Scenes from San Diego

 Submarine meets pirate ship in the harbor.

 The view from Crosby's office.  Seriously.

 Waiting for me on Golden Hill.

 Friends.

 Last photo by me with Crosby wearing glasses.  Hello Lasik, goodbye glasses.

 PR Couture working at the Timken Musem.  the Art of Fashion.

 Flowers in our champagne and on the table too.

 Amazing use of felted material, angles, coloring.

 Mood lighting.

My favorite breakfast in San Diego.  I heart Krakatoa.

When I'm 65,

I hope my daughter calls me and I'm partying it up in the back of a limo with six of my friends, heading for a night out in the city.   I can't help but think there was a disco ball involved.

Rorschach

I have discovered that when I need to get into a writing rhythm at work or need to meet a deadline, I either listen to the new agey techno CD I stole from my college roommate or Stone Temple Pilots Purple.  Without fail, one of them inspires me.  I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Before and After: Backporch and Rugtime

My neighbor Olga moved away.  It's a byproduct of a very busy summer that I didn't know this until I went out onto the back porch and all the plants were dead.  She and I used to share plant tasks, but as she was looking for work and I was looking for spare time, she slowly took the lead.  Last week, I stared at dead plants on my back porch, and began to brainstorm ways to clean it up and plant new things.  It is still a work in progress, but here are some befores* and afters.  

 (*only kinda befores.  It didn't occur to me to take photos until after I had cleared away a bunch of random odds and ends and clipped away all the dead plants... and part of my pinky.  sigh).

 

 Another apartment improvement was my rug, which has evolved into one of those fascinatingly gross things.  White rugs from Ikea?  They get dirty.  Fast.  White rug fail.  Lesson learned.  (Don't mind the camping gear)

Goblin

Someone stole my desk chair today.  

(Apparently, that is my 'talking to cats' face.  Interesting.)

Back to the Start

Not the hugest fan of Chipotle, but I love Willie and love this video.  Besides, props to a fast food chain for sending this message.