Where the Walls are Soft…

“Shy”Taken June 11, 2006 with HP PhotoSmart R607 No, it doesn’t exactly scream “You Got the Job!!”, but to belie the opposite implication, let me say that I got the job I wanted. Ah, see? Knowing that makes a difference, now, doesn’t it? This is a “temp” job, though. I’m looking at all the [...]

“Dewy”Taken October 2, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 Ruby has been upset this year because the weather has been bad for her flowers. She spent our second-last visit alternately complaining that her flowers all looked “drug out”, and sighing over the fact that she has too many tomatoes left to “put down” (sometimes she says [...]

This pic stolen fair and square from a German spammer So, I get this spammy email with “Ich habe gesehen Sie haben noch Schallplatten” in the subject field. And I just couldn’t bear to trash it ’til I knew what that meant. So I babalfished it, and it means: “I see you still [...]

“The Clothes Make the Lady” I went out today and bought “Grown-Up Business-Lady” clothes, to borrow yet another Suzi-ism (she comes up with good isms – why should I try if I don’t have to?). Although day-to-day business at the new J.O.B. will allow me to dress casually (jeans are considered casual!! Hooray!), there are times [...]

“Bring on the Rain”Taken October 6, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I spent yesterday enveloped in a strange mood… and it’s carried over into today: an odd kind of feeling that I can’t quite place, because I don’t think I’ve ever felt it before; not in my entire life. I’m not particularly “old”, as [...]

“Caught by Surprise”Taken October 2, 2006 with Sony DSC-S40 This photo was taken last fall, and it took me forever to find the original. I have too many computers and too many disks and I finally found it in my Zooomr account. Since it was snapped during a free-for-all with an unfamiliar camera, I’m [...]

What Is It? I had fun with this game last time, so I thought I’d make you play it with me again, while I unscramble my thoughts about the new J.O.B. and decide what I can and cannot say about it, so as not to get fired. My tenure in this position will most definitely [...]

“Escape Attempt”Taken October 9, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I took this yesterday, on my way back from my morning at the new J.O.B. This is a government contracted J.O.B., and the contract hasn’t yet been “officially” approved, so I haven’t “officially” started, but I went in to do orientation and help out a little [...]

“Season’s End”Taken October 8, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I am immersed against my will in the nasty, swirling pit of horror that is Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. If you value your sanity, do not follow me down. Don’t worry – I brought a rope and a lunch (and a note from my mom reminding [...]

“Food for Thought”Taken August 28, 2005 with HP PhotoSmart R607 How’s that for disgusting? Nothing like a rotting, squirrel-gnawed apple rolled in dirt to whet the appetite. Hope it’s not dinner-time where you are. This lovely vision is, of course, the answer to the last “What Is It?”. Gross, eh? On [...]

My Dad calls this “Fish Eyes” And at the end of the week, the government didn’t hand those men a paycheck, either.After my Saturday Walk-About to my parents’, I trotted back chock full of stories: “Aunt Blanche” stories… “Jimmy Prentice” stories… stories, stories, stories. I think my parents may be jealous of [...]

Philco Radio, 1941 Bill seemed farther away than ever, and World War II might never end…Jimmy Prentice was somewhat of a local oddball, to hear my parents talk. I don’t know if he actually had a home, or not. My mother talks about how sometimes, just before dinner was set to be “lifted”, [...]

I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date – with Ruby and a crossword puzzle, and a decent cup of coffee today, finally. No time to post a pic, but check out Photo-Play for the latest, if you’re interested. In the meantime, let me play with your brain. Weirdness Addendum: When I first looked at this, [...]

“Fear of Heights”Taken October 13, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 So, the J.O.B. officially starts tomorrow. That leaves me a little strapped for time as far as school clean-up goes (I know, I know… I should have been done by now; I’m a slacker), but really the only thing that bothers me, is that [...]

“Temporary”Taken October 18, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I still can’t sleep. I sleep once I fall asleep – it’s the “falling asleep” that seems to still be broken. Oddly, I’m not having any trouble getting up in the morning. I even eat breakfast. Because my kid makes it for me [...]

“Off Center”Taken October 19, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I found this on ePifFunnies today, and it struck a chord. Numbering the alphabet, A through Z, 1 through 26, we can calculate that, to complete a task, KNOWLEDGE gets a 96 in importance and CAPABILITY gets a 98, but ATTITUDE gets…100! Contributed by [...]

“Applefield Sky”PhotoShopped on October 20, 2007 Even with her ass wet and freezing, Hil is a trooper.Portal2theUniverse (AKA “Gateway to the Multiverse”) called me a Prestidigitator a couple of weeks ago. At first I wondered if I should be offended, but his actual opinion of Where the Walls are Soft seems to be somewhat [...]

“Emma’s Knight”Taken October 20, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 By the time you met your fellow inmates, most would be dangerous, psychotic, unrecogniz-able versions of themselves. I must apologize to the memory of my Great Aunt Emma, for this horrible photo of her painting. It’s a water-colour, framed behind glass, hanging in an [...]

“Rainflower”Taken October 19, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 Things are a little funky around here at the moment. A few things are going on that I don’t have words for yet. I’m trying to keep it all together here, and for the most part, I think I’m doing okay. I may be abandoning [...]

Not the kind of cabby you jump the fare on… I have to say, it was one of our more memorable cab rides. Ky said, “So, I guess you know what you’re gonna be for Hallowe’en, then, huh?” Still Rockin’ After All These Years Ky says she thinks I might be finally growing up, and she’ll [...]