I wish I had more info about how to help elsewhere, but this post is about the fires nearest to me. There's since original posting been fires ALL OVER down here- including more in West Texas just not so close that I could actually see the flames outlining the mountains at times (photo actually taken by my friend Alex, but that's the view on the ( Read more... )

In brief, pretty fun ( Read more... )

Ribbon cutting went well. I have video to try and figure out how the hell to edit ( Read more... )

So I went out to the store I was told had crocs, because seriously, despite not having been on my feet nearly as much yesterday, I woke up feeling like my achilles tendons were full of angry bees again. Lurched around, but found they only had kiddie sizes left ( Read more... )

I have GOT to get some insoles for sandals today, and start a hunt for better shoes to work in and for anti-fatigue mats or something to work ON while in studio or wherever. Only on feet for maybe five hours yesterday, but it was on concrete gallery floor, and OMG. I had to just lay the hell down by 10pm, and even after a somewhat decent number of ( Read more... )

Alpine has two 'big' grocery stores, a Thriftway and a Food Basket. There are two small organic stores, as well, the one my mom works at and the larger one that opened more recently ( Read more... )

I thought I was going to DIIIEIEEEEE without my internets!

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In hindsight, mom should have told me that she had had to 'nurse' my car to start it when borrowing it last few days (her car is in the shop). But she didn't. All she did was complain to me that I needed to drive more often because the start was sluggish ( Read more... )

Well, I probably will watch Azumanga or Abenobashi with mom in a bit, or possibly without mom, but definitely one of those two since she's all awake and stuff. But I think it is entirely possible that later tonight on my computer I am gonna watch FAKE. Because I just caught the DVD case winking at me from the shelf, and heard it whisper "C'mon, the ( Read more... )

By my standards ( Read more... )