My love invited me to go with her
to visit a friend.
I went.
Short visit, but,
we were ready to leave,
Now my fingers trip
over the keys and I'm hitting
backspace
most often.
My brain echoes
when I turn my head...
our friend was never so aggressive
his tense grip leaving a red mark
on my face.
Weird.
But, when I consider it all, I just
can't stop laughing.
I'm typing with only one finger and
the way the words roll out of the auctioneer's mouth
make me feel like I'm on a ferris wheel
going very fast.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Vladimir & Gonzo Sittin' in a Tree
So, I've been here in Pittsburgh for about a week and a half now. I must confess occasional twinges of homesickness, but I do love it here. Anyway I have a few pictures I wanted to post.
Since the night we got here, it has been snowing...
and snowing...
and snowing...
and... snowing....
(pretty house, huh...) I saw that house on a walk I took with Luna the other day.
Luna actually is digging it up here. She is even okay with the snow. She and Crystal, one of Carrie's family's two dogs, like to chase each other around in the snowy yard. When I took Luna for her walk the other day, she didn't seem to mind having her bare feet in the snow. She peed a lot... I congratulated her for claiming as her own more snow than any dog I'd ever seen trying. heh...
Luna is my big, sweet girl and I am grateful to have her up here with me. Here are some pictures from our walk.
(By the way, it was cold that day, but only in the 20's... today... it was... SEVEN. "FORGET ABOUT IT!!" hehe)
Remember I talked about trekking my way up and down hills and slopes? Here's one. Harsh walkin', man, but my legs feel awesome when I'm done!
I stopped into Starbucks. Luna waited for me like a good little soldier outside. I was in & out as fast a possible; I know that ground had to be cold to sit on. My sweet Miss Lu....
So they salt the streets and sidewalks, to melt the ice... and Luna kept stopping to lick the salt. I told her to stop or she'd get a heart condition, heh...
You should see the steep angle that is Carrie's grandmother Baba's driveway... the other night it was so frozen, we barely got up it in her truck. This is what the snow looked like after she struggled and maneuvered in attempt to park her Chevy. Craziness.
(Das ma GRRL, now!! Damn!!!) *GRIN*
Everyone here, of course, is born with Steelers football in their DNA makeup. The Steelers won their playoff game last week and look good for the one this weekend, which would put them in the Superbowl. We had a Steelers party last Sunday at Carrie's mom's house, to watch the game.
That's Carrie's brother with his "terrible towel." It's tradition. I don't know the history of it, but Steeler fans wave them in the stands. They all have terrible towels... Steeler fans are far more intense than LSU Tiger fans... and that's saying a LOT. hehe...
Luna wanted to wear a terrible towel herself, to be like her "uncle" Bobby.
Here, from left to right, are Stolley, Luna and Crystal. Luna and Crystal were sacked out from chasing each other around in the yard all day. Stolley is just... well she's about 14 years old. So she doesn't need an excuse to be sacked out. *grin*
And now, to address the title of this blog.
Months ago, I became the proud owner of a male, yellow tabby kitten which I named Vladimir. Vladimir has grown into a respectably-sized cat; he's like a teenager... a teenager in the throes of puberty, and has become quite the... humper....
Vladimir humps. We call him Humpamir, Hump Diddy, Sir Humpsalot, and a slew of other teasing nicknames, but he continues to hump anything he can get his little body on or around. Pillows, blankets, shoes, Carrie's and my legs... (gross)... anything. So, the other night, we found Vladimir a friend-with-benefits. heh...
He now drags Gonzo around with his teeth and humps at will. It's a shame, how funny this is to Carrie and me. But I will say we have had lots of laughter watching this... plush... love affair. hehehe.....
(yeah, sometimes they 69...)
And this is what poor Gonzo looks like after Vladimir is through with him. Carrie said it looks like he needs a cigarrette, heh...
Well, that's the news here in Lake Woebegone. Until next time, stay warm... or stay air-conditioned, whatever your situation may be.
Since the night we got here, it has been snowing...
and snowing...
and snowing...
and... snowing....
(pretty house, huh...) I saw that house on a walk I took with Luna the other day.
