associations

So...you're what, not supposed to cry over spilled milk, a broken mirror is 7 years of bad luck...throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder (but when? i forget). so is there any superstition associated with spilling a Costco container of black pepper onto the floor? It's a bitch to clean up...makes you sneeze...but I was hoping there at least something interesting associated with spilling pepper. If there isn't, feel free to make something up and post it.

on getting around

I've always been enamored with modes of transportation...cars, planes, kayaks, tenders, paddle boats, roller skates and trains....you get the idea. And on some days I like to imagine that I look like this dish (below) as I prepare to hop on my scooter....versus the glove fumbling, bobblehead that I am.
Apparently, I have a neighbor who does not share the love for such variety. As I passed by him on my scooter one Sunday morning...the man took particular offense to me, my scooter....all of it. So much so that he screamed at me to "Get a car!!"...I think he called me a winner...or maybe it was something else....but I could hear the screaming all the way to the end of the street. What business is it of his whether or not I own a car, or like himself - four, for that matter. Jackass. Funny thing, as he was yelling at me...he was washing a car that later appeared on the street with a "for sale" sign. I wonder if he worked at Miller Auto at one time.....
doh.

My neighbor might be a jackass...but I have some great friends....some of them actually run because they like to. Above is a picture of Scalder before her first race. I look forward to cheering her on at the next race, and the next......

my darling, my sharpie

recently, i was checking out at cost plus when the cashier picked up one of my items and added "you know, you might want to touch this up with a sharpie pen." great idea! from there, the cashier and i talked about the wonders of a sharpie...it's great for furniture touch up, picture frame touch up, shoe touch up, drawing on passed out friends, sometimes as a quick nail polish fix...especially for goths and i am quite certain that there is an army of vehicles in shasta county that are "painted" entirely 'by sharpie'. the cashier and i traded tips and laughter and then she said "oh, and it also works great when used for eyeliner!" yeah, uuuum.....

you know you're ready to move when...

everyone seems to be praying for some rain. for once, i am happy to be without it this winter. selfishly, i am not thinking ahead to the coming months here.

like the locals do....

after a fine time searching for voodoo donuts .."is it on davis? is it on burnside, is it on 3rd...??" scalder and i decided to stay in for new year's and create our own tapas bar. after getting drenched from the voodoo donut adventure - we took refuge (wallets don't apply) in the nearest whole foods a/k/a "take it like a vegan". the upscale, overpriced grocery was crammed with all sorts of people....but there was one thing that we noted as the most common accessory....the knitted...braided...beanie. there was even an end-cap dedicated to "lumber chic"...or loom-bear sheek (come on, roll those r's) we selected our beanies and had a mini photo-shoot in the household cleaning aisle...we made our purchases and headed home...pockets much lighter, heads much warmer and our insulin levels spiked from not beer,...but the donuts.....we felt like portlanders already....