nickel and dimed: just finished barbara ehrenreich's book is fantastic. thanks to a particularly nasty bout of flu (incapacitated on both ends, so to speak), i finished the book off in a coupla days. the salon article i've linked to is a little problematic in places, but mostly good.

gimlet-eyed: also, discovered that 4 out of 5 definitions of the word gimlet do not include lime, gin, or vodka (look it up yourself).

7-11: two things i didn't know -- where they got their name, and how their baked goods are created. things i still don't know: why their baked goods are "created" and "made" rather than just baked, and their "community relations" (the bed i'm very grateful for looks out over a 7-11 and you would not believe the community relations i'm having -- their site is still revising this bit).

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:: Monday, October 22, 2001 ::

ho-hum
fairly productive day. chipped away at the immutable forces in my life (packing and making money). the dogs were all riled up and a bit odd tonight. but it could've been me -- i'm a bit tired and off myself.

guess i could attribute it to the cool moon hanging out above the san bruno mountains. at least my inanities/insanities are somewhat in check today.
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wed: went to marialena and christopher's wedding this weekend. still hafta finish their gifties...

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:: Saturday, October 20, 2001 ::

take with food
sitting in bleu's house, bit sad despite pop tarts, tea and happy puppy ramblings with jess. have to go face my house, pack a lot more, and, meanwhile, the anxiety rushes in, teeming with razor thin pieces of hurt. redefines heartrending. seems that i can actually feel the small sharp tears in my heart.

been eating voraciously. might be my new gig -- running amok with dogs is nothing if not exhausting. might just be the only thing i can safely feel. might just be midnight snackins. who knows.

listening to nina simone's "i want a little," ani and maceo covering prince's "when you were mine" and wishing that i could just melt into a puddle and slip away down the stairs...

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:: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 ::

new photos and some old ones too...have a looksee!

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:: Monday, October 15, 2001 ::

fending off heartbreak
had lovely walkies with kehoe at fort fun (on sunday) -- she's not her usual independent self at the beach -- she stays fairly close, and trips over my feet as a i walk along the sand.

when new things surprise her -- seagulls flying just beyond her, jellyfish stranded on the beach -- she looks back at me with such wonder and delight, that i remember why it is that i love dogs.

she's now sweetly sleeping after a evening of bbq, people and dogs.

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:: Saturday, October 13, 2001 ::

dog days
wed: kehoe's first foray into a dog park
fri: back to the dog park for a real offleash walk

today: kehoe dips her toes into the pacific at stinson beach!

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:: Monday, October 08, 2001 ::

doggie paddle
this weekend was kehoe's first swim! -- we stopped along 101 on the way back from ukiah (for miz mr's fab bachelorette thing) -- and dipped in the russian river. she seemed startled by it -- the land turning to liquid, and she'd bark at the "spelunk" of rocks i'd throw into the river. she ran furiously as i waded around, so i dragged her in, and she did the dogpaddle right away!

i think she'll need a few more dips before she's comfortable, but it was fun/funny to watch her watching rocks and sticks (some float, some don't!) in the river.

she also discovered the mirror -- which was also cause for growling and mistrust. what next? doggie vanity?

in a year filled with difficulty and loss, my pupster continues to calm and heal me when i need it most...

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