Put Up Yer Dukes!

Right now a friend of mine is dealing with a situation that resonates with me greatly. She can take care of herself, don't misunderstand. In this situation, though, she should have a champion. Someone that tells her that she is right, and acts to make things change. If it were my place, I would stand up for her and demand the rudiments of civility and respect on her behalf. My ears are back! Grrrrr.

Don't Try This At Home

My soaking licorice scottie dogs in bourbon was a gross failure, in both senses of the word. A large waste of my favorite brown spirits, and an unsavory result. I was hoping for an approximation of the Sazerac in cheerful puppy form, but the flavors didn't marry well. They were too distinct and sharp as opposed to the smooth blended notes of the cocktail.

I think I'll stick to gummy lifesavers in vodka. That's a time tested bowl of yum. Don't eat the whole bowl yourself, drunky!

12 of 12 February 07

7:44 AM- Winter precipitation sends everyone into a panicked tailspin where I live, which would make sense if we got a lot of it. We don't. My parking lot looks like a salt bomb hit it from the last little bit of snow we got. If I want to throw a Midwinter Margarita party, I've got the salt hook up!

8:06 AM - Taking a drive through Rock Creek Park instead of the main artery of the city always provides plenty to look at. It's not often cold enough for long enough to freeze the creek since the water moves pretty fast in places.

10:51 AM - Responding to emails and trying to keep my inbox from exceeding the limit. It's rarely the actual emails that trigger the shut down, rather the deleted and sent bins always get me in trouble with our email server.

11:51 AM - I recently acquired a scanner account, but I can't access any of the documents I just worked on. Help Desk Ticket, take me away! Don't you wish you could hit the "send problem" button in other parts of your life? I sure do.

12:29 PM - With my scanner account fixed, I can re scan the papers that I've already scanned twice. Implementing new processes is fun!

12:52 PM - On the phone with my Trade Show Coordinator. I swear that this phone conversation was not as serious as it looks. We crack each other up and have a good time on most calls, including this one.

6:50 PM - Did you like that big gap? I thought I was going to lunch with a friend today, but that didn't pan out. I was planning to take pictures of that. Now you get to see the traffic I had to sit in for an hour and a half getting to Annapolis tonight.

8:09 PM - I finally arrive in Annapolis. I wish there were more lights around this joint. It gets pretty dark.

9:38 PM - Because I was stuck in traffic, dinner wasn't an option. On my way home I dine on licorice and wonder briefly whether these candies would taste good soaked in rye. The liquor would make them soft and more chewy. It might taste like a Sazerac, my favorite cocktail, or it might taste like ass. Maybe I'll do a weekend experiment...

10:57 PM - Whoever wrote this sign in my lobby did not see Annie Get Your Gun. If they had, they would know "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better". It does not take two or more females to do the job of one male letter carrier.

11:04 PM - I got the Stuff On My Cat calendar for Christmas. I wish my cats were patient/stupid enough to wear hats. They want no truck with finery. I have to live vicariously through other more fashion forward felines.

11:12 PM - These books are getting on my nerves. I'm working up to getting boxes to put them in. I don't want to give them away, but I'm kind of sick of looking at them after, in some cases, three decades.

Bonus Picture: LOVE - You know it's the seventies when you're wearing olive green coveralls with a pink satin elephant applique on the bib. I love my mother. She was always the Valentine I could count on. BTW. That IS a bow taped to my head, people.

If you are new to 12 of 12 - here are the basics:
1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.
2) After you post your pictures onto a webpage of your choice (Livejournal, typepad, MySpace, Flickr, etc...) please post the TIME, LOCATION, and A SMALL COMMENT in the pic.
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4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it is 12 pics.
5) The monthly Bonus pic is a 13th picture and is optional.
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I Love This Man

I love this man when I am happy, sad, bored, enthusiastic, sacred, awake, asleep, hesitant, depressed, optimistic, when I'm thinking of everything but him, and when I'm thinking only of him. I love him more than Pepper hates the Dyson.

I love this man when he is happy, frustrated, elated, enthusiastic, scared, angry, asleep, awake, bored, reluctant, sad, pensive, when his life hurries up and when it slows down. I love his passion for the things and people that are important to him.

I love him when he is stoic and when he is tender. I love him when we are together and when we're apart. I love the ten minutes before he gets to my place for a date because I have the anticipation of seeing him followed by the release of throwing my arms around him and letting the happiness shining from every pore in my body soak in to his skin as I hug him.

When I'm sure of nothing else in my life, I'm sure I love this man.