tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71365140996281037552024-03-14T04:43:12.942-07:00lulu's pangaealuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.comBlogger853125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-36178802183277250692011-05-26T11:50:00.000-07:002011-05-26T12:16:18.017-07:00a list about moving and stuff1. you find yourself clinging to the oddest of things. i keep trying to pack shelves to take with us to the new place. in case you were wondering if i've lost my mind, we are moving, but putting 90% of what we own in storage. we get 5% each to take with us. i keep wanting to take shelves of all things (and blankets). i have a couple of little shelves that i use to hold keys or my glasses next to the bed etc. they give me an odd sense of comfort, i guess. to always have a place for my keys and glasses? as for the blankets. i know not. it just seems practical to always have a blanket, i guess. i do sound kind of insane, never mind. <div><br /></div><div>2. it is oddly exhilarating to only have the absolute basics to work with on a daily basis. as in plates, silverware, glasses, etc. i've been striving for a vacation home feeling (a la <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Down-Living-Large-Smaller/dp/B000GYI1MO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306436518&sr=8-1">Scaling Down</a>) for several years but my strange compulsion for eccentric items that border on practical prevented such a reality. except for now, i guess. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. nothing has brought me more comfort these days more than my container garden. that, and the mr. of course. he's pretty amazing at the comforting thing. lucked out there. but, trying to figure out how to transport 10 pots of varying sizes on a rather long road trip and keeping them alive. i was considering rigging interior vehicular window boxes, but dangit my little plants are doing so great, i fear they are getting too big. it's not a bad problem to have, i just need to do some brainstorming.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. when asked what movies he would like to take with him with our 90% storage plan, the mr. simply said: none. i, on the other hand, took Practical Magic, the entire 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls, both seasons of Flight of the Conchords, and wavered on taking The Blues Brothers as well, seeing as it's one of my all-time favourite movies, but it's on Netflix Instant (i think) so i stored it. what does that say about me, i wonder? two of the four are comforting, female-bonding movies based around a really awesome cozy house. the other two are male-centric music-based comedies. strange, no?</div><div><br /></div><div>5. the mr. and i have been a tad sentimental about leaving our very first official home together. we named it the nest and have enjoyed our first 10 months of living together here. here, in our haunted little duplex, with our slightly silly bachelor neighbour who kept us up a few nights playing rock band and creating an indoor mini-golf course in his living room. the little patch of moss and shady trees behind our house that i spent many a morning with the buddy and moonlit night enjoying the atmosphere. the gargantuan squirrels who've grown fat on our trashy neighbour's mcdonald's litter. they are so big when they run on the roof, they sound like a goblin or a small child running freakishly fast. our neighbourhood busybody (we call her mrs. kravitz) who will suck you into terrifying never-ending conversations about the nere-do-well tenants of the neighbourhood (whether they haven't lived there in 9 or 10 years doesn't really concern her). i will miss having a window in the bathroom and my epic baths with a water-warped book and early morning light. hmmm. our little home. i'm excited for the new chapter in our lives (hopefully new jobs), but i will miss this little place. indeed.</div><div><br /></div><div>more to come, friends.</div><div>cheers!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-52262844601225285992011-05-26T11:45:00.001-07:002011-05-26T11:50:17.107-07:00this weekheavens! my computer still won't post anything, i can't even comment on people's blogs! it's so frustrating and i have no idea what the deal is. once again i've hijacked the mr.'s computer so i can't catch up a little. it's been so long since i've been able to write anything, i've forgotten everything i wanted to share. but this is basically what is going on this week:<div><br /><div> the house is in utter disarray, but we only have two major pieces of furniture to move before it's just boxes and miscellany. the problem? a very small storage unit. hopefully it will all fit!