coffee breaks multiply

not about politics

i wish i had something wise to say about "the situation" in israel but i don't. and this is really not the place. all i think about, when i peal myself away from the computer and watch and listen (telly and radio) is how far will all this go? you might have heard that haifa has been bombed by hezbollah and that (last time this happened was in 1991 during gulf war) the long range missiles are perfectly capable of reaching tel aviv, one of my favourite places on earth. both my family and lots of my friends live in the area.
so, if you have any good thoughts to spare now would be the time to think them. of course if any of you have family and/or friends in lebanon i will do the same for you.
k.

conversation

a friend runs a summer camp for kids. i helped her for a bit today.

7 year old: "who are you?"
k.: "er, i'm just helping here"
7yo: "are you someone's mom?"
k.: "no. not yet anyway"
7yo: "so, you don't have a baby?"
k.: "no!"
7yo: "but you like kids, right??"
k.: "...if they're well behaved"
7yo: "what if they're not?"
k.: "i become very mean"
7yo: dissolves into giggles.

another birthday girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARRIE!
happy flying;-DDD

carrie doesn't like looking at pictures of herself so instead i've included a really old cartoon (from 3 yrs back). she told me she's planning to be very busy on her birthday, though without specifying exactly what it is that's supposed to keep her so...
maybe she'll be running around the house looking for presents from a certain boy,
or maybe playing with baby goats,
or stuffing herself with a gluto-lacto-suprise cake,
or making prank calls...
who knows.
one thing is certain, she will be wearing her cape.

k.

fastidious dragonflies

they love our laundry pegs, there was one per each, chillin' just before the rain started.

come for a date in my canoe red as lipstick

all bricked in

in other news

my beloved safi has commenced...for pics go to 'julia's view' and 'rotem's world' links on the right.
they're finally installed in new quarters this year. so posh it's blinding! love the room decor;-)

i miss the dig horribly, but i've sort of came to terms with the fact that getting your academic life and finances on track is also important.

in other news, it's my beautiful mother's birthday today!
happy bday, darling!
she's 26. (these are my orders and i know better than to say otherwise)
here she is entering the tour de france race...er...some years ago.

why it's taking me so long to finish my thesis

o.k., so

i will probably regret confessing to this, in the morning, but i've started watching 'grey's anatomy' today...it happened to be the episode where sandra oh's character says to meredith "this is what you do on your bad days? kiss dr. mcdreamy?"
i blame two short women who's names start with a 'c' and a 'd'.
where will this lead?!
nobody knows. least of all me.
i don't even know why the telly was on!
*sigh*

k.

as much as i like the heat

i've been cruising the neighbourhood mainly at dusk...

snuffs is back

he was holidaying in regina...look at the bulk on him! what the hell where they feeding him there? chocolate covered marshmellows???
were're putting him on a diet. yes, my furry friend, you're getting a new harness and leash and daily jogging in the park.

k.

film maniac's link

wenders' website...
recommended by k.

wim wenders

strikes again! incredible cinematography, old western towns in utah, nevada and montana, hotels from the 20s, sam shepard, jessica lange, tim roth, sarah polley, anna marie saint (christ! do you remember her from 'north by north-west'?), strange music...need i say more?
see it.

k.

hurray!

just picked up my airfare ticket to t.o.!!!! so excited. i might have to pin it to the wall above my bed so i have better dreams;-)
can't wait to inhale the fumes of the big city again...

k.

sunday night jazz at lydia's

personal

interesting, good day. so far anyway.
beautiful outside, cool inside.
had a online conversation with an old, old and very dear friend, who lives across the ocean. i'm happy to report that we were able to pick up right from where we left it off;-))) you see, we haven't talked in so many years, i've stopped counting them. but i've missed him very much. and now we're live again! yay!
then i had a chat with another good friend who's getting married soon, and so there are A LOT of girly details to discuss;-) i haven't been to a wedding since i was 4 yrs old, i hope it's going to be a blast.
then i also talked to the parental unit.
listened to a sarah harmer concert on the radio.
really must-do-work now.

k.

even on canada day, fashion police was on duty

sir, this time i'll let you off with a barked warning, but you dress like this again and it'll be a bite and a ticket!

aaah, first sweet cherries...

aaah, the near eastern heat is here...and no travel costs;-) not the worst deal, all in all.
speaking of wandering, went to travel cuts today to enquire about airfare to t.o. i'm REALLY looking forward to visiting with my family and leting my hair down for a bit. i haven't seen them for a year.
i have a feeling i'm going to get smothered by mother.
also, poped in to see kristin in the antiquities museum on campus. i love that place. must go back with my camera in hand. kristin told me some lebanese philantropist donated money to them so they'll be getting more reproductions of swanky ancient pieces. she showed me some pictures of what's to come.

wish i had a pool. and a poolboy...

k.

jazz, baby!

k. and her jazzbuddy went to catch some groove, or rather some swing, at the 20th saskatoon jazz festival. not rolling in money, we opted for the free stage. and guess what. it turned out to be better than the ticketed one, as we were able to establish by listening over the fence with the welcoming sign
"NO STANDING".

arriving 6ish, we settled ourselves on blankets right in front of the stage, sort of almost in the jazz-mashpit (which actually became a dance floor). first up, the 'tin bridge sextet'. sexy singing and playing! and the music wasn't bad either;-P apparently these youngsters appear every sunday at lydia's bar. ha! who knew! there was a solemn resolve between the two of us, right there and then, to start frequenting that establishement on said day.

next, 'wilma'. older, woodstock-sounding. GREAT harmonica player! and the vocalist knew how to have fun. all of them did.

yes, we had fun too. you bet your red socks we did!

and the sound carried so well over the river that k. was able to dance all the way home...

ps. more photo fun in flickr. but it's a big bunch, don't say i didn't warn you.