Pugs R Us

love...



and more love...



by way of Shad's Magic :)

1Pac

Last night, we were at our friends' house in the hill country, just hanging out outside on the porch.. talking, laughing... letting the dogs run around like maniacs, and the kids (they were babysitting), slip and slide... when their three year old niece stopped and asked us to put on some music... as if that wasn't cute enough, our friend (her uncle) asked if she wanted him to put on some 2Pac to dance to...?

In a small, raspy voice she replied, "no, 1Pac is good."

I so miss the practicality of being a kid.

:)

small to (nearly) impossible

She started off as a small, carefree, mysterious wonder. She had a mission... a journey to make her own hand prints...

Her past was removed without permission... her favorite parts, stripped away by age....

an introverted, self-centered, stranger emerged with brokenness.

If she could only feel, she could heal.

Now she's someone else, trying to do the impossible task of finding that small self... again.

She's moved on... but she's forgotten

what it means to really live outside the picture frame.

If she could touch her face, she thinks the brokenness might start the healing...

she might not contemplate leaving.

But the impossible idea of touching her face will never leave.

Out there, it's like she's someone else...

and in here, she barely breathes.

Love on the Ridge

it ain't easy being cheesy...

Don't be an ass.

i love you, Boom Boom!
aka Sarah

Shit happens

Wash it off, and get back to what you were doing!

It's Complicated (movie)

It's not the most brilliant movie I've ever watched in my entire life, BUT it's one of the most honest, and for me - that's HUGE. One of my favorite writer-directors, Nancy Myers, (Something's Got To Give) grabbed a hold of those little quite/after moments and really finessed the rawness of those very intricate/complicated emotions we shuffle through in life. We wade. We swim. We laugh. We cry. Sometimes we just float... she wrote the real deal, without all the Hollywood stuffing. She developed the characters, told a solid story, and made me feel something. And she let really wonderful actors just be wonderful. Thank you, Nancy.

It's Complicated

Sweet Home Austin

Lookie! (in redneck girlie bar voice) I've got a peacock...

on my mailbox. :)

photo by Goat45 Design

Earth Day (Should Be) Every Day

I'm deeply saddened by the way the Earth is treated. It hurts by heart that people dismiss the treatment of animals, as if they don't count, except for food in our happy bellies. And the ocean, as if it were replaceable. Everything affects everything, and there will be consequences if we can't even act like it matters. There's something called ecosystems, and yes, it matters. I don't believe that any natural disaster will be the end of the earth. But I believe humans' negligence could be. Treat every day like earth day. We can't expect to deplete its natural resources, slaughter it as we wish, and keep getting a Fat return. It too, as resilient as it is, has its limitations. I don't know about you, but I'd like to live a long time on this wonderfully mysterious, generously abundant, and giving planet... and right now, I'm kinda scared for us.

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Ha... it's a real life puffy chair! :)

The Puffy Chair
One of my favorite lil films...

I am my own Invention

I have a thirst for change, much like the history of America. At times, I feel I'm my own invention... not being able to
see a year ahead... because it's always changing. Revolutionizing.


Bonnie and Clyde

The Holiday (in June)

"I'm looking for corny in my life."
The Holiday

This is one of my favorite (recent) Christmas movies... I love celebrating holidays - in July!

Thelma and Louise

-You get what you settle for...

Home on the Ridge

RIP Christin

Your soul was always meant for greatness, Christin. Now it will rest, old friend.

Oh Lyn...

Blue Top Motor Inn Motel in Sunshine, TX

you're smarter than you think you are.

Home is Where the Peacock is.

My sister, Gabri, took this photo this morning.

Once, I only had a 'neighborhood peacock'... now I just have a peacock. He lives in my yard. If you try to mess with him, you'll have me and my pj's to deal with. You don't want that.

BTW, does anyone know how loud peacocks are? ;)

I love this bird.

The more I look at old pics of myself...

the more I know - I'm a weirdo.

I don't even smoke.

ps. I think it's important to note (for Shad's sake anyhow) that this was a trashy dress-up party. However, this does not
explain the goofy looking faces or the strange Richard Simmons looking headband.

DO Something

Sometimes it's not what/how much you do, but that you DO something. My dear friend, Kim, told me about this wonderful site, GOOP. It's hosted by celebrity, Gwyneth Paltrhow. :)

How will you help today?

DOLPHINS, earth's non-human (smart!) people.

The Dirty Dozen (get your mind outta the gutter!)

I certainly can't afford to eat all organic, but I find it helpful to know which items I'll benefit the most from, when I do.
Check out this informative CNN article.