</div><div><br /></div><div>i had planned on writing much more about what's going on, but that's really it. it's just boxes and packing and packing boxes and packing tape and finding more things to pack.</div><div><br /></div><div>i think that's the most the word "pack" has been used in a sentence ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>more to come, i swear. i'll hijack the computer again when the mr. is sleeping or something.</div><div>adieu for now!</div><div>~lu</div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-5075601842062945512011-05-24T07:10:00.000-07:002011-05-26T11:42:21.391-07:00mando madness<div>on the top of the list for the cutest thing i've seen all week. <a href="http://youtu.be/F92QLrs2MMo">mando picker</a>.</div><div>cheers y'all!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-23879204838308730302011-05-19T20:20:00.000-07:002011-05-26T11:41:35.490-07:00tom<div><div>i was at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/'%3Ciframe" src="http://not-a-real-namespace/http://www.youtube.com/embed/2HRb3nAZpBQ" height="349" width="425" frameborder="0">this very show</a>. watching just this minute or so of footage sent me straight back to how magical that show was. tom puts on a show, lemme tell you; and if i could have any musical wish tonight, it would be that i could attend another concert of his tomorrow. </div><div>cheers, kiddos. more packing to do!</div><div>~lu</div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-23665974993766136602011-05-18T09:41:00.000-07:002011-05-18T09:43:03.361-07:00body flexi'm terribly frightened by <a href="http://youtu.be/Pvy_uJxJ_-g">this woman</a>, but terribly fascinated by her at the same time. so much so that i made the mistake of watching more of her videos (including a few tooty parodies) and got sucked into a strange world of chemically-damaged hair, skin-tight leotards, and extremely unflattering facial exercises.<div>enjoy, friends.</div><div>cheers!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-78667624127474266382011-05-18T09:21:00.001-07:002011-05-18T09:40:51.292-07:00finally another update!for some bizarre reason, my blogspot will not publish my posts from my laptop right now, so i have sneaked on to the mister's mac (because they NEVER FAIL) and am doing a quick update. here's what's up this week!<div>1. the mister is on his way to mississippi for a day trip to get some things out of the storage unit and pay off his car loan (thankfully the mr. miati sold the other day).</div><div>2. i spent the past three hours walking around <a href="http://www.tallahasseenurseries.com/">tallahassee nurseries</a> and walking home (it's not that far, but it was a really good walk...i needed it). the weather is so beautiful and i wandered around examining triton maple, juncus (little twisty spiral grass of some sort), herbs herbs herbs (i procured sweet marjoram and provence lavender for my herb garden project), succulents (i am oddly fascinated by them), yarrow, begonias, geraniums, blueberry bushes, and bromeliads. </div><div>3. little buddy has been having a heck of a time with being an itchy boy. poor little critter. florida from april-september just does not agree with him. he's getting a bath today and lots of TLC from mama. </div><div>4. i've been in a major movie-watching mood. we recently finished <a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Youth_in_Revolt/70104893?trkid=2361637">youth in revolt</a> and one of my favourites, <a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiSearch?oq=eagle&ac_posn=4&v1=Eagle+vs.+Shark">eagle vs. shark</a> (a wonderfully quirky and beautifully filmed new zealand romantic comedy...if you can call it that). i've written about it before, but i had to watch it again (and again and again) this week. youth in revolt was great too. michael cera's turn as a french, chain-smoking anarchist of sorts was terribly entertaining. i could watch an entire film of just that minor character, francois dillinger.</div><div>5. right now i'm trying to contrive a mobile container garden for our road trip. this is going to be an interesting experiment indeed. a fantastic challenge for a novice gardener. </div><div><br /></div><div>that is all for now, really. we have a lot more packing to do. i'm going to try to get a bit done while the mister is en route. but it's such a gorgeous day...i just want to take a nap in the cool green grass instead! there has to be some middle ground somewhere.</div><div>hope you enjoyed that gorgeous full moon last night, friends. it's peaceful blue tractor beam was illuminated the whole neighbourhood last night. lovely!