Accessorize

Alyssa gave me a HUGE box of clothes when she came to visit. Along with various belts, shirts, and shoes, she also gave me glittery jewlery and scarves. I loved them so much that I wore one (that is more formal than this occasion) on my foggy TAASC trip last weekend. Here's me on back-up belay. (See the pink?) Also, Roomie lent me those rain pants, which saved me that weekend...

Rambo, aka the Arbitor is rappelling in this picture. When he looked down/out, he said, "Geez Louise!"

Here's Rambo rappelling.

This one is for my Mom. She always loves to hear about cliff edges.

Fortune

The Freewill Astrology column in the Mountain Xpress said that as a Leo, I'll have little secrets slipped to me this week. Also, that the "Divine Wow" will be listening to me more carefully than others.

Sucks for all of you who aren't lions or lionesses.

Just kidding; it also says that I should use these gifts to help people in need. So I want to share a little secret that was slipped to me after I read that.

I was washing the dishes when (all of a sudden!) I started singing the theme from The Facts of Life. For all of you who scoff, "I never watched tv when growing up."

I reply, "Sucks for you... you must not be a lioness like me." And then I take a breath and remind myself that I am here to teach you, not scorn you.

So here are the lyrics:
(By Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring, and Al Burton)

Seasons 2-5 You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

There's a time you got to go and show
You're growin' now you know about
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

When the world never seems
to be livin up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
the Facts of Life are all about you, you. (all about you)

It takes a lot to get 'em right
When you're learning the Facts of Life. (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life.

One interesting thing: the first season had a different set of lyrics with a line about "When the boys you used to hate you date, I guess you best investigate the facts of life..." That season's lyrics didn't come to me at the sink.

So take these words and apply them to your life. Go forth and do great things.

Tuesday

These really are random. The one below is at a Unity Project art opening in the Flood Gallery.

This first one features Tucker, Sunny, and Cosmo, waiting for something.

This one below is from Spain... near Barcelona... I forgot the name of the town. B might remember. We were waiting for a train.

The one below is one of my favorite friends in one of my favorite places.