...now i'm a believer...

So, I am really no longer going to doubt Johnny. For months he has been saying he was just going to show up one day in Brooklyn. All last week he kept telling us, "See you on Friday!" Didn't believe him. So...Friday after work I headed on over to Peter and Joanne's for dinner with them, Bea, Dollar Bill (Jeremy's cousin) and Jer. I'm enjoying the conversation, eating cheese and crackers when who should come sauntering in with Jeremy...Johnny! That old trickster! We had a good night - Thai food, fantastic hospitality, talking, etc.
After leaving Peter and Joanne's, the three of us headed back to Brooklyn to go to the bar Freddie's where Brian and Laura's band, Dust Dive, was playing for Brian's birthday. Their music is...sigh...beautiful. It breaks my heart. Then it was home, home, home...late.

Saturday Johnny and I decided to adventure since Jeremy was at work. We had lunch at Daisy's diner then decided that this was where we needed to head. This museum is actually a room, and not much more. After entering a non-descript building on Union Square East and finding "suite" 600, we walked into a room of people whose heads all turned as they proclaimed, "Wow! Real visitors!" We were given the grand tour and had it explained to us that they rent out their space for various groups to meet in. We had interrupted the Star Wars fan club of New York meeting! There were no hipsters in sight, and we even had one guy say, "I am the comic book guy." They all cleared out soon after and we could actually get to the walls, which featured work from the book "Broad Appeal" - all cartoons by women artists. As we were talking to our tour guide once again, another worker (ponytail, pale skin, black clothes) came out with a stack of papers and said,"What, praytell, shall I do with these?" Wow. It was a good time, and I highly recommend supporting them if you ever find your way to New York.
I'm going to sum up the rest of the day/night quickly - we left, called Bill, walked many blocks in the rain laughing, got to the Dia, caught a cab to Guru for dinner with Jer, walked around the East Village, had a sticker booth picture made of us with a Zapatista frame, met up with Judie and Bill at Gem Spa, Judie left and Bill came with us to Brooklyn, partied late into the night with beverages and such, Bill threw down some rhymes, lots of stories and laughing, we tossed Bill into a cab about 1:30, I crashed, the others crashed, Bea called us at 6:00 a.m. freaking out wondering where Bill was (he had slept in the lobby apparently.) Then it was time for work...

Sunday passed as it usually does...no need to go into it.
Monday we bid farewell to Johnny (we miss you buddy!) and hello to furniture and art that Rick passed on to us. This was the last time I get to see Rick before he moves to South Carolina. I don't know when I will see him next...this is sad. I have become close to Jeremy's family here, and it is hard to move away, and have them move away. I guess these things must be done. Good luck with your train trip, Rick, as well as settlin' in to a new place.

I'm exhausted by all of these words.

...ha ha...

I just fixed the Wilders link. You probably don't care...

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...damn...

For some reason The Wilders link does not seem to be working, even though it is a real website. Damn. So, you should go to www.wilderscountry.com on your own. They deserve it.

...ah yes, the where...

I am going to use the cool link-y thing that Julie showed me so long ago. Besides getting to do fun things like hand over large cashier's checks in exchange for land that long ago was just that...land, and hang out with good people, last week I attended the Surface Design Association conference. I attended lectures, panel discussions, and gallery shows - all pertaining to the fiber arts. I also went to the opening dinner where who else should be playing but The Wilders who played at our wedding! It wasn't too surprising considering that Phil of The Wilders works for the Art Institute where this grand conference was being held. Anyway, it was great to see them, but most of all to hear them! They are good people.
So, I had a very packed week...I missed my husband though. I wish we could have been in the same place! Well...sometimes it just can't work out.

Here are a couple of other links I just feel like throwing in for the heck of it: Nest magazine -so cool. I will be getting a subscription now that I have a permanent address. Our friend Adam and if you are really cool you can visit his blog. Here's one more little tidbit...did you know that Springfield, Missouri is the birthplace of the way most people enjoy cashew chicken? I was doubtful at first...the information came from our friend Johnny who has been known to stretch the truth...then again, he knows many things...Anyway, we did a google search and lordy it is true! Save us all.

...pulling the strings together...

Lately I have been feeling a little like the miniature hot air balloons my Dad used to make in college out of paper bags and candles...the ability to go far - soar high, but delicate...I might catch fire at any moment. It has been constant going, going, going...but when is it never? I've been a bit of a complainicus I must say - Jeremy hears most of it, a little on edge, a little more manic songstressing, yet...I am happy for so many reasons.

Here are my reasons to celebrate today: the sudden tan-ness of my arms, Frank leaning his pink nose into the waves of the song coming from my mouth, a sweaty jar of Coke leaving rings on the beat-up desk, picking out paint colors for the house...brazilian blue, artichoke heart, laguna yellow, burnt cumin..., little kisses that cover your face, the hot sauce burn of Tapatio on my lips, wearing flip flops, seeing the cycle of life displayed in the gutter even though it was extremely sad, music that you can't sit still through, and...last but not least...it's Rick's birthday! A real reason to celebrate! Happy Birthday Rick! I just realized today that next Monday will be the first time I will have seen him in awhile, and the last time I will for x amount of time considering he leaves for South Carolina in a little over a week. Everyone is on the go...I hope none of you catch on fire before you land.