Luna actually is digging it up here. She is even okay with the snow. She and Crystal, one of Carrie's family's two dogs, like to chase each other around in the snowy yard. When I took Luna for her walk the other day, she didn't seem to mind having her bare feet in the snow. She peed a lot... I congratulated her for claiming as her own more snow than any dog I'd ever seen trying. heh...
Luna is my big, sweet girl and I am grateful to have her up here with me. Here are some pictures from our walk.
(By the way, it was cold that day, but only in the 20's... today... it was... SEVEN. "FORGET ABOUT IT!!" hehe)
Remember I talked about trekking my way up and down hills and slopes? Here's one. Harsh walkin', man, but my legs feel awesome when I'm done!
I stopped into Starbucks. Luna waited for me like a good little soldier outside. I was in & out as fast a possible; I know that ground had to be cold to sit on. My sweet Miss Lu....
So they salt the streets and sidewalks, to melt the ice... and Luna kept stopping to lick the salt. I told her to stop or she'd get a heart condition, heh...
You should see the steep angle that is Carrie's grandmother Baba's driveway... the other night it was so frozen, we barely got up it in her truck. This is what the snow looked like after she struggled and maneuvered in attempt to park her Chevy. Craziness.
(Das ma GRRL, now!! Damn!!!) *GRIN*
Everyone here, of course, is born with Steelers football in their DNA makeup. The Steelers won their playoff game last week and look good for the one this weekend, which would put them in the Superbowl. We had a Steelers party last Sunday at Carrie's mom's house, to watch the game.
That's Carrie's brother with his "terrible towel." It's tradition. I don't know the history of it, but Steeler fans wave them in the stands. They all have terrible towels... Steeler fans are far more intense than LSU Tiger fans... and that's saying a LOT. hehe...
Luna wanted to wear a terrible towel herself, to be like her "uncle" Bobby.
Here, from left to right, are Stolley, Luna and Crystal. Luna and Crystal were sacked out from chasing each other around in the yard all day. Stolley is just... well she's about 14 years old. So she doesn't need an excuse to be sacked out. *grin*
And now, to address the title of this blog.
Months ago, I became the proud owner of a male, yellow tabby kitten which I named Vladimir. Vladimir has grown into a respectably-sized cat; he's like a teenager... a teenager in the throes of puberty, and has become quite the... humper....
Vladimir humps. We call him Humpamir, Hump Diddy, Sir Humpsalot, and a slew of other teasing nicknames, but he continues to hump anything he can get his little body on or around. Pillows, blankets, shoes, Carrie's and my legs... (gross)... anything. So, the other night, we found Vladimir a friend-with-benefits. heh...
He now drags Gonzo around with his teeth and humps at will. It's a shame, how funny this is to Carrie and me. But I will say we have had lots of laughter watching this... plush... love affair. hehehe.....
(yeah, sometimes they 69...)
And this is what poor Gonzo looks like after Vladimir is through with him. Carrie said it looks like he needs a cigarrette, heh...
Well, that's the news here in Lake Woebegone. Until next time, stay warm... or stay air-conditioned, whatever your situation may be.
Friday, January 9, 2009
With Pets in Pittsburgh
So, it has been snowing for a day or two and is supposed to snow for a day or two more. The total snow should be between 3 and 7 inches, depending on which news source you listen to. I like it here! I mean it's cold as ice, but I like it so far. So far so good.
So, so far, here is my photo documentary of my life in Steel City.
First, on the way here. I had a good co-pilot...
...helping me keep a sharp mindset of defensive driving. Sweet. Vladimir's my lil MAN!
Luna... was pretty much just bored out of her skull the whole time. Though I can't blame her. That's a long time to be squished up in a back seat... but she made it okay.
This is a shot of passing through Tennessee. I was following Carrie. That's her truck full of birdcage pieces, heh...
So we've been going here and there, getting this and that done... and doing a bit of R&R. I swear, I am so tired all the time! Carrie says it's the cold. Anyway, the past few days we've done a lot of pet transport and setup... met with an attorney... done a little laundry, paid a few bills, watched a few movies, and drank plenty of drinks. Things will pick up pace once a few legal matters are set in motion. Like opening an estate for Carrie's grandmother, etc. Until then, we're kind of in a holding pattern but there are a few things we can do in the meantime. Like cleaning... fun stuff like that, heh...
