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Another delightful day at the Hive and hereabouts. No driving today (or yesterday), but much wandering about nonetheless. Weather = ideal. Local places to eat 'n' drink 'n' shop = awesome. Managed to take care of the nuisance front garden issues (with the wonderful help of the always hard-working delerium3). O'morrow I'll finish up w/more mulching and a mess of lawn mowing and possibly (if'n time/energy permits), ripping up the weeds along the strip right next to the street and filling it w/fresh soil/compost mix and seeding it w/wildflowers. Then it's off to a local party, as I'm finally expanding my local/PDX social circles/life a bit more, before (perhaps) heading up to Sidhehaven for the night and to hang out some on Saturday. Feeling nicely relaxed yet productive. :-)

Went out walkies and very much enjoyed a tremendous (yet completely SILENT) thunderstorm, mostly bright flashes and reflections behind clouds, but got to see one massive jagged bolt, too. 'Tis humid out...and very very nice.

PSA: Yes, it's time once again for the Troubadore Theater Company's annual Shakespeare/pop music mash-up. Wed. - Sat. 8pm and Sun. 4pm from August 13 - September 14, 2008 at the Falcon Theater in Burbank, CA (across the street from the ORIGINAL Bob's Big Boy). Don't think I'll be going (*sadness*), but if'n you end up going, I'd love to hear all about it.

( Worn Thin )

Okay, I feel pretty good now. I'm sitting on the swinging loveseat on my front porch as the sudden outburst of rain pounds down...and then tapers off. Several other folks're enjoying the now- cooling off evening on their front porches as well. I quite like this. Haven't been at the Hive 'nuff to enjoy and appreciate this. Want more. Will make more time for this.

Not sure what I'm doing this w'end. I've lined up various ducks in various row, but won't even try to knock 'em all down. I may head Northward a tad. I may stay home and attack my front yard instead. Gonna take o'morrow easy (hopefully). I need this.

Please note that I'm pretty much unable to read my e-mail (sent to my yahoo account). Whenever I click to read it, I see it for a brief second and then it starts sending me off to something called js.worthathousandwords.com - only it never gets there, it tries loading but does nothing. I can see that I've got stuff from folks (I somehow managed to very quickly copy and paste one from vismaya_viewer and read it, but not anything else anybody's sent me today. So, for the moment at least, I'm asking you to change your records to note that my e-mail address is now at gmail dot come (same starting bit as before). Thanks!

Oh, and if anybody has any suggestions as to how I can deal w/this nonsense, that'd be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Apparently I'm not alone...

EDIT2: Okay, I can read an e-mail if'n I hit the ESCAPE button as soon as the e-mail appears on the screen.

I've lost track so'm now putting out feelers: if'n you're getting your FW08 ticket via ME (gift or purchase), please respond here ASAP so I know how many more I have available for folks who need 'em and want 'em at the lowest cost - $50 for w'end pass. If'n you want/need FW08 tix, lemme now here as well and I'll letcha know in about a week(ish) whether I've got one/more. Comments screened.

Heart attack in his sleep, went peacefully...really the best way to go.

The wheel and the season's turned (maybe...hopefully...is Summer really here?), folks're moving 'round, things're shifting. I'm finding myself at times in positions I don't much care for and'm dealing w/it all as best I can. Gonna not worry (too much) and be happy (lots 'n' lots). ( In-/Im- Rather than Ex- )

I'm on the verge of pruning my LJ F-list b'c I don't have the time/energy to read everything everyone writes. If'n I haven't met you in person and/or you don't actually use LJ, you're certainly welcome to keep reading mine (rarely do I lock posts).

Llama! PING wildwoosi and lightfoote. Um, I'm not at all convinced this is on the up & up...

Happy B-Day!

The Technology of Orgasm - this'll make a good b-day gift for Mom!

Related: Slideshow History of the Vibrator. Um, NSW, in case you hadn't figured that out already.

Today was really fairly mellow and quiet, quite nice and needed. sidhefire's visiting the Hive for a few days. Today began w/b-fast at Cricket Cafe (yum). After numbly sustenance, we headed over to PAM to check out the art then wandered the Farmer's Market a block away before hitting Sock Dreams and then returning over the river again to enjoy the Rose Gardens. Afterwards we returned to the Hive and walked over to Division Blvd to check out that area and grab a bite to eat and some coffee. Turns out there's a nice new wine bar/garden shop along w/the newest incarnation of the Goddess Gallery which became Practically Divine and is now something else the name of which I've forgotten. Also hit the really good thrift store at the corner of 50th. Then 'twas back to the Hive to relax s'more before finishing off the day w/ecstatic dance followed by the traditional lavender honey steamers and snackies at the Pied Cow. Soon: sleep. O'morrow the 'rents (mom and her hubby) arrive for a week and a half. Much bizziness to come... Somewhere 'round July 2nd/3rd I'll get to relax again.

As I wander about my place, putting things away, looking at what I have and wondering which things I really need, it hits me: I have a lot of stuff and things "just in case." I'm not where I'm going to be. I don't know where I'm going to be. I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing. Then again, hanging onto stuff in case I need it really may well result in clogging up the pipeline of where I'd like to be and what I'd like to be doing.

Goal: get no more stuff, at least w/out thinking long and hard 'bout whether I need the stuff and ideally with a give and take built in the process: as something comes in, so something goes out.

THAT worked out well. I made it to PDX just in time to pick up LJ-less L and her luggage and take her home. Good long w'end w/good people. Much busy-ness upcoming. Next up though: sleep.

Meanwhile, THIS amuses me:

PSA: Free music every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm in Duvall, WA from July 9 - August 20, 2008.

Thx for the turn-on, lorriet!

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