I realize it is no longer winter here in the northern hemisphere, but I am too lazy and too unmotivated to make a new banner.
Eleven is a mummy.
(From right to left: Coffee, Contemplation, and Barbara.)
For Easter last week, I went to Savannah, GA with the fam to visit Lil Bro#1. I have discovered that my vertigo is extremely unhappy with long train rides, and Savannah is really freaking hot.
Here's a nice family photo, which may or may not be taken down depending on how paranoid I feel about it being posted here.
(from left to right: Lil Bro#2, Mich, Step-mom, Dadum, Lil Bro#1, and Lil Bro#1's girlfriend.)
It has been observed that if you ignore hair and eye colour, Lil Bro#2 and I are almost identical.
Lil Bro#2 has started making podcasts, I think the first one is pretty hilarious.
Savannah is beautiful though, even if it is too bloody hot.
I enjoyed the Spanish moss.
Art has picked up again. I've been trying to expand beyond mushrooms and four-seasons-trees. I'm rather proud of this one:
I had intended to give it to Dadum for Fathers Day, but I kind of want to keep it...
SOME EXCITING NEWS: ~*~*I FINISHED A BOOK*~*~*
It still needs some editing, and I think it might be a little too short, but it is done. YA fiction following a 17-year-old recovering from a heroin addiction. Anyone out there willing to be a guinea pig?
In other news........
Some really good TV shows I have recently discovered:
The 100 - the only TV show in the history of forever where I actually really really like almost all of the female characters. That one's on Netflix, and new episodes are on the CW app.
Shameless (the US version) - on Netflix. Lil Sis was nagging me for ages to watch this, and I kept ignoring her until I discovered Zach McGowan is in it.
Black Sails - on Hulu. Big Sis#2 was nagging me for ages to watch this, and I kept ignoring her until I discovered Zach McGowan is in it. Also Maggie Smith's son is in it and he's brilliant. (And gorgeous.)
Black Mirror - on Netflix. Most of the episodes have left me deeply disturbed, but I can't stop watching.
newly discovered band: The Bad Light. Listen.
Have a good week, y'all.
Gosh, I knew I was going to hear from you because I started thinking about you.
ReplyDeleteI have been going somewhat crazy here.... even took a month off from the blog. Between thehamish and my doctors that is all I can handle.I am trying to start living again and not just existing. Hell !
Anyways loved catching up with your life, Katties sweet, love Barbara.
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
could be a new band ?
Lil Bro #2 and you DO look like twins! Was your painting inspired by watching Black Sails?
ReplyDeleteI love your painting and the family photo. Should you want to hire an editor and don't already have one, I'll be available soon.
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Janie
Ah, too hot... It's been too hot around here, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at the name Barbara for a cat because it's my real name. I have never met a cat , or any other beast for that matter, named Barbara.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, I want a kitten.
That painting ROCKS! Nice family photo. Listening to TBL right now, since I'm trying to decide on the M10 anyway. Interesting kitty names.
ReplyDeleteNice painting just so you know, kittens are always so cute
ReplyDeleteThe two of you do look alike! Good pic (if it remains up, and even if it doesn't, I suppose).
ReplyDeleteI ejoyed "Black Mirror" more than I expected to. The whole series has been consistent and disturbing.
Omg, I LOVE Black Mirror! Such a great great show!!! San Juniper is one of my fave episodes of a tv show ever. I cried....
ReplyDeleteuntil you told me about it, i would've forgotten about the banner.
ReplyDeleteContemplation. that's the best.
...wow, it's nice to see a family pic. i'm not even remotely surprised that you all look dashing. <3
"It has been observed that if you ignore hair and eye colour, Lil Bro#2 and I are almost identical." oh God, stop. now i can't unsee it.
why is your art so good?!
"I FINISHED A BOOK" what? i didn't even know you were writing a book. that's how fast you finished this book. wow. amazing.
I LOVE YOU
- Sam Lupin
Your moonlight on water is spectacular! I want to be a guinea pig.
ReplyDeleteHiya, Mich (in my mind I am practicing saying your name correctly)!
ReplyDeleteYou have a right handsome family; thanks for sharing the photo. The Georgia shots look lovely, but I can imagine I'd melt in the heat down there. Ugh.
Black Mirror freaks me the eff out. I've watched a two episodes & that's all I can handle at the moment. My Mad Fat Diary is finally here & on Hulu. I'm watching it again (with the weird commercial cuts that lead nowhere). -love, love, love Sharon Rooney & the music of the 90s.
-swooning over the moonlight. And, I would, too, be a guinea pig for ya.
Congratulations on finally finishing a book. That's great news. Also congrats on surviving the heat. It's a real shame that the really pretty places are also really damn hot. I don't do well in heat.
ReplyDeletePS those kittens are adorable.
Great family photo! And I LOVE your painting. You're very good. A happy week to you as well!
ReplyDeleteps- congrats on finishing your book! that's very exciting news! can't wait to read it. i'm working on a poetry book but am nowhere near finished with it.
ReplyDeleteSpanish moss is among the scariest things I know. I've always connected it with horror movies, for some reason. Still think it's beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm just tired, or maybe I'm just an idiot, but when you said Eleven is a mummy, I was expecting to see her wrapped up in a mummy-style cat burrito.
ReplyDeleteI guess motherhood is good, too.
I love that painting, and I'm envious of your ability to make the moon reflect on the water. That is way beyond my skillset.
And cheers to finishing your book! I have a little more free time lately and need something to read, so if you still need a guinea pig, let me know. I'm not a teen, but I do have the maturity of one.
The kittens and mom are so cute and I love their names:) Funny a good friend of mine has been complaining about her vertigo. I'd love to visit Savannah but I hate the heat so not sure when I would go. As for your painting-Love it! I love the deep blue of the ocean and the ship is well shaded. Congrats on your book and hope you find someone to look it over
ReplyDeleteJust to say that you win the prize for best cat names! That is all! Xx
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