Happy Halloween!

Conquistababy

A friend of mine, who is a mighty Conquistador, has granted C honorary title and power to claim lands and other property in the name of the Conquistadores. Hurrah!



I think he'll start with Hawaii and all its inhibitants' chocolate-covered macadamia nuts.

So, a lot's changed

Since my site has been down for a bit, and I was too lazy to update it often anyway, a few announcements are in order. First off, I've moved from California to Mississippi and married a sweet young whipper snapper (ok, so I'm only two years his senior). Here's a picture of us taken in February 2005:



And I guess I should mention that in that photo, I was two and a half months pregnant. Yep, that sly dark-haired southerner knocked me up. Pregnancy was a long hard road, filled with all kinds of fun and not-so-fun suprises and changes to my body, but in the end I think it's all worth it. And if you have half a brain at all, you'll have already calculated that the baby has arrived by now. Here he is, the Baby Carrot:



And though it's not always easy, motherhood is even more wonderful than I ever dreamed. I never knew I could love a little screaming blob of human so much, but just looking at him makes my heart soar like an eagle.

A walk in the woods

Abandoned houses are the sheezy.



Though, they're NOT the sheezy when your car battery dies out in the middle of nowhere (we're talking Blair Witch kind of shit nowhere). Yeah.

Welcome to the South!

The sky isn't falling today

Do I really want to know?

Haven't stopped in here to see what it's about, but I find this sign strangely disturbing.