News Flash!

Okay, Yummy! Starbucks has a new drink! I just got the email...

Raspberry Mocha. It comes in all three major varieties: Hot, Iced and of course - Frappucino! Yippee!

Visit starbucks.com for details!

Good Books

I want to know what your favorite book is because I'm looking for something GREAT to read! Let me know.

Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--
and then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load

Or does it just explode?

-Langston Hughes

New Food

I am tired of eating the same old food all the time. What's your favorite thing to eat? I need some new and fresh ideas. Here are some things I eat a lot of: instant pad thai (with vacuum packed peanuts), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, salad, tomato soup, pasta, frozen eggrolls, frozen cheese enchiladas...and so on. Help!

To a Poor Old Woman

munching a plum on
the street a paper bag
of them in her hand

They taste good to her
They taste good
to her. They taste
good to her

You can see it by
the way she gives herself
to the one half
sucked out in her hand

Comforted
a solace of ripe plums
seeming to fill the air
They tast good to her

~Williams Carlos Williams

Thief

I stopped at In-n-Out on the way to work today. While I was at the counter, I noticed that the man in front of me ordered water to drink (which is free). I thought nothing of it at the time...however, after I had placed my order and got my drink, I was sitting down waiting for my food, looking around to pass the time. And who do you think I see approaching the soda fountain? And who do you think pours himself a COCA-COLA? Yes, I'm sure you've deduced the answer. It was the man who ordered water. He shamelessly walked up to the machine, looked to each side to see if anyone was watching and then went ahead and poured himself some stolen beverage. How cheap can one person be? Seriously. Can't you spare the extra $.99? I have to say, he made me so mad I wanted to tell him to walk his cheap little butt up to the counter and give over a buck. But I didn't. What a sad commentary on our times.

Today's Poem

Somewhat sad, but lovely nonetheless.

Ebb

I know what my heart is like
Since your love died:
It is like a hollow ledge
Holding a little pool
Left there by the tide,
A little tepid pool,
Drying inward from the edge.

~Edna St. Vincent Millay

A Blue Couch

Well, I'm also going to share a pic of my new couch! I suppose I am a grown up now, since I own one. ha!

New and Fabulous

Here is a picture of my most recent furniture aquisition: a buffet/console table that is oh so lovely. I'm using it as an entertainment center... (feel free to mock the itsy-bitsy TV) This fine piece is crafted of teak and is of the Danish mid-century modern family. I came across it while shopping in downtown Fullerton, in a store called "Out of Vogue, Vintage Modern." Go ahead and drool!

B-I-N-G-O!

I stopped at Starbucks this morning for a much needed espresso beverage and because I'm not supposed to have caffeine I was compelled to inquire of the barista if there is such a thing as a decaf espresso, an obvious oxymoron if ever I heard one. Much to my surprise, he answered in the affirmative and shared the fact that there is even such a thing as "half-caf." Here my jaw just dropped in amazement and I promptly replied - I'll take half-caf and make it a triple. As the barista man was marking my cup with all my instructions, he told me that I had a Starbucks BINGO. I looked at him with a quizzical brow. He proceeded to explain. There are six boxes on the side of a Starbucks cup. You know, to designate the kind of milk you want or how much syrup or how many shots or if it's decaf or half-caf. You get the gist. Well, anyways, if you have marks in all six boxes...you get a BINGO! I'm ashamed to admit this, but it takes longer for me to order the coffee than it does for them to make it. Hee, hee. That's a bit of an exaggeration now. I do so love hyperboles.

Here it is, in all it's glory. I highly recommend this drink. Get it iced and prepare for a real treat!

1/2 caf
Triple (shots)
XV (extra vanilla)
NF (skim milk)
Upside down (not layered)
CM (caramel macchiato)

B-I-N-G-O

Now, I want to know...how do you take your Starbucks? Ever won B-I-N-G-O??

Read this

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said: "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter - bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

-Stephen Crane

Eye Candy

Don't know if this will work ladies, but I'm going to give it a shot. Nothing like a man in the ocean. Two of my favorite things together. *sigh*

A Furry Friend Indeed

As promised, a snapshot of Melvin...guinea pig extraordinaire. A picture surely says a thousand words.

Day of the Doctor

Well, today was just that. My pet guinea pig Melvin had to go the vet first thing this morning and get his treatment. He fortunately has made great improvement since his last visit and only has one treatment left. The hair was falling off of his butt, but now it's growing back. You might not think a hairy butt is important, but then, you're probably not a guinea pig. He was on his way to becoming a hairless wonder. Thank goodness we haven't been brought to that...I'll try to post his picture so you can see what I mean. He's a little cutie..a little stinker, but still a cutie!

Yummy Salad

Baby spring mix
Grape tomatoes
Cucumbers
Feta Cheese
Rasperrry Vinaigrette drizzled over

Simple and delicious! First introduced to me by my friend Selina.

What do you do first?

As pertains to your shower routine! Survey says: Results vary! Hair first? Ever thought about it? Comments?

Saturday

Whew, just got home from the ol' J-O-B! Good times is all I gotta say on that. Good times, good times. Working with people really makes you dislike them in general...at least that's been my subjective observation. But a stranger said something to me today that honestly surprised me...something along the lines of "You'll never regret being kind to someone or giving them a smile." As much as I'd like to defend my grumpiness, upon further reflection I must confess that this little doo-dad of wholesome goodness has some truth in it! Since this makes me terrible uncomfortable, what do you say to a change of subject?

Salutations

A quick hello to any and all who may read my humble blog!

I am sure there will be something brilliant to say eventually...until then, arrivederci! (sp?)

A Favorite Poem

Keeping Things Whole

In a field
I am the absence
of field.
This is
always the case.
Wherever I am
I am what is missing.

When I walk
I part the air
and always
the air moves in
to fill the spaces
where my body's been.

We all have reasons
for moving.
I move
to keep things whole.

~Mark Strand