plumbing issues

loud splash in the middle of the night awakens me
and i know it for a cat falling into the tub
where the water is slowly, slowly draining
i go back to sleep
and my dreaming picks up the theme;
Tille walks out of the bathroom at the store, 
trying to dry off after having fallen
in the water. I cry out, "oh no, girl! now what happened?"

left turn

even when sitting in a vehicle
waiting for the traffic light's change to green
there is beauty come unexpected, and delightful
sunlight glints on petals wind-rolled, dancing
through the intersection

"Witty Repartee"

pithy statements
double entendre
rapid punnetry
sexual innuendo
delicious sarcasm

EXHAUSTION

Remember to hide inside myself as i try to make it through this work day here. Negativity everywhere. Mantra must be "don't care", don't get sucked into it. I am exhausted, done with this. Tired of people telling me how to do my job, tired of being treated like i am stupid. Tired of always working, tired of working here at Lowe's.

observation at work

There is a very clear delineation between the good people and the outright assholes today.

a Book & many Beers...

Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake, a re-read for me, last read in 1975. The libations: "Falco" from Evil Twin Brewing, "Mosaic" from Terrapin Beer Company and "Weez" from the Maine Beer Company.

#gardencenter

the setting Moon fades
 in the Western sky
paled out
by the light of the
Vernal Equinox
morning

best vehicle license plates ever

GAY NERD

Utopia

During one of my high school English Lit classes, the teacher assigned us a paper detailing our concept of a Utopian Society. Mine was the ONLY one in the entire class that did not involve a police state of some sort. I was laughed at in the class.

dream

I am walking down a neighborhood street, and as i am about to cross over a larger street, i hear Lorraine calling out to me. i turn to look at her, and begin to walk toward her when she tells me to look out. a white van is pulling into the intersection right at me. i move over, and as he (white male) drives past me he says something derogatory. i just snort a laugh and walk over to Lorraine. we are greeting each other in the middle of the road, so we walk together up the sidewalk and across the road to the other side of the street. she wants to show me her place. when we get there, she shows me the landscaping setup she has done at the sidewalk. it's very cute! she has named one of her plants (a female name) and introduces me. a neighbor and her son walk by on the sidewalk, and we laugh, introducing them to the plant. as we move aside to allow them to pass, the plant gets jostled, and as we reset the plant in it's place we joke about that.

ponder this

DONUT IS A CHAMELEON IN PINK CAMO

KEY WORDS

beautiful morning/sunrise...inspired and excited about being off from work Wednesday and Thursday...also anxious about bank account...

beautiful dream, memory mostly lost

i am swimming with Rhiannon

success!

dodged all of yesterday's snow-filled potholes
hour and a half late for work

BOOKS READ - 2013

• The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown, 2012
• Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, 1996
• A Clash Of Kings by George R.R. Martin, 1999
• A Storm Of Swords by George R.R. Martin, 2000
• A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin, 2005
• A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin, 2011
• NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, 2013
• MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood, 2013
• 11/22/63 by Stephen King, 2011
• The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman, 2013
• Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, 2013

