Yes, I'm still here. It's been a couple of weeks of plague at Casa de Inky (just me though, Mr. Inky managed to skip it all together - perhaps those mandatory flu shots at his place of employment really do work?). I had a severe cold that is still a lingering cough and in the middle of all that I get a sty in my right eye that had me looking like a prize fighter for over a week. It's now down to a red hard bump. I'm usually VERY careful about touching my eyes with dirty hands but I had a big FAIL this time!
Stay healthy, wash your hands, and don't eat too much turkey tomorrow!!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
On the 11th of the 11th
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae, 1915.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae, 1915.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Hey, Lucy!
This reminds me that not too long ago we went out for a drink and I wore my hair in the rolled bangs and a black chiffon scarf tied in a bow. Wide-legged denim trousers and a red/black plaid blouse. Black oxfords. My pretty typical casual outfit.
Some guy came up to me and went on and on and ON about how I looked just like that Lucy lady and he hoped I didn't think it was an insult and he meant it as a compliment, etc. It was very funny and hey, I do love Lucy (especially in Du Barry Was A Lady!)
Friday, November 06, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
A Housekeeping Request
Hello lovely readers of my silly little blog - just a request until I can figure out how to change it....could you please put your name (and maybe your e-mail or blog url) too when you comment - I've had a few anonymous comments lately and I'd love to respond but I don't know who you are!
(except you Darla, you signed your recent comment - thank you!!)
(except you Darla, you signed your recent comment - thank you!!)
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
The Cycle of Crap
This is Ebay in a nutshell:
and all this is just so you can have some extra money to buy more crap.
- clean the _________________ (fill in location(s) of your crap)
- photograph the crap
- upload and edit the photos of your crap
- make up the listings for said crap
- wait for someone to buy your crap
- answer 17 questions about your crap that are already answered in the listings
- wait for someone to pay you for your crap
- package up your crap to ship
- silently thank the person(s) at the USPS that created click-n-ship/free pick up of your crap so you don't have to go to the post office
and all this is just so you can have some extra money to buy more crap.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Happy Day After Halloween!
Halloween is always a busy day around Casa de Inky what with our wedding anniversary, a fab holiday and general mischief and mayhem!
Sadly, this year I was under the weather and not feeling up to snuff, but we managed to do a few things - mainly take advantage of a fun event at a local tattoo shop - $31 Halloween Tattoos! Not knowing what they had to choose from and where we'd put them was part of the fun - and knowing its a great shop with great artists was a safe bonus - cuz $31 tattoos could be a very scary adventure indeed!
They had a fun selection of Halloween
goodness and we decided to memorialize our wedding day with Nightmare Before Christmas tattoos. I generally am not of the belief that cartoon characters make good tattoos, but having a deep love for this movie (and a pretty ridiculous collection of original Nightmare toys that I really should sell someday), we chose Jack and Sally for me and Zero for Mr. Inky! Here they are right after we got them - extra added bonus real bloody bits for your enjoyment! Mine is on the front of my right leg above the ankle. Mr. Inky's is on his left outer leg above the ankle.
We then dressed for our Halloween celebration - no costumes, just went as ourselves, which everyone thinks is a costume anyway - I'll post on that later, I'm too lazy to drag out the camera right now and download the shots ;)
Much fun was had at the Blues Show at the Vets hall - our monthly dance opportunity, but I was still feeling poorly so we called it a night pretty early. All that matters is that we're together, married SIX years and still happy little freaks!
Hope YOU had a frightfully fun Halloween too!
Sadly, this year I was under the weather and not feeling up to snuff, but we managed to do a few things - mainly take advantage of a fun event at a local tattoo shop - $31 Halloween Tattoos! Not knowing what they had to choose from and where we'd put them was part of the fun - and knowing its a great shop with great artists was a safe bonus - cuz $31 tattoos could be a very scary adventure indeed!
They had a fun selection of Halloween
goodness and we decided to memorialize our wedding day with Nightmare Before Christmas tattoos. I generally am not of the belief that cartoon characters make good tattoos, but having a deep love for this movie (and a pretty ridiculous collection of original Nightmare toys that I really should sell someday), we chose Jack and Sally for me and Zero for Mr. Inky! Here they are right after we got them - extra added bonus real bloody bits for your enjoyment! Mine is on the front of my right leg above the ankle. Mr. Inky's is on his left outer leg above the ankle.
We then dressed for our Halloween celebration - no costumes, just went as ourselves, which everyone thinks is a costume anyway - I'll post on that later, I'm too lazy to drag out the camera right now and download the shots ;)
Much fun was had at the Blues Show at the Vets hall - our monthly dance opportunity, but I was still feeling poorly so we called it a night pretty early. All that matters is that we're together, married SIX years and still happy little freaks!
Hope YOU had a frightfully fun Halloween too!
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