</div><div>adieu for now,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-54240073987418449142011-05-15T21:53:00.000-07:002011-05-18T09:20:13.864-07:00pointy boots<div><div>the cultural anthropologist in me is rather fascinated by <a href="http://youtu.be/CEiMA3QtYWc">this trend</a>. it's a blend of utter modern excessiveness and ancient showmanship. try to make it through the whole thing. i bet lady gag will be wearing this in a matter of weeks. at least, i hope so.</div><div>cheers!</div><div>~lu</div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-6175505118525051412011-05-14T07:36:00.000-07:002011-05-14T07:47:14.039-07:00new!good morning, friends! it's a fantastically stormy day outside. my favourite kind of weather. thunder and constant rain. delight! i woke up so happy to hear the tapping of it on the rooftop. here's the newest list for the catch-up:<div>1. i went to see my chosen twin (aka super wonderful, amazing friend of mine) in a theatre production of Curtains. he was great! i laughed and as per usual got chills every time a perfect harmony was hit. what a fabulous experience!</div><div>2. one thing i love about me and the mister...we own a tremendous amount of books. and even though i asked him to get rid of some at the yard sale (which he did, and i got rid of my own as well), we still have 5-6 boxes ranging in size from little for paperbacks and huge for hardbacks of them being packed away. it's a really nice disease to have, especially on a rainy day like today.</div><div>3. it seems like it rained a lot more when i was a kid. does it seem that way to you? it's been a sadly dry year here.</div><div>4. 16 days until we no longer live at the nest. it makes me a little sad and sentimental. our nest is so cozy and happy. it's our escape from the world. i am going to miss our first house together. but, i'm really excited about our summer and how we will make that place our sanctuary too.</div><div>5. i have had an ungodly craving for vegetarian raviolis lately. why? i know not. but i cannot get enough! too bad for that craving too, because i'm cooking everything out of our pantry and refrigerator. nathan had to eat a 10-egg omelet the other day before the eggs went bad. heh.</div><div>6. the mister got so excited about packing up the house the other night that he packed up our bath mat. i find that so unbelievably funny.</div><div>7. enjoy your saturdays, friends. enjoy the rain, if you are getting it. it makes the plants and trees so happy!</div><div>adieu,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-70730576766757762462011-05-11T12:53:00.000-07:002011-05-14T07:36:30.435-07:00here's what's up:from 5/11/11-5/13/11<div>i wrote an earlier post (four actually). the first didn't post for some reason, the second...well, mid-text it decided to disappear. as you can tell, neither me nor my computer are 100% with it today. but here's the update list for today:</div><div>1. we made it back safely from mississippi late in the day tuesday. we had a great time but my bed never felt quite as cozy as it did last night after 5 hours on the road.</div><div>2. the mister and i both woke up under the weather from the trip on wednesday. bummer!</div><div>3. chinese food is an awesome remedy for just about everything (see #2).</div><div>4. awesome post by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/evenkeeled-thoughts-hornitos-tequila-commercial-find-repugnant-degrading-women">Not That Kind of Girl</a>, a delightfully intelligent blog, i have grown to love. read it, appreciate it, do something about it.</div><div>5. i not only finished #10/29 of my reading list but am now happily ensconced (a phrase i happily overuse) in #11/29. that's a 34% success rate thus far (at least in my book-reading project).</div><div>6. the official house-packing began wednesday night. we have been skulking around outside grocery stores for two weeks now grabbing any cardboard boxes we can find.</div><div>7. i have also, ahem, been shredding all unnecessary papers and using them as packing filler until we get the boxes back out of storage, then i'm using all the shreds to make my paper! i feel a little clever, and A LOT dorky for doing this.</div><div>8. the rug work is on hiatus for a week or so. there is still so much work to do on it, but my fabric scraps, admittedly have taken over the living room and have been driving me bonkers. i'm finding them everywhere! even in a glass of water one night. sheesh.</div><div>9. i want to try <a href="http://www.amazon.com/hairdo-Jessica-Simpson-Paves-Chestnut/dp/B002GCKWHQ">this</a>. has anyone used clip-in bangs before? i told the mister about this idea and he looked at me like i was completely insane. but i want to try it. the jessica simpson ones in particular.