wishing list

I'm realizing that my winter wardrobe is sorely lacking, which could be a problem in a colder climate. Here's some things I dreaming about wearing, but rarely have need in the 'No.

Sweaters, ah sweaters. I love to wear them when it's cold enough, which to me is never in Fresno. I own one pullover sweater and a few cardigans. I think I have a sweatshirt somewhere, too. Yup. Did I mention sorely lacking?


Issue two: A warm, weather-proof jacket. I have a nice wool jacket, but when I visited last January and was in the rain, it soaked up quite a bit of water. I like this one:
It has a hood that doesn't show in the photo. It's one of those convertible coats, so I could take the fleece part out and play with the pieces depending on the weather. I also am in love with the concept of wearing a nice wool blazer like this one:
Ah, the fantasies. I'll probably need some socks, too. Hmm. Yeah.

future plans...

Yeah, the cat is out of the bag. I'm making tentative plans to move up to Olympia in December or January. In celebration of the change, I have added weather widgets to the side of my page. You can now compare the weather (certainly not the only reason for the move, but certainly not a bad thing) in Fresno and Olympia.

I know many of you have survived moves of all sorts, and I'm curious what advice y'all could share about moving long distance. I have some ideas on how to do this, but tips and advice are always welcome. I'm especially interested in tips on how to move my kitties. Any experience there?

Thank you to those who have already shown support, and even those who have been hesitant to celebrate as well. It's a big thing to move, and I don't necessarily have the easiest circumstances in life, which will make the move a bit more complicated. Knowing this, I'm choosing to be conscious of those circumstances while I explore these plans. I think that overall, this will be a positive, exciting, learning experience. So thanks. I will need all y'all to get this done. :)

oh, oly-town...

can I move in?

I want a shoe rack. Right now I have a shoe basket, but it is much too messy for my likings. So I've been looking at different types of shoe racks on the clickyweb. Here are the results:

A more traditional look:

A less conventional look:
A clean, put-away look:

A hipster look:

And, my personal favorite, something with a little spice:
'Tis a bit big for the space I have, and I don't really want a bench, but its nice, dontcha think?

just finished:

I'm soooooo ready for winter. Can I get an "amen"?

i think...

that Chloe's becoming [more] flamboyant in her old age...

a song for dying

I had a wild dream last night. It was very convoluted, so I'm not going to go into it other than to explain that in part of the dream, I was about to die, and I knew it. I grasped the hands of those who were with me, and begged them, "Sing Blackbird...," and they did. Odd, eh? So I've been listening to the song off and on today and thinking about it and why that would be the song I would demand on my deathbed. Here are the lyrics, in case you don't remember them by rote:

Blackbird (The Beatles):
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise,oh
You were only waiting for this moment to arise, oh
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
....

I should probably mention that in the dream, I didn't actually die, but moved on into another life. If you really want to know about it, call me up for coffee or something and we can chat it up