yesterday's dream segment...

i go into a hair salon to get my hair cut, and i decide to get my hair dyed also...i tell the stylist that i want my hair to be red auburn...she chooses a box of color and dyes my hair...my hair has gotten longer, and it is quite full and curly...we talk about that and decide to not cut it...i sit in one of the styling chairs afterward and talk to another woman there...

Childhood Dream Memory: Early 1960's...

i am in my room, i look out the window and see a white horse, i go outside and more white horses are coming up the driveway and milling about in the yard, i am patting them and it is wonderful...they are beautiful, and i am happy...

dream segment...

i am in an older townhouse community; the streets are nice, many trees and sidewalks in good repair...i have a electric grill-type thing that i am going to make sandwiches with, but i am concerned about sparking, as the appliance is somewhat old...but i walk around the block to the place where i am going to plug it in...i do so, and walk back to the other place as the grill warms up...i am thinking about the panini as i walk...i get a metal tray to use and then it begins to rain lightly at first, then more heavily...i am smiling as i walk back, walking in this rain...

Ben Floeter...

Check out Ben's reggae artist paintings. Beautiful stuff. This one is of Bongo Sylly, on a suitcase with various media. Floeter has a show which opened 11/22/08 at "Art Whino" in D.C.

see this Washington Post article...

salivation...

If you have not already done so, my fine brew-loving public, hie thee quickly to your nearest purveyor of said fine brews and purchase THIS! Samuel Adams "Chocolate Bock". It's a rich sipping beer not to be missed.

Also in beer news: Red Hook is making their "Double Black" again! This is cause for celebration, without a doubt. Imperial stout with coffee and dark malt. Yeah, baby...

a study in dichotomy...

Gwynne's recycle bin doth contain some interesting finds.

"Films Viewed" update...

The Road to Perdition (Sam Mendez), 2002
The Cinderella Man (Ron Howard), 2005
SherryBaby (Laurie Collier), 2006
Sweeney Todd (Tim Burton), 2007
Romance & Cigarettes (John Turturro), 2007
The Ladykillers (Ethan Coen), 2004
Juno (Jason Reitman), 2007
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Elections
Charlie Wilson's War (Mike Nichols), 2007
The Missing (Ron Howard), 2003
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella), 1999
Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith), 1997
The Weight of Water (Kathryn Bigelow), 2001
Fur (Stephen Shainberg), 2006
The Dark Knight, 2008 (in the theatre)
In the Valley of Elah (Paul Haggis), 2006
The Good German (Stephen Soderbergh), 2006
21 (Robert Luketic), 2008
Don't Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrl , 2006
Brick (Rian Johnson), 2005
Amores Perros (Alejandro Inarritu), 2000
Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright), 2007
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams, 2005
Amazing Grace (Michael Apted), 2006
Trade (Marco Kreuzpaintner), 2007
Who Killed the Electric Car? (Chris Paine), 2006
The Man From Plains: Jimmy Carter (Jonathan Demme), 2007
Bush's War ( Frontline documentary), 2008
Factory Girl (George Hickenlooper), 2006
The Weather Underground (Bill Siegel & Sam Green), 2002
Constantine's Sword (Oren Jacoby), 2007

What I've Been Reading: Literary Ingesta...

• Diane Arbus a biography by Patricia Bosworth, 1984

• Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar, 2007

• Come Hell Or HIgh Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson, 2006

• The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi, 2008

• Fooled Again by Mark Crispin Miller, 2005

• The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones, 2008

• American Made by Nick Taylor, 2008 "The Enduring Legacy of the WPA"

• Bushworld by Maureen Dowd, 2004

• American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips, 2006

dream segment...