</div><div>10. i swiped mr.'s computer this morning because for some bizarre reason, my laptop won't post blogspot entries. yeah, i know. strange. </div><div> </div><div>stay tuned friends. i'm going to get to the bottom of this.</div><div>cheers,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-6152618010430973662011-05-04T03:58:00.000-07:002011-05-04T04:00:39.017-07:00early morning updateokay, so the last book i read was so good, i finished it after four days. (two of meh reading a little here and there, and two days of "i can't put this down!"). so book 9 of 29 is done. i am actually quite on schedule and moving on to #10! i may not have any books left to read over the summer!<div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-74775185787971535332011-05-03T06:10:00.000-07:002011-05-03T06:13:48.903-07:00yattaand because this is <a href="http://youtu.be/rW6M8D41ZWU">one of the silliest things i've ever seen</a>, i must share. if you can, make it through the whole thing. i just think it's a test of strength and commitment to childish laughter that i feel many may be needing these days.<div>adieu,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-18408491964089260732011-05-03T06:06:00.000-07:002011-05-03T06:09:13.848-07:00ha ha mandolin banditosas most of you know, i'm obsessed with npr. for all the obvious reasons, of course, but also because of the "song of the day" feature. i have found more of my favourite singer/songwriters, rediscovered a few i had let slip through the cracks, and been exposed to music i may not have noticed otherwise. <div>now, i may be a snob about band names. i accept that i am, rather; but this band <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135769495/ha-ha-tonka-desire-revulsion-and-obsessive-longing">ha ha tonka</a>, has something interesting nonetheless, and i am enjoying getting to know their music. i hope that you do too.</div><div>cheers!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-43328804259767026882011-05-03T05:47:00.001-07:002011-05-03T06:01:45.979-07:00tres de mayo1. i know i said i would post pictures of the book i made this weekend, but i didn't. weird, long, fun weekend. i will eventually.<div>2. 28 days until the exodus and i need boxes and bubblewrap.</div><div>3. i dreamed last night that i was analyzing an ancient indian text (fiction i think) that was orange and pink and covered in mirrors and spangles...and written in my mother's handwriting. the first line read <i>Hahahahahaha,</i> and i wrote in my analyzation that upon first reflection, it was an optimistic text. hmm.</div><div>4. poor buddy has fleas. poor husband is allergic to flea bites. here comes the summer, once again. sheesh.</div><div>5. i don't think the rag rug will be finished until i turn 30. that's okay though.</div><div>6. i now have in my possession books 9-15 of my 29 books. i think that will last me through the summer. i hope so!</div><div>7. i received the shampoo bar i ordered, and my scrubbies. both of which (oddly) smell amazing. i expected the shampoo bar to smell wonderful (rosemary), but the handmade face scrubbies? incredible and soft and smelling very nice! </div><div>8. i keep looking around the house imagining what i want to take with me on this move (mr. n and i are getting a rubbermaid bin each of stuff to bring with us this summer). it really makes you think about what you can and cannot live without. it also brings to mind a certain reflection after the storms in tuscaloosa, the tsunami in japan, and all of the flash tragedies of the spring thus far: what would you save (if you had to or could) in an emergency?</div><div>9. fish sticks are not healthy food. why have i been craving them at least twice a week for the past month? why??!! before that craving, i hadn't had fish sticks in close to 7 years!</div><div>10. tomorrow will mark that one year ago, mr. n came to tallahassee to meet me in person for the first time. i took him to a really delicious indian restaurant in town. i remember he stared at me a lot during dinner; and i was feeling a little self-conscious because he has these piercing blue eyes. little blue laser beams shooting across the table at me. he was bashful and ordered every thing i ordered, almost exactly. it was the best date i had ever been on and it only took me four weeks after that before i realized i couldn't live without him another day. aw!</div><div>cheers!</div><div>adieu for now,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-10046985189698362922011-04-29T10:39:00.000-07:002011-04-29T10:45:33.149-07:00english things and check marks on a listboy there is a lot going on today. royal wedding was lovely. made me want to have a gin drink ever so much. <div><div>well, if that wasn't enough english in your friday, i finally finished the keith richards autobiography. 