so, i started running tonight. a few days ago i decided to give it a try- i've never been a big runner, but with my yoga space being much more limited in my new apartment, and my inability to get my bicycle up and down the narrow stairwell without hurting myself... i just need a new outlet. i'm not entirely convinced it's going to stick (i went 2 miles, running about 1/2 the time, and 3 hours later i'm still wheezing and coughing...) but i'm going to try it out for a while.

favorite things

gene wilder as the fox in the little prince.

Kabibi Mei is officially open!

the shop's grand opening was tonight, and i went round and round for quite a while looking at all the amazing stuff that everyone had made... leah and i both left with some new goodies in hand. very exciting!!

well, they didn't lie. blizzard, indeed.

12:30pm

1:30pm

2:30pm

driving home was less than thrilling... 3 miles of me trying to find a clean spot on the windshield to look through and tap tap tapping the breaks ever so gently.

it's so pretty though. and just the idea that i *might*not have to go to work tomorrow (although i'm pretty sure i will) makes me smile.

i watched Bella tonight. wowza, it was good.

i can hardly wait!!!!

ingrid the tree hugger.

did i put clothes on my cat? yes. yes, i sure did. am i ashamed? a little. was it hilarious and adorable? you have no idea.


so we have a blizzard forecast tomorrow and friday... 20+ inches and whatnot. they better not be lying to me. i want to romp in my snow boots!

i want.

tiny! awesome! sometimes texas amazes me.

i wonder if they deliver this far north.

p.s. valentines, i hope you have room in your backyard for me :)

end result.

my finger is pretty much back to the way it was before... and it hasn't busted open yet! yay!

spring!

ruffley sleeved shirts
bright-eyed kittens
bees in my pants
glowing mountains at dusk
being excited for no reason at all
a letter a week to my bff
5am texts from a wrong number that make me curious
snow on flowers
bicycle panties
andrew bird

here are a few more pictures from this weekend. aside from going up to the peak, brent and i also did a pretty major hike through garden of the gods, and got accidentally swept up in the st. patrick's day parade downtown.

brent doing yoga on pikes peak :)

pikes peak, round two.

brent came to visit this weekend, and we decided to head up to pikes peak this morning for the winter view. it was awesome. again. actually, it was much better than the first time i went. this time it was a bit colder (around 5˚), but there was hardly any wind- so we stayed outside and took pictures for most of the 45 minutes we were at the summit.

a stranger offered to take our picture.

again, i highly recommend this particular adventure to anyone who is visiting the area. it is spectacular. i'll have a bunch more pictures on flickr at some point.

the current state of my finger:


i went ahead and converted this to b/w to decrease the nastiness of it. it's crusty and smells like a belly button. gross gross gross.

defluffed

ingrid's knots were getting a little unmanageable so she got a haircut today. luckily, she doesn't fight being groomed, and i was able to do all of it in one sitting. there's enough fur for a few pillows here...

hemangioma

so leah and i spent the afternoon at urgent care...


the tiny little hemangioma (this is what the smart people call it, though i'm not convinced that's actually what it is) i've had on the end of my finger for about 10 years decided to throw a little fit this week. on the floor. kicking and screaming. i haven't been able to stop it from gushing blood (lovely, yes?) for about 3 days, and it was starting to hurt, so we decided to get some profesional help. it had managed to clot by the time i actually saw the doctor, so she scrubbed it until it spewed and then put this weird powdery stuff on it to make it clot. and then they wrapped it. tight. and suggested i talk to a surgeon about having it "dug out"... the thought of which makes me want to hurl. the most fun part was when i was bleeding all over the room and nearly passed out. leah had to put my hair up cause i was dripping with sweat, but after some apple juice and graham crackers i felt a lot better.

pro: now i can flip people off without even trying.

hectic.

the local folks can now find some of the things i've been making here:


and to add just a touch more chaos to my life, i've decided to move this weekend. it's only next door, but it still feels a little crazy. i'm just making up for all those lazy days i got to have while unemployed. right?

firetrucks are loud.

my entire apartment is being lit by one, currently. apparently, when a homeless man passes out on the lawn, it's cause for 1 firetruck, 1 ambulance, 1 police car, and lots and lots of onlookers to hang out and watch.


also, i dropped off all my goodies today for the new local shop. i'll make a proper announcement shortly.

disheveled.

i've been a busy bee.