CRAFT BEER 2013

• Double Black Lightning – DuClaw Brewing Company, Abingdon MD
• X-1 (Imperial Chocolate Rye Porter) -DuClaw
• Cappuccino Stout – Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma CA
• 75 Minute IPA – Dogfish Head...
• Really Old Brown Dog Ale – Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth NH
• Vertical Epic 12.12.12 – Stone Brewing Company, Escondido CA
• New Albion Ale – New Albion Brewing Company, Boston MA (with Sam Adams)
• Alpine Spring – Sam Adams...
• OREgasmic Ale – Cahtoe Rogue (Ales), Newport OR
• Abbey Ale – Abita Brewing Company, Abita Springs LA
• “FM 966” Farmhouse Ale – Shiner Brewery, Shiner TX
• Conway's Irish Ale – Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland OH
• Hop Manna IPA – Shmaltz Brewing Company, Saratoga Springs NY
• Robert Johnson's Hellhound On My Ale – Dogfish Head...
• Blue Paddle pilsener - New Belgium...
• duganA IPA - Avery Brewing, Boulder CO
• So Fresh & So Green, Green – Terrapin Beer Co., Athens GA
• O'Ryely IPA – Widmer Brothers, Portland OR
• 4059' – Saranac...
• White IPA – Saranac...
• Black Bear Bock – Saranac...
• Chocolate Lager – Saranac...
• Nelson Imperial Ale – Widmer …
• Hoppy Bock – New Belgium...
• Red Caboose Ale – Rumspinga Brewing Company, Bird-In-Hand PA
• Red IPA – Saranac...
• The Congo – Devil's Backbone Brewing Company, Lexington VA
• Kilt Flasher – Devil's Backbone...
• White Lantern – Samuel Adams...
• Double Agent IPL – Samuel Adams...
• Cherry Blossom Lager – Old Dominion Brewing Company, Dover DE
• Grateful Pale Ale – Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet VA
• Northern Lights - Starr Hill
• Rolle Bolle – New Belgium
• 2X IPA - Southern Tier Brewing Company, Lakewood NY
• Pistil – Magic Hat...
• Elder Betty – Magic Hat...
• Summer Session Ale – Evolution Craft Brewing Company, Salisbury MD
• Citra Blonde – Widmer Bros...
• Schwartz Bier – Devil's Backbone...
• Turbo Cougar – Devil's Backbone...
• “Rampant” Imperial IPA – New Belgium...
• 2013 Southern Hemishpere Fresh Hop Ale – Sierra Nevada...
• Lucky 13 – Lagunitas...
• Area 151 – Wild Wolf Brewing Co., Nellysford VA
• Paardebloem – New Belgium...w/ Red Rock Brewery, Salt Lake City UT
• Pluot (Lips of Faith Series) – New Belgium...
• Stony Brook Red – Sam Adams...
• Maple Pecan Porter - Sam Adams....
• Pumpkick – New Belgium...
• Ichabod Crandall – Devil's Backbone...
• Hoptimization- 3 Brothers Brewing, Harrisonburg VA
• Mad Bishop – DuClaw...
• Oktoberfest – Great Lakes Brewing...
• Downright Pilsner – Port City Brewing Company, Alexandria VA
• The Corruption IPA – DC Brau Brewing, D.C.
• Monkeynaught IPA – Straight To Ale, Huntsville AL
• Morning Glory espresso stout - Old Dominion Brewing, Dover DE
• Shiner Black Lager – Spoetzl...
• Shiner Prickly Pear – Spoetzl...
• Shiner Wild hare pale ale – Spoetzl...
• Shiner Kosmos – Spoetzl...
• The Great Outdoors - Virginia pale ale - 3 Brothers......
• Irish Style Lager – Rogue...
• Pumking – Southern Tier...
• Secret Stash Harvest Ale – Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick MD
• Fall Hornin' – Anderson Vally Brewing, Boonville CA
• Out of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter – Redhook Brewery, WA/NH/OR
• Séance – Magic Hat...
• Pumpkin Ale – Saranac...
• Flipside Red IPA – Sierra Nevada...
• Pumpkinfest – Terrapin...
• Pumpkinhead – Shipyard Brewing Co., Portland ME
• Postroad Pumpkin Ale – Brookly Brewery, Utica NY
• Harvest Ale – Goose Island Beer Co., Baldwinsville NY
• OKTO Festival Ale – Widmer Brothers...
• Giddy Up! - New Belgium...
• Pumpkin UFO – Harpoon Brewery, MA/VT
• El Mole Ocho – New Holland Brewing, Holland MI
• Sixth Day – Goose Island Beer, Chicago IL
• Accumulation – New Belgium...
• Dark Abby – Devil's Backbone...
• Snowblind Doppelbock – Starr Hill...
• Secret Spot Winter Ale – Evolution Craft Brewing, Salisbury MD
• Brrr – Widmer Brothers...
• Juniper Ale – Sam Adams...
• Cherry Chocolate Bock – Sam Adams...
• G-Thing – Magic Hat...
• Moo-Hoo 2013 – Terrapin...
• Winter Solstice Season Ale – Anderson Valley...
• Reunion Ale '13 – Terrapin & Shmaltz...
• Sweet Baby Jesus! - DuClaw...
• krampus Imperial Helles Lager – Southern Tier...
• Monticello Reserve Ale – Starr Hill...

dreams

neil young is playing a concert in a small venue which feels like my living room...pegi is there, in odd clothes...during one song, neil & i start dancing together, and i am awed at the fact that i am DANCING WITH NEIL YOUNG!!! 

i am troubleshooting things everywhere i go...many situations, many different places, many different people involved...but in each scenario, i fix whatever is wrong...

dream piece

melian and i are in a townhouse development, walking past the home where Lorraine lives...i say that's her house, and then she walks out of it down the sidewalk! i say look! there she is!...then i walk right up to her and say hello...she just looks at me, then mutters a hello, she seems to shy away from direct eye contact as for a few moments it seems there is something wrong with her face, i catch a shifting glimpse of three eyes where there should be one, and then that is gone...she is dressed in sweat pants and a baggy shirt...later she comes out of the house in her work clothes; a fast-food uniform of some sort

rain soaked leaf
releases
its tannins
onto concrete/as
atom bomb victims
leave
powder shadow photographs
of death

rough concepts

phases of moon
cycle of seasons
i am standing still
even as i am moving forward
soon will come the time when
time
means nothing to me