547 pages, 3 weeks. such an enjoyable read! it even drew a tear at the end! who knew keith was such a funny fellow? not i! i want to hang out with him now.</div><div>as for the 29 things list, i'm counting that book as two. it was just such a honkin' long book, and i make the rules anyway. so numbers 7 and 8 out of 29 are complete! that's pretty good progress if you ask me!</div><div>i also knocked out making a handmade book from my 29 things list. i will post pictures this weekend. and if that weren't enough, i also completed my meditation for 30 days straight and am currently happily ensconced around day 35 of pleasant, peaceful daily meditation. </div><div>last but not least, i have also purchased my shampoo alternative (interesting stuff, i know!) and will be trying that out in a week or so. i'm going to knock this list out if it kills me.</div><div>cheers friends! have some fish and chips today!!</div><div>~lu</div><div><br /></div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-51858309344081155892011-04-28T05:41:00.000-07:002011-04-28T05:44:49.649-07:00a little thursday dose of awesome<div>possibly the <a href="http://youtu.be/oDbAxhV2ofM">cutest thing</a> ever? it's a whole mess of adorable and i think my brain may explode if i watch it again.</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-11937335132236300312011-04-27T19:12:00.001-07:002011-04-27T19:19:55.870-07:00babble on + keef + a pillow pupit has been a long day. a fun, somehow productive, but long day. <div>i had a terribly fun morning/afternoon feng shui-ing at miss c's house. her apartment is in an old bungalow in a lovely older neighbourhood in town. i ate a delicious lunch consisting of the absolutely best deviled eggs i've ever had (curried!), and gingerbread muffins (for the love of! sooooo delicious!) amongst many other amazing things and a bowl of strawberries. we had a mini-dance party and channeled some chi.</div><div>well, bad storms are knocking my friends and family around up in tennessee and near birmingham, alabama. positive energies their way, please. i know it seems out of the blue, but dangerous storms that concern our family and friends kinda spring up that way sometimes.</div><div><div>anyway, mad men season 4 has just begun in the old dvd player, seven is atop a pillow looking like little lord falteroy. mr. n is pacing around the house, chatting with our dear friend, conductor ben. i am examining the rag rug and wondering how on earth i can work on it an entire hour and still not be able to notice a difference.</div><div>i also marvel at how an entire evening could sweep by so quickly and yet take such a long time. well, time to retire and read more of the keef bio. it's an odd and interesting world that man dwells in.</div><div>more tomorrow! </div><div>adieu for now,</div><div>lu</div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-70813643329471169132011-04-26T05:51:00.000-07:002011-04-26T05:52:36.592-07:00a little dittyand a great find by NPR, as per usual. <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135512657/rebecca-pronsky-a-lament-becomes-a-rallying-cry">hard times</a>. it has such a great 60's nashville + california + mephis vibe about it. right on, brooklyn, NY.<div>cheers!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-73989130271890373942011-04-26T05:40:00.000-07:002011-04-26T05:48:37.541-07:00a tuesday list1. i woke up with a wes cunningham song stuck in my head. <a href="<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GAVulrup4TE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>">this</a> isn't it, but it will be stuck in my head by the time this post is finished. <div>2. the rug is still taking forever.</div><div>3. so is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_19?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=life+keith+richards&x=0&y=0&sprefix=life+keith+richards">keith richards biography</a>. but it is so worth it. it's 547 entertaining pages of awesomeness.</div><div>4. just ordered <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67894365/set-of-5-organic-cotton-face-scrubby-set">these </a>for myself as a nice little post yard sale treat. i have wanted to try them for nearly a year.</div><div>5. we are getting really excited about our summer in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69165782/target-practice-in-north-dakota-5x7?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_query=north+dakota&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=">dakotas</a>. the new scenery, the wide open space, the target practice.</div><div><br /></div><div>happy tuesday, friends!