columbine schmolumbine

forgot to mention my new favorite book Columbine. loved it. i'm obsessed with it. i don't remember much about the event as it happened - too sucked into my last days in college. the book was so good, i couldn't put it down. when i finished it, i finally let myself Google the hell out of it, looking up photos, videos, articles. for a school shooting that basically unfolded on television, i had a hard time finding video of it or follow up interviews. eventually i found some wacky british movie about it that completely messed with my head. the killers became way too real = lots of trouble sleeping. it wasn't as bad as the exorcist though. nothing beats that for terrifying.

sunshine and bees

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. the trees are flowering, birds are chirping and the bees are suddenly everywhere. our neighbors are out and about - one of them just brought us a janky little table that "matches" the couch on our porch. the porch couch is this funky bamboo frame thing w/ a bold tropical print - chock full of Lino's house smells (cat dander, cigar smoke and old house funk). the new table sports none of these attributes - but it does have fake bamboo legs and a laminated particle board top. i'm not seeing the match...

earlier this week, some crazy doctor lady yanked off the toenail of my big toe. i went to see her because my toenail'd been killing me since i hit it with a pallet jack last week. i'm not sure what i was expecting her to do - but yanking it out wasn't on the list. she did numb me up somewhat - also a terrible experience. i can't recommend any of it.

a few weeks ago i had 2 lumps removed from my right breast. benign. all's well. it's just strange that i've had toe and boob problems in the same month. i had toe and boob problems shortly before my move to baltimore. makes me wonder if there's another big change lurking around the corner.

i'm enjoying a lovely day off work - a perk of working for a christian organization = long easter weekend. might be the only perk... slept in late, ran some errands and enjoyed the sunshine. as i left the post office, a dog was taking a big dump in the post office driveway. and the owner didn't clean it up. so gross. as i pulled out, i told the guy he should clean it up and of course he was all, "but i don't have anything to clean it up with." and i was all, "well, you should." what a boob. part of me was glad i said something (because i think we should hold eachother accountable) and the rest of me was annoyed that there are lazy fools out there like that guy.

not much else going on. looking forward to hanging out w/ d-bone tomorrow. hopefully tilling up the garden. hoping i can get my foot in a shoe - otherwise, i won't be helpful w/ tilling. can't wait to start the garden! i'm feeling pretty nervous about it. our soil is so gooey and swampy after all the snow and rain. but seeds are meant to grow, right? so it'll probably be just fine.

good god, it's gorgeous out here.

what to do with this ugly table??