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frumiousb- July 15th, 12:51
You can feel free to skip these. This set is from the late night part of the party. Thanks to A., who took most of these.
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- three of our master of ceremonies
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- July 15th, 12:51
never still!
- More wedding pictures.
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- July 14th, 15:51
- I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll.
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- June 24th, 9:31
Some various wedding shots from friends.
Photo bynikkyb.
Featuring me andspidertangle
Taken on the balcony of our new house on Saturday.
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- A few pictures from Central Park, NYC.
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- June 10th, 14:54
- The New York Botanical Garden
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- June 5th, 8:17
Who goes to NYC and visits the Botanical Garden? I don't know, but I do know that you should.
As it happens, an old friend of mine is an archivist at the gardens, so we took the chance to go out and visit her while we were in NY.
Absolutely worth doing!
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- c is for cookie
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- January 1st, 22:11
Christmas had gotten busy so quickly that I hadn't had a chance to post pictures of our fabulous cookie baking day. Thanks tobezigebij, nikkyb, coco_keesses, and T.
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- Autumn in A'dam.
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- September 28th, 2008
This wasn't the most spectacular summer in the history of Amsterdam, but the Autumn seems determined to make up for the sins of the past.
I thought that I'd share a few happy sunny pictures.
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- Sunday Salon: Awake for Samuel Beckett.
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- June 1st, 2008
Something of this is being heard, I am not merely talking to myself, that is in the wilderness, a thing I could never bear to do – for any length of time. (Pause.) That is what enables me to go on, go on talking that is. (Pause.) Whereas if you were to die – (smile) – to speak in the old style – (smile off) – or go away and leave me, then what would I do, what could I do, all day long, I mean between the bell for waking and the bell for sleep? (Pause.) Simply gaze before me with compressed lips.
–Happy Days
Today was the beginning of the Holland Festival for me. I went withcoco_keesses to see the Fiona Shaw Happy Days.
I realize that watching theater isn't the same as reading, but Beckett is one of my favorite authors and this has at least encouraged me to go back and reread Ill Seen, Ill Said, which is probably my favorite work.
I don't know that I have anything useful to say about the piece. It mostly dares me to sit in silence.
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- Happy (belated) birthday to Greenman Tim!
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- April 13th, 2008
We've both come a long way, dear. 5th decade this year is astonishing!
( I met you on or near your birthday, didn't I? )
- More to Florida than just Disney-- Matlacha, Florida.
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- November 6th, 2007
- Paddling lessons.
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- July 25th, 2007
When I meet B. in Seattle, what we are going to be doing is going on a kayaking trip around the San Juan islands. I have never set rear end in a Kayak before, so my BIL agreeably offered to help me by giving me some lessons:
It was fun. I saw many snowy egrets. Most importantly, my arms weren't sore at the end of a couple of hours worth of paddling. So most likely I'll survive our three day trip.
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- hiking in the Great River Bluffs state Park, Minnesota
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- July 21st, 2007
- University of Minnesota
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- July 20th, 2007
My sister had her class on the history of higher education, so I got to hang out around the campus for a little while. I went to visit the Weisman Gallery, which was designed by Frank O. Gehry and kind of famous for "not fitting in" with the rest of the tree-lined campus. I thought that it was lovely (albeit with an indifferent exhibition). While I don't love all modern architecture, I really don't understand how the US can be so nostalgic that they seem to dislike anything that doesn't look like everything else.
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- The frumious bandernatch in Chicago. One small day.
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- July 17th, 2007
- Next stop-- points west.
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- July 15th, 2007
- Blurred, but recognizable.
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- December 8th, 2006
Here I am, writing a sentence: "I am starting to feel more confident." Knock wood. Duck and cover. Cower at my daring. I may get struck by lightning for saying something like that, but I'm going to type it otherwise I won't let myself even believe it.
Some blessings:- Spoke to my boss on the phone yesterday, and he told me that they had arranged things so that I could be gone until the end of next year, should I so desire. If I *can* return to work before the baby is born, they'll love to have me. But they want me to put our health first. Sometimes I am simply amazed with all the grace that there is in this world.
- nikkyb was over again last night and cooked dinner for B. and I. Again with the grace. I should be ashamed to ever call myself unlucky.
- Making fun of my own fear. This morning, I felt a hard spot a few inches above my belly button and I was sure that it was a contraction. This depressed me, since I generally don't get them in the morning. I've discovered that they respond to warmth, so I gave it a gentle little circular rub. Imagine my surprise when the contraction kicked my hand back. Not a contraction, a foot. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Also, it means that she's turned around again.
- Last night I had a dream that I was in a castle having dinner. Some guests arrived, and they rode their horses up the stairs. I felt validated since I had insisted this was the custom in the country. I did feel guiltily aware that not everyone lived in a castle, not even a brokedown one like this.
- Winter blooming flowers:
- B. has felt safe enough to get out of the house and do more with his friends. I'm so happy for him-- this has been as hard on him as it is on me. One of us needs to not be a shut in.
- Storm that swept in yesterday and turned the sky as black as night. I thought "tornado" when I saw the fell orange light all around the edges of the black. It was very beautiful. Later I read about the tornado in London.
I'm going to go for a little walk later today, and damn the rain.
- You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.
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- November 26th, 2006
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
(Roger Miller)
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it
Well, ya can't go a-swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down do it, do it, do it
Well, ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
( a good day )
