Sex

The thought, daydream, of sex is ever pleasant and arrousing. To find a way to translate that to real life is the challange

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What does it say...

What does it say about our society that blank pages in the front and back of large documents have to have the text "intentionally blank" printed on them?

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Weight Loss

I've been slowly loosing weight in recent months. The other day i actually wore skinnier pants to the office. I found myself feeling rather naked and vulnerable dispite being fully clothed.

the best way to discribe it is like a wet dog, all the important parts are still covered but the form is visible and there are stilts where there used to be legs.

my fluff was my armour protecting me from the outside world, now the world is able to start to see what I was hiding under that fluff and it leaves me feeling vulnerable.

so if you see me standing with my arms across my belly, its more likely because i am guarding myself and less likely a stomach ache.

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daydream- scene

man, woman, child go tubing on a broad sun drenched river; the child riding on the woman's lap. the 3ft tall child rests its head back on the womans chest in a comfortable affectionate fashion. its not clear if they are mother-daughter or if the man is related or applying to be related. there is a submerged snag in the river ahead, the woman paddles clear of the turbulance but still capsizes. in orienting herself under the water the woman sees the child silloheted above her in the clear green water. the woman pushes off of a large white skeletal branch toward the child, catches it under and arm and whip kicks her way to the surface where they both take big gasping breaths. the woman treads water with the child clinging to her side, looking for the man and the tubes. she sees both tubes down stream but no sign of the man. she and the child swim to the near bank and run back up river to where the snag lurks. the flutter of the submerged mans swim trunks and the light color of his abdomen draws the womans attention. she directs the child to sit and keep an eye on the submerged form runs further up the bank and wades back in to the flowing water with splashes about her strong thighs. as the water gets over her knees she lays out in the water and swims towards where the man was allowing the current to aid her. using the child as a land mark and triangulating between the branches poking above the river surface the woman pikes down opening her eyes under water. she sees the man bent in half around the upright trending branch of the skeletal snag, his limp body held in place by the push of the water rushing to the delta beyond. the woman grasps the man by the wrist and swims at a slight angle to the current dislodging him. she makes for the surface, gasps a breath of air and hand over hand reels the man in along his arm. looping her elbo under his arm, his back to her side she grasps, across his upper chest, his opposite shoulder. the mans head is buzzed or she would likely have tangled her fingers in his hair grasped him by the back of his head and swum in. as it is she cut an angle across the current to the bank where the child is waiting. the added weight of the man draws them further down th river then the child did but not too far for the child to walk. there is a flat bar along the base of the banks where the woman lays the man. she establishes an airway, gives him two breaths and checks his pulse. she finds a weak pulse and sends the child scampering up the bank to where the distant sound of cars can be intermittantly heard over the sounds of the river and various birds. the woman returns to rescue breathing and chest compressions, 15 and 2, 15 and 2. after what feeling like an eternity the man coughs, convulses and spews water out to his left. the woman who was knelt at his right sat back on her heels when the she felt the muscles tense. she pushes him up into recovery position as the child emerges at the top of the bank with an ambulance crew in tow. the child as the dark haired emt by his hand with his first out bag over his sholder, the curly haired emt has the back board tucked under his arm and is powering through the bramble behind them.

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Monday Morning humor

I noticed several times as I was bustling around that my hair was sticking up in 400 directions. So I mentioned it to Sam (the human) and he asked if the "hair fairy" had visited me.

"Yeah" I said "and she shit on my head"

"yeah, she does that to me too sometimes," he replied

Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico CA offers a sampler of their finest. It comes served on a plastic tray with paper place mat not unlike the McDonald's tray. The place mat has 15 spots for beers and each is described within the circular designator.

The rating system I used on the low end are adjectives next step is 'meh' followed by one underline and top honors is a double underline.

the format--Beer Name (my rating): the brewery provided description

Draught Style (underline): is our popular draft style version of the classic Pale Ale. Lighter in flavor and a little less robust than our bottled Pale Ale, the Draught Style Ale is very Drinkable, yet flavorful ale.

Pale Ale (meh): is a delightful example of the classic Pale Ale style. It has a deep amber color and an exceptionally full bodied, complex character. The Fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor are the result of our generous use of the finest Cascade hops.

Porter (Double underline): is a delicious, dark colored, medium-bodied ale made with roasted malted barley. It has a creamy head, and a very rich, yet very smooth, malty flavor.

Stout (Double underline): is a very Creamy and full-bodied example of this traditional ale style. Very dark and very, very rich, the Stout boasts of a pronounced roasted flavor. (I bought a six of Porter and one of Stout for a taste test earlier in the summer I remember the stout having a sour after taste that grew as you got towards the middle of the bottle to a detrimental level--making the Porter a better beer. I need to retry this and make sure that my memory serves me correctly)

Bigfoot (yuck. (It originally rated an onion from someones burger so that I wouldn't drink the rest of it--the onion actually helped)): Barleywine Style Ale is an award-winning example of the English barleywine-style ale. It boasts a dense, fruity bouquet; an extremely rich, intense bittersweet palate; and a deep reddish-brown color. This ale is superbly balanced between an almost overpowering maltiness and wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness.

Celebration Ale (meh): A time-honored tradition of brewing a special beer for the holiday season. Using generous portions of barley malts and whole hops, we create a brew with a full rich and hearty character. The tradition of dry-hopping adds a delicate bouquet which balances this rich fullness.