i am at a car repair-type place, and i see chuck drop Old Blue off there for some work...as he is walking away to exit the building, i holler out his name twice...he hears me, and comes over to me...he has been working out and is very defined, especially in the upper body region, he has two really colorful tattoos on both of his knees (and surrounding area) which are of a beautiful tribal motif...we kiss, we talk a bit, and then hug...our hug goes on for a very, very long time, we even turn/sway as we hug, and i can see other things going on in the place, but the hug is so good and comforting that none of it matters at all...

i am driving my old Ford van, and there are many mechanical problems with it...the steering is off, as i am attempting to turn left onto Rt. 15, i do not get into the lane correctly, i must back up and try again, there are two other drivers who are very courteous and wait as i do this...as i am driving, the brakes malfunction also, i am stomping down on the pedal without much braking action at all...i am on a dirt road and there is a dead man in a puddle in the road! i run over him and hear bones crunch...i am out of the van and climbing up a small rock face to try to get out of the low-lying area i am in, it's difficult going, but i make it...there are two other people at the top who speak to me as i make my way out...


i look in the bathroom mirror, and there is a horizontal red line of blood in my right eye...

Buddha's Hand Citron...

We saw these for sale at the 'Kroeger's' in Richmond yesterday, and were very intrigued, but did not purchase one. We were there for ginger with which to make Sweet Potato-Ginger soup, and of course, BEVVIES.

Biorhythmically Speaking...

So, yesterday was a triple critical for me. Wow! I am still flummoxed by my emotional cycle being so high last week. My week of major depression. I still feel like the low pressure before the rain began had a lot to do with it all. I do feel much better, although i don't seem able to concentrate on any one thing today, "Short Attention Span Theater"!

Dog dreams...

Rhiannon just had a very intense dream: she did two sets of rapid, deep breathing followed by two low growls, then a lot of paw flipping. Has anyone invented the electrode brain hook-up that would allow me to see her dreams? That would be so very awesome.

3/7 ths of the Crew...

Rhiannon, Buddy & Tyga go strolling with photographer Melian. She had borrowed my camera and gone on a major photo shoot...

dream segment...

i go to the dentist's office to have some work done...i wait in the office for a long time, other people come and go, but i never get called in for my appointment...so as the office is about to close, i walk up to the receptionist and ask her if i'm going to get called in, or should i come back tomorrow? i'm being kind of sarcastic, but sincere at the same time...later; another day, i am back, and have something done, but the procedure is really simple and doesn't address my dental problem, i discuss this with the dentist: he is Indian with glasses and longish brown hair...he sort of waffles on an answer, but more appointments are in my future to fix my dental dilema...so i'm in the waiting room, and there are a lot of people there and it turns out that there is a jazz history thing going on, it's fascinating! there are people playing music, mostly African-American; photos on display, books to look at, short films, recordings to listen to & buy; it's really a fabulous experience! i make some new friends...

magnet therapy needed

cold shards of fear ice while tears
start and stop behind my eyes of
dismay and sorrow takes me to
fetal position
mind shaking

word of the day...

horripilation

goosebumps, the feeling of your hair standing up...from fear or cold or excitement...

The Enchanter...

Melian's awesome photo of my Halloween costume this year...it was said by many that I was quite scary...at one of the homes where we trick-or-treated, a guy asked me what I was...when I told him, he asked me was my name "Tim"!!... that was a delightful moment...

Oh, and a thought almost too beautiful to put into words!!!

NO MORE 'W' ...NO MORE BUSH DOCTRINE...NO MORE LIES AND OBFUSCATION...NO MORE CHENEY!!! now let us set about regaining our civil liberties...

Our President...

12:15 a.m. and Obama just finished his victory speech..well, that was beautiful...perhaps now we can regain the respect of the rest of the world...

Yeah!!!!! Obama '08...

Our new President is Barack Obama...it's real!!! 11:56 p.m. and it's 338 electoral votes/47,764,579 citizen votes...(i listened to McCain's concession speech, and it was a fine one, good job on that John, amazingly enough!) Oh, and way to go VA with 1,613,151 Obama votes, damn right!!!