last night i dreamt of...

*sock shoppin'
*swarming bees
*hanging out with the gilmore girls
*being late to my junior high
*forgetting where i parked the car
*my mother
*bike riders invading los angeles (yay!)
*filming fireworks on franklin blvd which then turned into victory blvd.
*cartoon transformers in real life
*stealth helicopters
*smacking the forehead of a woman i was mad at who then smacked me right back and all was well...

and finally...

*a series of woodland critters coming into the tiny casa through the bathroom cabinet.

it's no wonder i woke up exhausted but that may be due to the rude awakening of a mad, frenzied, ravetastic catfight outside the bedroom window which led me to make sure the witch-baby was not involved which caused me to look out the kitchen window and see, bright and beautiful venus like i have never seen it before which had me standing there semi-nekkid in my kitchen stargazing at 4am. i keep forgetting to look up into the sky at night. all this light pollution has taken so much away and yet i love the stars. i love the moon. i love the act of gazing upon them and i forget to. i grow lazy with the night and get caught up in books, reading and the mister. seeing venus and being startled by it reminds me to look up more, to look outward and to cradle that marvelous view. if you do anything tonight, make sure it is to look up and greet that black blanket of sky.

stuck

i'm stuck. plumb stuck, simply stuck. stuck in my head and my body. stuck on the great purge, on where to start next, stuck on what to do now that i have graduated. i'm all twisty tangled in the muck that is my mind. i hear what people are telling me but i'm not listening. do you ever feel that way? i'm not complaining, i'm just pontificating on this stuck in the muck feeling. i feel amped up for new things and want to leapfrog over it all but i know that i need to take it one step at a time, one breath at a moment, one blink of an eye, one dream a day. all i can say is that if i am stuck and no matter how long i am stuck, at least the stuck can look pretty sometimes...i'll be heading down to san diego for a week, so no week in review next week and no more posts for awhile unless i can figure out out to pre-post some pretty for you all. until then, enjoy your weather, hot or cold, get outside and take a deep breath and smile.

the week in review: july 6-12

this week has simply been busy with cleaning and chores. not really too much pretty to photograph. this big cleaning purge thing i'm doing is driving me batty. our space may seem tiny but i have magical powers when it comes to cramming stuff into small spaces. i have thrown out so much, donated so much and given away so much and yet it seems the casa is even more full than it was when i began. it's mindboggling and i fear for my sanity. i'm at a breaking point but i won't go into it here, at least right now. afterall, this is the week in review, not the day jek finaly snaps and self implodes in her tiny casa amongst too many metal lunchboxes, pin-up girl books and vintage hankies review. phew! so, like i said, not really much to show for last week. i didn't take too many pics and the day i did the most pretty and fun was the day mr. a-go-go took the camera so here you go, a week of a happy bed, a few good eats and some battery recharging. what is not pictured is me hiding on the couch reading book after book, pretending there is no mess in the casa. some other not pictured hi-lights include:
*spittle bug squashing in the garden
*a pity party and what-do-i-do-with-my-life freak-out
*chatting with potential new neighbors
*phone call after phone call catch up
*my many works in progress for various crafty articles

and, finally...

*mr, a-go-go and i taking refuge from the heat inside a well air conditioned B&N, Ikea and Starbucks where we read books on punk rock, children's books and crafting mags, had hot dogs and lingonberry juice for lunch, and then shared a blended something too sweet while i dumped out the contents of my purse to discover all sorts of odd fun. it was hot yesterday and that's what we did...we hit the starbucks when we found out the photobooth was out of order and we had already ventured out into that icky heat and i had my receipt for a $2 drink. we're nothing if not frugal except you know, when i hit the thrifts for vintage linens or doilies or order keens online or get a bug for some new fabric or i even step into a target. aack!

this week will be more crafting, more cleaning denial and, a fun flickr BBQ if all goes well, a trip to San Diego to visit with good people. Anyone down there wanna meet up?

summer eats

usually i get all grouchy hot in the summer so i don't feel like cooking much. but this summer so far, has been cool and i have a tiny casa to clean and purge so i procrastinate by cooking. lost of super yummy veggie delights though there has been some chicken here and there. there's a new farmer's market just at the end of my block and across the street. it's on wednesdays and it runs from noon to 6pm. i'm going to venture forth and check it out soon. i don't need any produce right now so here is some pics of what we a-go-gos have been eating this summer...click on the pics for more info. happy july!

i am a style muse!

the super loverly ms. k over at pugly feet has a nifty series on style muses and yours truly is her most recent muse. take a look at her pretty pretty blog and gather some serious shoe envy while yer at it! happy july and thank you ms. k! click here to read the interview!

the week in review: june 29-july 5

let's see...clean. clean, clean, purge, errands, cooking, eating, sparklers, beachiness...that about sums it up. happy july everyone!

more week in review fun here, here and here...