Nighttime

Wishes

I cook quite a few chickens, less in the summertime because it's hot enough without me adding to the problem. I'm saving these up in case I need a wish granted I think. I've been told that they are kind of creepy or gross, and I guess I can understand that, but these people don't know that one of my childhood treasures was a little mouse skull that I found out under a bush on one of our many day trips. (It was already clean when I found it.)
I also remember always asking my dad to try to save the wishbone when we had a whole chicken or a turkey so us kids could snap it and hopefully get a wish granted, but now I understand that they are fragile little things, and a lot of times there isn't much you can do to make sure you get a whole one.

Lil' Tattoo Story

So. I was at the hardware store the other day in Manhattan. (I'm glad growing up how I did made it so I don't feel out of place in hardware stores.) Anyway. I was getting some duplicate keys made for work, and the guy that was ringing me up on the register said

"Hey, nice tattoo. The coloring on that is really good." And then pointed it out to his co-worker.

And then we had a little chat about where I got it and all of that fun stuff, but I figure that the compliment ranks pretty high. I'd much rather have old dudes with tattoos they got before it was popular tell me they like it, than some lady with a Tweety Bird Smoking A Joint tattoo on her ankle tell me it's nice. So that made me proud. The Tweety Bird tattoo is something that I saw recently on one of our customers, and I thought it was one of the worst I've seen but also hilarious.

I'm still super happy that I got it. It's Awesome.

Summertime Clouds

Originally uploaded on the go by transplant

From the Archives

I took this picture awhile ago. I see a shiny drink case pretty much everyday, since at some point I usually have to go in a corner store for toilet paper or something, not to mention the drug stores, pizza places or delis. Like tonight, when I ran out of milk, or earlier today when I had to go to the drug store to pick up some bandaids for the first aid kit at work.

And if you're looking for some new news. My plant has done this. Maybe it's flowering, but there aren't any petals, so maybe its a bud. I've had this plant for a few years now, and repotted it twice, but this is something new. It was very surprising though, since it seemed to sprout overnight, and it grows a little taller everyday. Anyway. I was kinda amazed and proud of my little plant, and have been keeping a close eye on it.

Over the Bridge Again

Over the Bridge Again
Originally uploaded by transplant

I took this on my way home from work. Because the lil' shutter (or whatever it is in a digital camera phone) is at a pretty slow speed, the bridge and walkway came out kinda curved. An indication of how fast we were traveling at the time.

Anyway. Its been oppressively hot for the last couple of days. I'm not going to start up the dry vs. humid argument again, but this was pretty gross. Standing on a sunny corner in Manhattan when it's 99 degrees with no breeze, baking in the heat being reflected off of the concrete sidewalks, buildings, and all the heat being generated by the cars crawling by PLUS high humidity makes for some miserable conditions. Kinda like being an ant under a magnifying glass. The only tradeoff is that when the weather us like this there are usually some pretty good thunderstorms at dusk into the evening.

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I've been somewhat of an apathetic blogger lately. Not feeling too clever or something. I figure the best way to get going is to post another picture, without worrying too much about what I should say about it.

Lil' Sis took this picture (along with some very very silly videos) on our way back to Reno after visiting the Muc. I think between that and the singing along to Tom Petty really loudly it was a good trip. Even with the forgotten melted Gummi bear heads stuck to the dashboard the next morning.