Fast-forwarding a little bit, I went out with Carrie and her brother the other night. We went to the Starlite Lounge in Blawnox. Drank a nice bit, and met some people Carrie's known for awhile... a few decent guys and one obnoxiously drunk MF asshole named Speed. *shiver* Yuck. Anyway, for the most part, we had a good time. That was Tuesday night so things were slow and we just talked a lot. Carrie, especially, needed to de-stress.
(It worked, ha ha...)
Back at Baba's house, it was Carrie and Rocco and Bobby and me, chillin and watching a movie.
We stayed up VERY late that night and slept most of the next day. Had to get Bobby to work for 3... he works at a restaurant as a cook, just like my brother. Then we went to Carrie's mom's house and went BACK to sleep, heh... uh... and then chilled with her 'rents that evening. They are huge into digital cable with every movie channel you could ever dream of having, so there's always a movie to be watched. It was relaxing.
That's Carrie stepdad... he's cool... and Luna, who is staying at that house full time while we're here. She is LOVING it, especially because there are two other dogs there and they pal around together. Sweet.
The fireplace... and the Christmas tree that was there until today, reflected in the skylight...
So, this brings us to today. Today, Carrie had some things to take care of in West Deer and I stayed here at her folks' place in Monroeville. (It's all technically Pittsburgh; they just have... villages and townships and stuff.) In the late afternoon, I took a walk. About 2 miles each way. Check it out; I bought a groovy hat at a nearby department store. I bought it specifically for the earflaps, hehe... it was a very necessary expenditure This is me in the hat when I felt like my nose was about to fall off...
The Anonymous Supertramp in a vast lot of ice and snow...
And finally, after pacing steadily up all the slopes I had paced down on the first half of my walk, I arrived back at home base. Here is a picture I call "Camaro Snowy Day Blues." She waited to greet me upon my return. Sweet car. That's what I drove up here.
Carrie got back a little while ago, after a long day tromping around in the weather taking care of business. She and Bob and I ate a nice hearty dinner... meat and potatoes out of a crock pot, of which, I myself peeled and cut up the "potatoes" portion of this meal and added it to the crock pot)... it was very good.
Now I am working on a lovely Bud Light and watching an Al Pacino/Robert DeNiro movie. Tomorrow should be more snowy than today and I will try and get a few pictures for my next update.
And Sunday... is the Steelers vs. the San Diego Chargers, which the Steelers will surely win, and there will be a Steeler party to watch the game! Anyone who can make it up here is invited! *grin*
So, so far, here is my photo documentary of my life in Steel City.
First, on the way here. I had a good co-pilot...
...helping me keep a sharp mindset of defensive driving. Sweet. Vladimir's my lil MAN!
Luna... was pretty much just bored out of her skull the whole time. Though I can't blame her. That's a long time to be squished up in a back seat... but she made it okay.
This is a shot of passing through Tennessee. I was following Carrie. That's her truck full of birdcage pieces, heh...
So we've been going here and there, getting this and that done... and doing a bit of R&R. I swear, I am so tired all the time! Carrie says it's the cold. Anyway, the past few days we've done a lot of pet transport and setup... met with an attorney... done a little laundry, paid a few bills, watched a few movies, and drank plenty of drinks. Things will pick up pace once a few legal matters are set in motion. Like opening an estate for Carrie's grandmother, etc. Until then, we're kind of in a holding pattern but there are a few things we can do in the meantime. Like cleaning... fun stuff like that, heh...
Fast-forwarding a little bit, I went out with Carrie and her brother the other night. We went to the Starlite Lounge in Blawnox. Drank a nice bit, and met some people Carrie's known for awhile... a few decent guys and one obnoxiously drunk MF asshole named Speed. *shiver* Yuck. Anyway, for the most part, we had a good time. That was Tuesday night so things were slow and we just talked a lot. Carrie, especially, needed to de-stress.
(It worked, ha ha...)
Back at Baba's house, it was Carrie and Rocco and Bobby and me, chillin and watching a movie.
