Picture #7

Books to fall asleep to.

Picture #6

The best thing after a long, stressful day - Flogging Molly's "Drunken Lullabies" on LP - rockin' old school.



So, I love the pic in b&w, but I would like to point out that the record is actually bright green!!

Pictpuuuurrrr #5

Yep, I only lasted 4 days before posting a Sugar picture. Here he is "bonding" with a stuffed tiger I received after making a donation to the World Wildlife Fund....not sure how he feels about it:)

Picture #4

Two times a week I hang out in the Alliance Francaise for a couple of hours between work and class. It's a great time to veg out, prepare for class, or read my latest book. So, today, I share with you my view from my favorite comfy chair...

O'Picture #3

This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.

~Sigmund Freud (about the Irish)

Picture #2

I spend a lot of time standing underneath this sign - the #6 is mine.

March 1st everybody!!!!

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
~Abraham Lincoln

Alright kids, it's a new month and time to report back on how my February goal. Truth be told, unlike January, I was not as wildly successful.

To remind everyone, I was supposed to write a card a day to friends a family. And yes, 29 cards did go out. And yes, they did go to friends and family. Did one go out each day? Er, not so much. More like a few here and a few more there. I blame the post office, however, for not allowing me to send one out on President's Day - I had to work - why didn't they? But yes, the other 28 days (curse you leap year) were difficult. The first week went really well, but the next three were a mixture of laziness, business, and inability to find a mailbox that had a collection time that wasn't 10am...I see now why e-mail caught on.

HOWEVER, I really, really enjoyed the experience. I sent cards to family members that I hadn't seen in a long time, and many told my mom that it was so much fun to get a card. I wrote to family and friends in Washington, Arizona, Missouri, Kentucky, Michigan, Washington DC, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Indiana, right here in Illinois, and a few other places. It's so great how everyone is so spread out, but really they're only $0.41 away. It was fun, and I'm glad it was my official February goal.

But now, onto March. I can't give anything else up this month as it is Lent and I don't know if I have it in me to give up something in addition to bread.

So, in the anticipation, that I hopefully will soon be upgrading my camera (more news on that later), I am going to take a picture everyday ( I know...groan...I'm not sure about this "a day" thing). Okay, fine, I'm going to take a total of 31 pictures during the month and will share them with you when I feel like it - there, I'm being honest:) These pics will give a little look into my life - be it at work, at home, or at 12 at night when I remember that I was supposed to take a picture. If and when I get a new camera this month, please excuse any blurriness, crookedness, or the occasional inappropriate use of sepia - I'll be learning.

Alright, here we go!

Picture #1

I love to antique and I LOVE books. Antique books? All mine!