light exposure before.

mary, brianna, and i walked past a dead raccoon
on our way to safeway. it was missing eyeballs.
teeth still snarled from its mouth & there were blood drippings
trailing from the street onto a patch of grass where it laid down to rest in peace.

EVERYBODY FRISKO.
"i washed tails(cat) and a caterpillar came out"

brancusi. bird in space.

no monet for degas to make the van gogh.

"your fish taco looks good."

you meet someone famous
and all they say to you is that.

cat puke. we cleaned up a lot of it.

sometimes

i'd hide but i'd just find myself anyways.

the mountains looked like a dream today.

et autres aromes naturels.

i am surprised we got a job over break.
the owners were so nice & put a box of chocolates
on the table for us.

we got recommended by 2 previous employers
on the listserv. i am so flattered.

sweetie.

she watched the nutcracker narrated by a child.

savannah shook and a clump of hair fell to the floor.

alas! sunshine.

this was a beautiful tree.

"for you!" :) tanks nellie. :))))

disregard all directions i tend to give in the car.
(i am wrong 100% of the time).

i found a lovely red scarf
lying on the street outside south coast plaza.
it must be santa's way of gift giving this year.

third uncle thought we would enjoy a
chinese pop concert, so he got us tickets.

everyone waves these lighted blue sticks
during concerts and disposes them a few hours later.

i dug several out of the trashcan, sliced the foam away,
folded a bunch of newspaper cones
& wrapped them around the LED lights.
gma was so pleased i made her a chandelier.
they reminded me of jellyfish.
after seeing an aboriginal art exhibit at the NAMOC,

i was inspired to find pebbles on the street, purchase acrylic paint,
and use gma's toothpicks to dip and dot.

"wait, after all this time,
you were training to be a spy?"

"what did you think i was
doing all these years?
"this explains alot."

turn off all the lights, crawl in your bed

with your computer and watch this:

DESCENDANTS

i walked home from work today.
i noticed some things that i never
really stopped to look at before.
it was refreshing.

two hours later...
i watched tv, drank lotus tea,
and pet savannah.
she put her paw on my arm & smiled.

i spy a dead anteater.

half light II(no celebration)

i made this for my mom as a christmas present,
but i couldn't wait & already gave it to her.
it's a smiling candle-lamptern.