We stayed up VERY late that night and slept most of the next day. Had to get Bobby to work for 3... he works at a restaurant as a cook, just like my brother. Then we went to Carrie's mom's house and went BACK to sleep, heh... uh... and then chilled with her 'rents that evening. They are huge into digital cable with every movie channel you could ever dream of having, so there's always a movie to be watched. It was relaxing.
That's Carrie stepdad... he's cool... and Luna, who is staying at that house full time while we're here. She is LOVING it, especially because there are two other dogs there and they pal around together. Sweet.
The fireplace... and the Christmas tree that was there until today, reflected in the skylight...
So, this brings us to today. Today, Carrie had some things to take care of in West Deer and I stayed here at her folks' place in Monroeville. (It's all technically Pittsburgh; they just have... villages and townships and stuff.) In the late afternoon, I took a walk. About 2 miles each way. Check it out; I bought a groovy hat at a nearby department store. I bought it specifically for the earflaps, hehe... it was a very necessary expenditure This is me in the hat when I felt like my nose was about to fall off...
The Anonymous Supertramp in a vast lot of ice and snow...
And finally, after pacing steadily up all the slopes I had paced down on the first half of my walk, I arrived back at home base. Here is a picture I call "Camaro Snowy Day Blues." She waited to greet me upon my return. Sweet car. That's what I drove up here.
Carrie got back a little while ago, after a long day tromping around in the weather taking care of business. She and Bob and I ate a nice hearty dinner... meat and potatoes out of a crock pot, of which, I myself peeled and cut up the "potatoes" portion of this meal and added it to the crock pot)... it was very good.
Now I am working on a lovely Bud Light and watching an Al Pacino/Robert DeNiro movie. Tomorrow should be more snowy than today and I will try and get a few pictures for my next update.
And Sunday... is the Steelers vs. the San Diego Chargers, which the Steelers will surely win, and there will be a Steeler party to watch the game! Anyone who can make it up here is invited! *grin*
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Prime Pittsburgh
Hiya. I am here, it is cold and so far it is awesome. I think around 29 degrees today, wind chill about 27. Freezing rain tonight; supposed to snow Thursday. Apparently I am told I will grow to hate the cold but, being as it's my second full day up here, I'm still loving it.
Not so much desiring to drive... you know how they all make fun of us southerners; when it gets icy or we have a handful of snow, entire cities shut down... well that's because few of us have much experience DRIVING in those conditions. heh... Well Pittsburgh and surrounding areas... it's all mountain-ey... or hill-ey... hell I'm from Louisiana so this is mountainous to me. So every road you drive on has a guardrail to protect you from certain death or at least maximum embarrassment... and lots of rivers and bridges which of course ice over like it's something fun to do. So I will be passengering it until the wet cold at least becomes somewhat more of a dry cold. The COLD itself, however, is not a variable here; rather, just which KIND of cold you have that day.
Last night I walked Luna down this street in Monroeville where Carrie's mom and stepdad live. It was a long way downhill and, consequently, a LONG way back uphill. People here never need to pay for a stairmaster or even any gym membership. Ask my hamstring muscles, heh... nice. I might do a hill or two a day; come out of here looking all sculpted and impressive... though most likely whiter than I have been before.
I love this. Love being somewhere different and having time to just BE... be me; be helpful to Carrie; be an observer, a writer, a photographer, an artist. Watch out... I might fall in love with this. :o)
In a few minutes, Carrie and I will head over to her Baba's house (her grandmother's house; her family on that side is a mix of Russian and Croatian so that's what they say instead of Maw-Maw... hehe... it's prouounced like "bubba") to set up the pets; we'll be mostly staying over there, working in the house, coming around here some and, as I have been duly informed, drinking a LOT. Good times.
Gotta run for now. I will keep this blog as updated as I can with whatever time I have internet access. This is going to be a definite chapter or two in my life story. I love Carrie and love being here with her, where she grew up.
Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Me-o-My-o... Son of a Gun, gonna have some fun in the snow!
