“it’s not that I take things for granted. It’s just that, well, sometimes, things grow ordinary. And I don’t want things to only be essential and expected. I want things to be exciting and extraordinary.” And, what’s so wrong about that?…
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Category: my sunday best
i don’t wear it, but i post it. not always, but… i try to show off my sunday best when i remember
Sometimes i get all quote-y and stuff. When can I clock out?
“How the hell could a person enjoy being awakened at 6:30AM, by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots…
My Sunday Best shelved and suspended
What are we missing? And, why has it left? And what do you want? These are not words of love or hope. For clarity, it’s a question about the things that grow. And about the things that won’t grow. Anymore. We forget the right…
a sunday drive through a rainy paradise (VIDEO)
Driving at the speed limit, today. Not that it matters. So many palm trees in the cemetery. The dead must feel like they’re in paradise. But not today. Most days they’ll soak up the sun, and enjoy a cool…
the dust never settles
And, I love these trails for what they are. I wonder if they feel the same? Hee. :)
sometimes i repeat myself
yes, i repeat myself. it’s just me wanting you to remember. (or to quote me!!!) but… i was thinking of you and wanted to say hi. so… yep…nothing. that’s it. just hi. carry on with your life.
bird counting and bird watching and everything in between
Last Sunday… Dani and I went to the marina to participate in the annual Christmas audubon bird count… we’re newbies… and well, it was a spontaneous thing. love the morning ….love birds and love people.. but remembering the names of…
My Sunday Best: Walking aimlessly (video)
when you’re not around… it’s what happens to me. pretty far out and scary… not to walk around aimlessly, but the feeling. lost. a little beautiful, too. the feeling. when you’re not around…
My Sunday Best: ode to my coffee (with video)
hello… and down below there is pure poesy. really :) The cell fone alarm goes off in the morning time. Excuse me while I think of a meaningful rhyme. I contemplate a run and go out for some playing But…
My Sunday Best: “all the world’s a stage…”
and … they had fun. the little girls did. I saw the play a couple times. one time i just watched. another time i sat their as a parent. I thought and looked in side my memory bank…and realised they have…
my Sunday Best: Alex and the Coyote and A Colorful Existence of Day of the Dead
i encouraged Alex to get up early. she hiked up Kill-Hill-2* mostly with her eyes closed. the sun was on our backs an behind some clouds. but, just as soon as it popped up completely, we felt the warmth and…
My Sunday Best cookies and milk
Cookies and milk make her a happy Boubou! (cereal for dinner and cookies for breakfast. yikes!)
my Sunday best: where the kids are
a sunday besties-blues… and reds and pinks… the good people around us make all the difference. so, hey, remember that. Friday… with Wendy and Deana and a glass of wine on the front porch. antidote for a long week of…
my Sunday Best – yard sales and records and empty spaces
Sometimes… you don’t know what you need until , well, until you see it. Our record player has permanent home. and our records , too. Sometimes you just don’t know what to do with a blank piece of space.…
my sunday best – galette de rois and hazardous trinkets
a sunday quatre heures… yum….but careful with the crunchy trinkets.
my Sunday best – enter through the side gate
welcome. don’t drag bad vibes, though. that long train won’t fit here. no need to knock. there’s a nice crowd on the other side. a little restless, but they are loving. drag the gate open it gets stuck a little.…
My Sunday Best- sand in your face.
when all else fails … go into denial. claim insanity. lock your doors. roll your eyes. play dead. play deaf. scream. delete the data. all of it. now. or accidentally spill gasoline and accidentally light a match… change the rules.…
my sunday best: bougainloveea
dani: mama?!! me: yes? dani: where are you? me: dans la toilette dani: stop pee’ing. i got a surprise for you! me: um, i can’t stop on demand, you know? but , i’ll be right out. jeeze, can’t a mom…
my sunday best – champagne and orange juice
it’s fun. champagne. sunday at beachwood canyon flower shop
my sunday best – pampering a nine year old!
doodle bou, Boubou, dani-bee, chiquilina, bouboulina…muñequita turned nine. she calls herself my lucky charm! sigh. she has such an attitude. when she was born she had a ‘stay away from me unless you’re my mom’ cry. and it was…
my sunday best – smells like serious spring cleaning!
sunday’s clean up., originally uploaded by ¡Laura!. gotta get this house of love in order. damn it! cleaning out the garage and the kitchen cabinets and laundry… made me think that we have too many things. but we found the…
sunday best – the scent of flowers and mortality
so… my dad was diagnosed with cancer in july. on his birthday he had major surgery to remove the tennis-ball size mass that took over his abdominal area. prior to this —months prior to this , while he was still…
my sunday best – selfie with ava-josee
she’s the latest baby in our family tree…my cousin’s new little one, ava-josee.
my sunday best: fruitsicles with the babies
hanging out in studio city, the valley with the babies. the babies are getting so big , they come out of the frame. once we got tired of doing nothing and/or swimming around we decided hot days call for ‘paletas’.…
my sunday best: gore, blood, gutts, wine and friends
My super cool friend, Wendy, invited me to see the Re-Animator the Musical at The Hayworth on Wilshire, in koreatown/westlake area. So much fun… all the gore and blood the eyeballs…bloody goodness. ooh…the wacky songs….all kinds of cheese and fun…in…