gl.

site feed by atom

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

 
1:27 PM: the light returns [#] [1]

i'm so glad the vernal equinox has arrived! i can't believe how light it is until 8 p.m. we took the traditional walk on powell butte to celebrate the changing of the season. little known fact: up to 2007, the equinox could happen either mar20 or 21, but now it will only happen on mar20 -- until 2044, when it begins falling sometimes on mar19. astrologically, the equinox marks the new year, with the sun in aries (though astronomically, the sun is still in pices).

now the clouds just need to back off a bit. i've been keeping a starjournal since january, and march is the most depressing month, filled with entries like "more clouds," "too cloudy to see any stars," "clouds again," and "WHY DO THE CLOUDS HATE ME?" i've missed several sighting of the iss and space shuttle this month.

though i've been keeping busy: ohsu is in the middle of final exams for their 1st-year students, so i've had "asthma" and i'll have a whole week of "chest pain" starting thursday. the iprc "starting a creative business" class last week was packed and always goes well, so i'm looking forward to teaching at the gresham public library on saturday. alas, the census didn’t call, but now i'm in the pool, so maybe next year? backline breaks my heart every time i do a shift; it's much different than being a patient advocate, and i haven't been able to manage to do both at the same time yet. i just finished one hoop series class and i'll start another on wednesday.

haven't eaten out much lately, it seems. though i had coffee w/ shuju at half and half; for st. patrick’s day michaelmas & i ate ruebens at kornblatt’s; sven & i celebrated an anniversary at belly timber (where i had a good hamburger & an interesting beet mocktail); michaelmas & i celebrated our awkward anniversary at thai orchid.

sven & i watched the flaming lips' "christmas on mars." i expected it to be more painful than it ultimately was.

gardening is coming along. i have a blueberry bush in one corner and muscat grapes by the back porch. i've got two boxes cleared and trellises on one one box. the lettuce box still needs to be cleared and then i'll add some new soil to all the boxes. i'm going to start seeds inside today (i hope); the soil still seems too cold to start anything. then i'll attend to the herbs, which have been neglected by the sidewalk and are all leggy and rampaging over each other.

and last but certainly not least, the mead's new baby "bee" was born this week. welcome home, willa jane.

Comments:

The clouds just love you *too much.* ;-)

# posted by  Sven Bonnichsen : Tue Mar 31, 06:25:00 PM PDT

 

Post a Comment