full of nothing
I inadvertently topped off the half empty jar of all purpose flour with the half full bag of self-rising flour leaving me with a substance that was good for nothing. Finn and I took the jar out to the deck and threw handfuls into the woods, watching the dusty clouds of flour drift in the breeze and settle on the dry brown leaves.
i could eat the neck off a bottle of bourbon right now
This prescription I have right now really twists me up. The doctor failed to mention any of the side effects that have affected me, but the surprises have mostly been big fun so far. The only two that disturb me are the cold sweat that wakes me up in the middle of the night and the inappropriate specificity of my thirst in the morning.
(image via Crazy Heart)
Inspired by this snowy scene and the occasional haiku of wordsnamesfaces, I have composed a winter haiku for my online bottle cap collection.
cold reality
continues even after
belief leaves us still
m & finn pancakes
Thursday is pancake day for the girls. As one of her tenth birthday presents, Finn’s grandmother gave her some customized candy covered chocolate treats that featured pictures of Finn and slogans like “Finn Rocks!” This week’s pancakes featured some of those candies, or as Fallie put it, “we are eating Finn’s face for breakfast.”
reblogged from polaroidjesus
the very special limited edition commemorative one hundred forty-ninth post to realitybyphilipkdick*
(sponsored by the generous and talented elizabeth “locomotive” hootenanny who tells wonderful stories about friends, family, and the freaks that frequent central florida coffee shops)
*a small side project that hasn’t gone away even though no one is reading it. In reality, this was my attempt to score a book deal, but I think I may be doing it wrong.
Mumblelard (not your real name)
Hope this is everything you wanted. I never realized he had such a hairy back!
Elizabeth (my for real name)
reblogged from realitybyphilipkdick
happy new year
snow monster tunnel
Three or four inches of snow fell on our part of north Fulton county yesterday and last night. We played in it some last night, but this morning we spent several hours sled sliding snow ball fighting. The snow packed really well, and all of the kids were rolling huge snow balls for forts and snow men. Fallie spent about forty-five minutes rolling this three foot diameter snow ball and then patiently hollowing it out. Originally, she wanted to make it large enough to crawl through, but as she removed snow, the pine straw and sticks started to look like a monster to her. When I asked her the name of the piece, she said it was Snow Monster Tunnel. Most of the snow has melted since this morning, but I wanted one last picture of this.
red in tooth and claw or the message
mini twix pancakes
Thursday is pancake day for the girls. They have the next four days off, so today at school they are celebrating Valentine’s day at school. The holiday candy surplus is already accumulating, so today I made the pancakes using approximately eight pre-Valentine mini-twix bars. Caramel based pancake supplements are tricky and prone to burning, but I successfully navigated these technical complications and the pancakes turned out very well. It was a good morning.
Tonight’s victims: a china bowl, a loaf bread and an overripe avocado.
reblogged from pleasedontsqueezetheshaman
when the same interval passes again
She was born in the second month of the twenty-first century, and with luck she will see all of it. I enjoy our time together, trying to make moments she will remember fondly, but sometimes I struggle with worry, wondering how it will all turn out. Does the world really get better, or worse? What can I do to prepare her and what do I prepare her for? I am not ready. When the same interval passes again, she will be grown.
king of a clandestine kingdom found under your floorboards
The raised floor designed to channel cables and cold air from place to place incites revolt in an immature part of me. He still believes that he will find the secret tunnel that goes from here to another place. He is ready to explore, ramble, and dig right now.
