introspective periscope : peeking inside since Y2K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- falling in line finally some sunshine - sixth of june, 2003 "she serves him mashed potatoes and she serves him peppered steak with corn. she pulls her dress up over her head. lets it fall....to the floor."~camper von beethoven its been a really crazy week...on a budget bender and filling in for eva at work while she's on vacation to see her family in florida. so its been four days of doing double duty at work and then, on top of that, we've got a gutterslut of a cat in heat thats driving the rest of our five room apartment's dwellers up the white walls. so that means little bits of broken sleep while she yowls and screams the song of love out the open windows and into the night...all night long. and its working, apparently, because there have been numerous tom cats that have heard her siren singing and come to yowl back from the back alley and front porch. and no amount of telling them to go away works. no number of buckets of water wash away the smell of them or scare them off when doused. and we have no idea how long it will last.... and then there's this strangeness that has kicked into my financial nerves that i have to admit i rather like. we're working on this budget for the house that seems to be working out well, actually. dinner each night has amounted to more than just spaghetti, which, although a cheap option, is one we've grown rather tired of. and so it was tortellini, tuna noodle casserole, baked macaroni and cheese (the kind from a roux sauce that takes awhile to make)...chicken tacos...the list is endless. so the eating out sporadically has stopped and i'm even packing lunches to take to work that are very reminiscent of the best summer ever, when it was turkey sandwiches, fresh brewed iced tea, and granola bars.....and rapid weight loss. and monday, after dinner on the porch, we made chai lattes and ate thick slices of a second loaf of apple cinnamon bread and the two of us played cards late into the night. it was almost as intense as the go fish games in the beginning of our life together...but with the comfort of our own home and knowing without a doubt that its love we're in. and the pottery barn cliches keep coming. all of the plants are repotted and the herb garden seedlings are settling into their new space in the trough planter i got for toby. and so the sun came out this morning and the cat finally quieted to get some sleep and i woke up late this morning feeling completely refreshed with the day clear and yawning before me. and as nice a day as it is, i think i might take some iced tea out to the porch with my book and my dog (to ward off the toms) and read a little. soak up some sun. breathe in some smalltown warm air. and relax. because its going to be a very busy weekend....kathleen edwards plays for free and its the first weekend of the arts festival. even though its supposed to rain and thunderstorm, i think i'd be very into going...and packing some sort of dinner that will compliment the rain. i think this shall be the summer of the picnic meal... and then there is this prospect of a new job...downtown...its almost...lavish. i've got to go enjoy this day.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .what came before. - .what happened next. a diamond at the bottom of the drain - 20 october 2017 |
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