happy birthday quissy!

poolboys, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

to the best little brother a girl could ask for other than henry. the big 3-0! hope it's as much fun as jumping onto a panda tube!

summoning of the vibes

tumors 2, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

at this time tomorrow, holden should be back to his lithe slinky cheetah-chest self. please cross your paws for him.

UPDATE -

thanks for all the paw crossing - holden made it through! they're going to keep him overnight because a few of the bigger tumors were attached (she used the word "fingers") to his muscles and he's extra sore and on an IV painkiller until tomorrow morning when i can pick him up.

prima facie

the man behind the counter at the post office
has a gray handlebar mustache
waxed up to points curving under
apple cheeks
he looks jolly but he's not
maybe he's sick of people asking
about it (i didn't)
or not asking about it
or expecting him to be jolly
because of his facial hair

rain!

la la la la la la lala la la laaaa. la la lala la la la lala la laaaa. (smurfs song)

grape tomatoes

grape tomatoes, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

have you ever had tomatoes so good they taste like lobster?

holey hell

i'm going back to the dentist because i can't chew on one side. i got fillings a couple weeks ago and one of them started hurting so badly last thursday i've been unable to chew on it. it doesn't hurt during the day, only chewing. i am upset about the whole thing for many reasons:

1. at my checkup in june i had a brand new hygienist, it was her first day
2. she used the new 'diagnodent' laser machine to test teeth for cavities before she cleaned my teeth
3. you're supposed to use it AFTER cleaning the teeth
4. i have never had pain or sensitivity in any of my teeth at all, but they diagnosed me as having SIX cavities
5. i had the top 3 drilled and filled last week
6. they filled it with plastic containing BPA - the cancerous ingredient in baby bottles and water bottles and that whole mess
7. afterwards i asked how long they should last - like 15 or 20 years? and the hygienist laughed & said no only about 5 years
8. they charged me close to $1000 for all this
9. there's icy hot deep nerve pain every time i chew on the left side

i'm fairly furious about a lot of this, and i have cancelled my october appointment to get the bottom three 'cavities' filled. they want me to let them drill holes into my unpainful/unsensitive teeth, fill them with cancerous/dementia-causing plastic, charge me a thousand bucks, and get me to come back and re-fill them in some goddamn emergency situation when they fall out in the next five years for another $300 a tooth? are you fucking kidding?

my dentist is going to check it out today but i may need a root canal now in the painful tooth, this is all so ridiculous.

obama vs mccain on taxes

from the washington post



note the set sign } "bottom three groups amount to 60% of taxpayers".

look who gets the biggest cut from each. this is stark

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/09/ST2008060900950.html

outside lands webcast

currently rocking face at outside lands music festival in san francisco -
steve winwood
http://attblueroom.com/music/Outside-Lands-Music-Festival/live-webcast.php

inland seafood?

inland seafood, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

such as...? trout? and catfish? is that inland riverfood?

1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4

spots on the ceiling
things on the wall
when times get rough
stare at them all

trevor solo stream

Trevor Garrod's solo performance from Evanston SPACE will be webcast by BigAG tonight from 8:00 - 9:30pm CST.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/biga-space

Live Streaming by Ustream.TV

kickball

a lot going on, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

kickball in asheville is a lot different from kickball in san diego. it is much more laid back, there are no set teams, 2 new captains pick boy girl boy girl from whoever shows up every time. there are babies on the field. there are no uniforms or cleats or refs. it is absolutely just as much fun.

i tried to spread the catching technique of 'the tuckoop' yesterday. when a pop fly is coming, get in a tuck/scoop position, and finish with 'squeeze the pillow.' there's no reason to fear the big red ball!