</div><div>adieu,</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-4640918382755404222011-04-24T07:37:00.000-07:002011-04-24T07:39:30.223-07:00p.s.also, a lady bought my hula-hoop off of me at the yard sale for $0.75 (why is the cents symbol missing from the keyboard?). i feel like i've lost a limb. must procure a new hula-hoop!<div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-64287480484792486372011-04-23T12:30:00.000-07:002011-04-23T12:33:03.696-07:00selling shtuffoh thank goodness. the yard sale is over. the surplus has been divvied and donated. we did well. it went by quickly. the mister consumed far too much coffee (maybe a little beer too) and i wheeled and dealed and had a blast. we are done. the sun is warm now. the mist has burned off. we are (give or take) 250-330 lbs lighter. it's a good day.<div>cheers!</div><div>adieu,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-3678364909231819912011-04-21T13:16:00.000-07:002011-04-21T13:19:10.562-07:00some pretty voices<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U0o_XqMUisA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>i just love patty griffin.</div><div>enjoy, friends. cheers!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-76252385886980293642011-04-21T13:06:00.001-07:002011-04-21T13:20:37.852-07:00riflingthere's nothing like going through old photos (cleaning out as a part of my <a href="http://luluspangaea.blogspot.com/2011/02/29.html">29 things</a> project) and realizing just how much you have blocked out over the past 10-15 years. depression, fashion (ouch), hairstyles, adventures (misadventures), boys, old friends, long lost and dearly missed souls. i just spent about two hours doing so. it mostly made me cry, that is to be expected. but it also felt tremendously good to throw away about 50% of this little stash of history. it makes me think of what my kids (if i have kids) will piece together of my youth by looking through it all one day. i used to look through my mom's old pictures a lot when i was a kid. i saw her farrah-flip hairstyle days, the uber-sunbathing, the preppy button-down shirt tied in a knot at her tiny waist and her penny-loafers. i loved seeing all of that. it was all little pieces of her. bright blue eyes and bouncy hair. it makes me smile to think about.<div>but what would my kids see? will they see my long hippie hair and hemp necklaces? my yellow-lens sunglasses (helloooo 1990's)? my gangly 110 lb frame? my big (really big) awkward (really really awkward) smile and my obsession with baggy boys' bowling shirts (again, hellloooo 1990's)?<div><div>i hope they don't see the sadness, i hope they see something that i missed rifling through it all. i hope they look at me the way i look at my mother in her photographs. happy and hopeful.</div></div></div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-36734543904531448732011-04-20T08:30:00.000-07:002011-04-20T08:35:24.594-07:00raggamuffin part 4what i have learned from this ongoing task i have taken upon myself:<div>1. don't begin your first rag rug with a 3x5. a 2x3 is probably far more rewarding in that immediate gratification way.</div><div>2. also, just start on one side and work your way over. i didn't do that, clearly and now things are getting hairy.</div><div>3. any fabric scraps with spandex in them, or jersey works the best. plain ole cotton, denim, or corduroy are a pain in the butt.</div><div><br /></div><div>here's day 12 (the buddy was helping).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi6Lt0IdHfgeDI34OpDdeLeBgp8fdf3rOCn2A_irlPJCquxsHiqsnDMPBjBGquq9l5f7Z8jBADyq54H_haIAAJQHKK4g2Z6jliTTifkN4_dJOynluNkE0qQtNwmP3qynjoGiLc5GyD9Q5/s1600/5637493667_9b7899eb88_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi6Lt0IdHfgeDI34OpDdeLeBgp8fdf3rOCn2A_irlPJCquxsHiqsnDMPBjBGquq9l5f7Z8jBADyq54H_haIAAJQHKK4g2Z6jliTTifkN4_dJOynluNkE0qQtNwmP3qynjoGiLc5GyD9Q5/s1600/5637493667_9b7899eb88_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi6Lt0IdHfgeDI34OpDdeLeBgp8fdf3rOCn2A_irlPJCquxsHiqsnDMPBjBGquq9l5f7Z8jBADyq54H_haIAAJQHKK4g2Z6jliTTifkN4_dJOynluNkE0qQtNwmP3qynjoGiLc5GyD9Q5/s400/5637493667_9b7899eb88_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688673316825058" /></a>day 13<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYVot60DFbCQXT41mZTC3z9LF2kLkjV5G2Ac797hRawmctNzqxXnmd6kI-uJSVHbV60tvSghVgc1w43PV8KcFj-9vdDtW1f-bNrKGP-BMpdMqqadEgMi-istjiJ8guO6B6ijKvweXF6m5/s1600/5637496325_5c7787c497_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYVot60DFbCQXT41mZTC3z9LF2kLkjV5G2Ac797hRawmctNzqxXnmd6kI-uJSVHbV60tvSghVgc1w43PV8KcFj-9vdDtW1f-bNrKGP-BMpdMqqadEgMi-istjiJ8guO6B6ijKvweXF6m5/s400/5637496325_5c7787c497_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688668240267842" /></a>adieu for now!