Week 42

Classic "Three and a tree" photography for a campus photoshoot

We had fun with shadows this time

Seen at the art building

Week 41 was a long but great week; 42 was never ending. There were good things I'm trying not to overlook.

Seen at the grocery

Fun fact: I got my first flat tire not 10 minutes into a bike ride. I'm glad it wasn't worse, and I'm glad that we were not far from beer. But I am sad I missed maybe my last opportunity for a ride like this for awhile.

Just wasn't quick enough to swerve away from this rock.

Some punchy stuff

Making

Nothing. I stalled on an infinity scarf and I'm thinking I might just need to make some basic socks right now because it's portable and easy.

Watching

The Romanoffs - two episodes in. I'm digging it. We also randomly caught a Buster Keaton documentary at the Magic Lantern on Friday night. We needed the laughs.

Reading

I didn't do much reading this week, because I didn't get to take the bus much this week. #longworkdays

Recipes

In case you missed it, I posted a nice experience in bread cake baking yesterday. Turns out I need to return that book to the library this week but maybe I'll try bread from it again someday.

Listening, a.k.a. music therapy
On weeks like these, when there are a lot of meetings, emotions, demands and things to worry about, I try to release my feelings with...Enya. Specifically "Orinoco Flow." This music is fairly out of character for me, but this song is my desired mindset. I need to be okay with it all, to let adversity flow off my back and yes, to let the wind carry my sails to some magical and distant mental shore. The lilting rhythm and punchy arpeggios totally do it for me. This was an Orinoco week. It also felt really good to blast "Love's in Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder on my commute home one evening.

Political rant 
I'm over politics. I'm over political parties. This week I spent my morning commute imagining a world where candidates surprise me by being partially conservative and partially liberal, who force me to grapple with what issues are actually the most important to me. Just think: a candidate who fights just as hard for guns rights as implementing a carbon tax. Someone who is anti-abortion and supports Planned Parenthood. Think of the much more interesting conversations we could have - would have to have - during debates, the stories behind why they came to these conclusions. How the concept of digging up dirt on a candidate would change. I know that some of this probably does exist somewhere in our candidates, but I want to see it. Show me. *weird fantasy political rant over*

Pumpkin spice

I got a haircut midweek and I've been letting my hair stylist put fun colors in. I realized this time that I kinda pumpkin-spiced my hair. I'm OK with that.

I am not OK with the pumpkin spice coffee from Trader Joe's, however. I bought it last week and disliked it so much that I returned it. I told the cashier that I found it to be a little too much. He looked at me with a sly smile and said, "None of us would disagree." So take that as a warning if you're tempted.

Q'emlin Park, Post Falls