It should be Tattoosday 5, but

I thought I had a picture of the one on my back (and Mark thought he took one) but can't find it. It's been a long day, and I'm just too lazy to take a picture, download it, and post it. So next Tuesday, I'll do 5 & 6. Then I'll have to see how sneaky I can be about getting pictures of Mark's 5. Allegrea is working on his #6, so hoping that will be done soon. It will be very cool!

Well my almost two short-week respite from medicating cats will be over tomorrow. Poor little Jasper has blood in his urine now. It's not severe, and he's not blocked, so he will probably just need some pills twice a day. Funny how it seems normal for me to have to medicate cats a couple of times a day, and it seems strange when I don't! My life is backwards in other ways, too. ;)

We had a nice visit with M's parents Sunday. Dan wasn't able to make it this time. Tonight's pics are from our visit to the gardens with them and L. playing Kerplunk with Grandma Carolyn. To totally digress here, I had the game, Kerplunk, when I was a child and loved it. As an adult, I just find it a total PITA to get the zillion little plastic sticks through those tiny holes! I noticed as we walked by this planting by the fountain in the English Cottage garden, that L was very color coordinated with the plants. I had her set up for the perfect shot, but she was very squirrelly and silly and wouldn't pose for me or be still. I had to catch her on the move. My dream of the perfectly coordinated portrait dies yet again. They went to Rotary Gardens and shopped at the plant sale first. L and I met them there (Dej worked all day), and L led us around the gardens. We spent most of the time at the koi pond, as that's by far her favorite part of the garden. Number 1 favorite is the koi pond; number 2 is the duck pond; number 3 is any other water at the gardens; and number 4 would be the plants. Water is very cool, and I'm always intrigued by the passion children seem to naturally have for water. As much as I LOVE plants and gardening, though if I had to choose, I would probably choose to spend the day at a waterfall rather than a garden (Shhhhh--don't tell my husband that!).

D had senior pics taken yesterday, or rather half of her senior pics taken. It rained the entire day, so she couldn't do the outside portion. She will have to get spiffed up and go back again, and she is very unhappy about it. She totally did not want senior pics and keeps whining that it's a waste because she looks ugly and dorky in every picture. She has always been photogenic (when her eyes are open--she does have a knack for having her eyes closed in most pictures).

I've had a little more time to read, as I don't have to feel guilty for reading when it's crappy and rainy outside. I've been reading more of Anthony's book (Omni-Science and the Human Destiny). It's so enjoyable. It's so like him, that it's almost as if he were here again. It reminded me that I miss talking to him. He is so very interesting and intelligent! I've met many other vegans/AR people and many people who are passionately riveted by science, but I thought I was the only one in whom the two passions intersected until I met Anthony! I'm going to really have to nag him to slow down enough to get his second book published!

Which reminds me, that my dear friend Pat (who really needs to call me back ASAP!!) wrote this amazingly kick-ass screenplay that I need to nag him to get published too. It's too good and too important to live on a laptop! It is very cool to have so many fantastic and talented friends through whom I can live vicariously. :D

M & I watched Citizen Kane last night, for the first time as adults and in its entirety. It is a very good movie. If you haven't seen it lately (or haven't seen it) you should really watch it. I really enjoyed it, and I love the rich characters in it. I'm always fascinated by a rich, well-developed character in any genre. It's something that's hard to develop well, and to sound really old, I think most modern movies and books are too lazy to invest in developing and fleshing out the characters. They rely too much on glitz and effects for my taste. Now for a complete change, from culture to hmmm, not sure what to call it exactly, M & I went to see Superbad for date night Saturday. It was an interesting mix of raucous, bawdy comedy and fairly fleshed-out, believable characters. Parts of it were screamingly funny. We both felt it would have been better, though, had they edited out about 20-25 minutes. There were a few parts that dragged. Overall, it was better than most comedy movies today, and we do enjoy a good laugh!