~Two magnificent May days in VA. Gorgeous spots. Fun trees.
~JDP came over for Demon House pasta after work last night then graciously showed her studio & works in progress to Julia & me.

~Eye know, eye know.
~Check out Ben Jurgensen's solo show at Meat Market.

~Monday & Tuesday saw the Demon Kitchen undergo an intensive facelift. Midday Monday Rafal urged me to join him in search of the source of a certain odor, which led to a vigorous exercise in kitchen cleaning. Which led to a plan to paint the kitchen to hide the 20-some years of dust & grease. Which led to a plan to scrub years of grime off the floor. On four hours of sleep we made an early Tuesday run for painting supplies & spent a couple of hours prepping--cobweb removal, holes spackled, windows & trim masked--before priming began midmorning. Antono bought us lunch before leaving to study. Refueled & happy the final painting began, with Audrey now on board after returning from school. Time flew like the paint & we were quickly done. After cleaning up, we attacked the floor. Exhausted but with lots yet to get done we refurnished the kitchen. Hit the grocery for dinner supplies, Rafal cooked, I lazed around, gorgeous girlfriends arrived, candles were lit, lights went low, wine supplies were heavily depleted... 'twas a very rewarding couple of days.

~Couple of pix from earlier this month. Today is cool & dreary. Doesn't make me wanna run--but mebbe I'll go splashing through Rock Creek's mud later. Need to work!!! Damn. Will be broke after I pay my next bill & then the vicious cycle hits with a vengeance with a bunch due in a short period... may finally be the time to find a real job & a stable living environment. Mebbe finally get my ISA certification, find a city arborist job that allows me to get rid of my car & make big $$$$$, or look to the Smithsonian arena for a f/t arts job, or go back to school for green design/architecture/stuff that intrigues me. Yep, after lots of yelping in the past, now may be the time for action. Have a girlfriend I wanna keep forever... so I must return to motion so I may create capital for life.

~An Inglorious Skedaddle.
~A Glorious Weekend.

~Just touched a tendon in my wrist while pruning on Earth Day... oops... an instant spurt of gushing blood was followed by elevating my arm & applying pressure, but my arm was covered in blood. Now my wrist is swollen & a tiny bit stiff but the wound looks healthy... I've hit my knee a few times in the past, but that never made an exciting fountain of blood. I love my Silky but the risk that comes with using sharp tools is creating wounds that spurt blood! Yummy!
~Ran the Mall with Rafal today under the invigorating midday sun. Ran the muddy & puddly Rock Creek trails in the rain Monday evening... 'twas awesome.
~Beach dreams... need to go.
~Have been kicking in my dreams recently... it's exciting when one's body follows dream commands... also dangerous! I nearly broke my big toe a couple months ago while kicking someone--only I'd kicked the wall when I woke in pain; last night I kneed my girlfriend. Woops!!!

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