</div><div>~lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-14274661375163883582011-04-19T10:16:00.000-07:002011-04-19T10:24:12.449-07:00raggamuffin part 3<div style="text-align: left;">and here are the rest of the photos i have thus far. today will be day 12 (i think) but here are days 8-11.</div><div style="text-align: left;">day 8</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLQZDP_1uG6dMu89jSvVFx0f6SzlIqxp-78flkmQIfTQrvh0VpdUFEK79Ut8Hbx7nLKII41vin2GTLGCPGwsIJ2gJPtDacWKxC3ybxKpkOk6I1nEdLjvDZS2ez_ZmfYmlHpd8cqrmsk3n/s400/5634625823_7d0d8baeb5_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597344956188052802" />day 9<br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0b5jBkDlwJ-Ml0N0Iz4tuhKo1EUFHpIWrAzSEWevDBD91qA0RoqtPe2VO1BdNLwwAAEmQs0veDxMD3k086gbp7HJFkk_pYDNfBhJunoEVdoroy6l_e5E1XuLzyoRE3bUxBiIJJATxjE4U/s400/5635225898_d10dc21c88_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597344968717829218" />day 10</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZqzKMwfDwsoE6p7zifd7N_V5JdHgbgw8v_WdWo8epnbMKNotYY2KcHmzZImp_yvJ44UEvmAWeVxCFgyxCKQ06SXrsGrMhzm3O6j2OirMT9z4gEvW965CtwAmUt-fIAC6sTLKlz5Nw8Q1/s400/5634646337_f150825fd4_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597344957408604690" />day 11<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIQp39FbleMRcwMsoAhHu5CZI9IQFMcLoKOBWB4oVo_CyVSEWyMi9xJerpGo5q3pZLoxJ1hJUOjyNBj9ODt0jjrVGYVProZwPyW9Q1DjnSUYJdYBIcPTj34OM5KXZ400k7g5lQcPtBtAu/s1600/5635229686_46f2fba5ab_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIQp39FbleMRcwMsoAhHu5CZI9IQFMcLoKOBWB4oVo_CyVSEWyMi9xJerpGo5q3pZLoxJ1hJUOjyNBj9ODt0jjrVGYVProZwPyW9Q1DjnSUYJdYBIcPTj34OM5KXZ400k7g5lQcPtBtAu/s1600/5635229686_46f2fba5ab_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIQp39FbleMRcwMsoAhHu5CZI9IQFMcLoKOBWB4oVo_CyVSEWyMi9xJerpGo5q3pZLoxJ1hJUOjyNBj9ODt0jjrVGYVProZwPyW9Q1DjnSUYJdYBIcPTj34OM5KXZ400k7g5lQcPtBtAu/s400/5635229686_46f2fba5ab_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597344970236342194" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">it's actually starting to feel like a rug when you walk on it, instead of some sort of odd foot massaging mat of knots.</div><div style="text-align: left;">cheers!</div><div style="text-align: left;">~lu</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136514099628103755.post-5433296307035780832011-04-19T09:52:00.000-07:002011-04-19T10:13:57.300-07:00weedingon an unrelated note, i am and have been quite the productive lady today. lots of much needed cleaning, last-minute yard sale additions (being cleaned and tagged shortly), a lot of day-dreaming about our future plans, some twisted nerves over a few friend situations. it's been a while since i have had the twisty nerves over something like that. i have a threshold, you know? i take a lotta hits from people, i give a lot of chances. i don't really indicate that you are nearing your final chance until you do. then, i do what i'm doing today. i sit and i ponder. i think of cost vs. benefit. i make pro/con lists. i honestly take into account where i need work as a friend. mistakes i've made with this person etc. i meditate. i listen to my gut. then i cut ties. i've only had to do this maybe four times in my life. only twice, did the breakaway have to wind up with a long drawn out conversation about it. the others fell away naturally. one actually was fantastically mutual. cleaning house before a move is like this experience. it can be really emotional. do we need this? i have another one just like this and it's never broken. these hurt my feet every time i wear them. this always reminds me of bad times. that thing is too heavy to keep hauling around. this i have to keep, it's perfect and always brings a smile to my face. i don't think i could go a day without having this around. every time i wear that i think of that time we...{insert time of awesomeness and hilarity here}. you see? getting ready for a big change has you thinking about a lot of things. the life you want. what you are willing to lug around and what makes every journey easier and more fun. that's kinda the thing i'm dealing with today. <div>i have a literal handful of friends who lift me up unlike anything else. who leave tulips on my doorstep on a random friday night, just because they care. or call you on the drive home from work, even though they are exhausted, just to get an update on how you are doing. i have friends who send me dirty jokes they know i'll love via text, just because they know we will be laughing together (though 900 miles apart). those are the folks who you keep around. there is no need for pro/con lists when it comes to them. </div><div>i think i accidentally just figured out what to do about my situation. thanks for listening, interwebs.</div><div>adieu for now,</div><div>lu</div>luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100376989404618861noreply@blogger.com0