Not so much desiring to drive... you know how they all make fun of us southerners; when it gets icy or we have a handful of snow, entire cities shut down... well that's because few of us have much experience DRIVING in those conditions. heh... Well Pittsburgh and surrounding areas... it's all mountain-ey... or hill-ey... hell I'm from Louisiana so this is mountainous to me. So every road you drive on has a guardrail to protect you from certain death or at least maximum embarrassment... and lots of rivers and bridges which of course ice over like it's something fun to do. So I will be passengering it until the wet cold at least becomes somewhat more of a dry cold. The COLD itself, however, is not a variable here; rather, just which KIND of cold you have that day.
Last night I walked Luna down this street in Monroeville where Carrie's mom and stepdad live. It was a long way downhill and, consequently, a LONG way back uphill. People here never need to pay for a stairmaster or even any gym membership. Ask my hamstring muscles, heh... nice. I might do a hill or two a day; come out of here looking all sculpted and impressive... though most likely whiter than I have been before.
I love this. Love being somewhere different and having time to just BE... be me; be helpful to Carrie; be an observer, a writer, a photographer, an artist. Watch out... I might fall in love with this. :o)
In a few minutes, Carrie and I will head over to her Baba's house (her grandmother's house; her family on that side is a mix of Russian and Croatian so that's what they say instead of Maw-Maw... hehe... it's prouounced like "bubba") to set up the pets; we'll be mostly staying over there, working in the house, coming around here some and, as I have been duly informed, drinking a LOT. Good times.
Gotta run for now. I will keep this blog as updated as I can with whatever time I have internet access. This is going to be a definite chapter or two in my life story. I love Carrie and love being here with her, where she grew up.
Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Me-o-My-o... Son of a Gun, gonna have some fun in the snow!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Now and Then Comes the Time Again for Flitterin... Again
Old Hayley Mills movie... my sister would probably know the name... in the movie, their mom told them they had to move and they were given a player piano with that song ("Flitterin'") loaded in it.
Nothing has me tied to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Why not flitter off awhile? This evening, Carrie will leave Pittsburgh and head south, to where I am now. We will load up our mini-zoo and, together, return to Pittsburgh. She has learned there are things she needs to handle, regarding her grandmother's estate, that will take at least a month or six weeks to finish. She asked if I would consider coming up there to be with her during that time, so we wouldn't have to be apart again for that long time.
HA! That decision took about three seconds to make... YES!! hehe Absolutely, without a question, yes! Anyone who's been keeping up with my blogs knows I've been itching to get out of Louisiana. And there is no one I would rather be out of Louisiana with than Carrie. Sweet, sweet times.
Plus, it was tough before, when she had to spend six weeks up there after her dad passed. I'm not tied to anything here; my temp assignment ended yesterday and I would rather be with her than without her. Definitely.
I will get to see a real winter, and live in my third state. Luna's third state too. How cool is that.
I don't necessarily want to STAY in Pittsburgh forever... and I feel pretty certain Carrie doesn't either, heh... but it will be a nice time away and I am glad for that.
Luna is trying to climb on top of me which I'm pretty sure means she needs to potty, so I will close for now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Nothing has me tied to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Why not flitter off awhile? This evening, Carrie will leave Pittsburgh and head south, to where I am now. We will load up our mini-zoo and, together, return to Pittsburgh. She has learned there are things she needs to handle, regarding her grandmother's estate, that will take at least a month or six weeks to finish. She asked if I would consider coming up there to be with her during that time, so we wouldn't have to be apart again for that long time.
HA! That decision took about three seconds to make... YES!! hehe Absolutely, without a question, yes! Anyone who's been keeping up with my blogs knows I've been itching to get out of Louisiana. And there is no one I would rather be out of Louisiana with than Carrie. Sweet, sweet times.
Plus, it was tough before, when she had to spend six weeks up there after her dad passed. I'm not tied to anything here; my temp assignment ended yesterday and I would rather be with her than without her. Definitely.
I will get to see a real winter, and live in my third state. Luna's third state too. How cool is that.
I don't necessarily want to STAY in Pittsburgh forever... and I feel pretty certain Carrie doesn't either, heh... but it will be a nice time away and I am glad for that.
Luna is trying to climb on top of me which I'm pretty sure means she needs to potty, so I will close for now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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