Torpedo Extra IPA (single underline): Torpedo is an assertive American IPA deep reddish-gold in color, with a smooth and bready malt presence and over-the-top hop aromas. The beer has a solid bitterness and a massive hop flavor, yet remains easy drinking with a pleasant dry finish.

Anniversary Ale (Single underline): Sierra Nevada's new seasonal offering is an American style IPA with intense pine and citrus hop aroma. Well Balanced malt profile with a crisp hop note finish.

Limb and Life (not served): Chestnut colored and medium bodied. This beer has malt flavors reminiscent of roasted coffee combined with pronounced hoppiness from the use of experimental hops. This is an easy drinking "session beer". [sic] This is a special collaborative brewing effort between the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.

Extra Special Pale (meh): Extra Special Pale. We took our Pale ale recipe and dry-hopped it! This addition of fresh unkilned hops in the fermenters give the ESP a huge flowery nose. This beer has pleased the brewmaster so much that it should become a seasonal offering. (Erica liked this one)

Brown Ale (double underlined): A traditional nut-brown ale using the renowned British aromatic hop- East Kent Golding. Medium bodied, slightly dry but a dark and very flavorful ale.

Blonde Ale (single underline): Is a wonderful old world style ale from Sierra Nevada. This very light flavored ale is brewed using 50% Maris Otter English malts, Challenger hops from England and Styrian Golding hops from Slovenia. A very refreshing brew for the coming of spring.

Crystal Wheat (H20): Brewed using a mix of 65% wheat malt and 35% barley malt. This filtered wheat beer is light blonde in color, Light [sic] bodied and has a wonderful drinkability. Our Brewmaster is very proud of this light ale and recommends this beer for novices to craft brewed beers and aficionados alike.

Kellerweis (bacteria): Kellerweis is a light and refreshing beer with deep complexity of flavor. The yeast provides hints of fruit flavors and spices, including ripe banana and clove. This hazy-golden beer glows with suspended yeast creating a velvety texture perfect for a sunny California day. (I often classify Weises as tasting like compost, or what compost smells like, this weis is one of the least composty I have had)

Harvest Ale (meh): This is a truly unique heavily hopped ale, with a most unusual taste and mouthfeel. It is brewed using fresh un-kilned green hops. This is called wet hopping and was the first example of Its [sic] kind brewed in America. (this tasted more like what anniversary Ale from the bottle tastes like and the Anniversary didn't taste like I remembered--the bar tender might have switched these, which is funny because I thought the stout and porter samples were also switched)

Garden

I am new to USDA zone 8.

Plants I have tried or am trying:

Flowers

• Freesia, planted fall 2008. The spring blooms were fantastic, long lived, and fragrant. Note to self, don't plant them in the same bed as the tulips and daffodils as they will take over and over top.
• Spanish lavender, came with house. self seeding taking over. pleasant scent.
• Paper Whites, came with house. meh
• Tulips, planted fall 2008. streaked, some good color, not as high a success rate as I was expecting.
• Saffron, planted fall 2008. bloomed and produced first season in ground.
• Daffodils, planted fall 2008. bloomed, not as showy as I was hoping, too many freesias in the same bed
• Anemonie, planted fall 2008. several came up only one bloomed.
• Tea Roses, came with house. pruned per the rose club's directions, having strength issues.
• Roses-not tea, came with house. Pruned per the rose club's directions, having strength issues.
• Echenasia, planted fall 2008. two didn't over winter. others have leaves up and first blooms. note to self purchased sampler from "high country gardens"
• Zinnia, spring 2008. only three grew of seed packet sown.
• Cosmos, spring 2008. only one of packet grew. suspect helpers weeded them out.

Veggies (in raised beds unless otherwise noted)

• Sugar Snap Peas, planted winter 08 and 09. good crops. leaf miners in some of them. Note to self, plant along the fence or look into self supporting types.
• Tomatoes
  
• Beefsteak, planted spring 08. Didn't bloom until August, trouble setting due to heat. Never did get any fruit. Note to self, very smoky July and blistering hot August.
• Collard Greens, started January 08, small rosette until fall 08 . Had serious case of aphids. Tasty.
• Basil
  
• sweet: only one plant survived. tasty. summer 08.
• type named after a city in Italy (Genoa?): only one plant survived. hot, tannic flavor, ok mixed with sweet basil.
• Butternut Squash, planted spring 08 started indoors. copious crop. nice flavor.
• Leeks, spring 2008. none germinated.
• Loofah, spring 2008. of six planted, only two survived. picked on fruit too early, horridly bitter flavor. Others made good sponges.
• summer squash spring 2008. killed
• zucchini squash, spring 2008. killed. trying again 2009-put in tree well with regular drip system.
• Cantaloupe, spring 2009. two up or four planted-in tree well with regular drip system.
• hot pepper mix (burpee) spring 2008. one grew. trouble with seedlings (water fail).
• Bell pepper mix (burpee) spring 2008. one plant grew, two fruits, very small 2inches long perhaps.

Fruit Trees

• Fiji apple (?), came with house. good crop.
• navel orange, dwarf, came with house. killed
• lime, dwarf, came with house, might still be alive.
• lemon, dwarf, came wit house. killed.
• Cherry, spring 09, bare root. leafed out.
• pomegranate, spring 09, bare root. had buds at last check, need to check. note to self: sat out of soil in garage for two days.
• grapefruit-ruby. dwarf, spring 08. frost damage, suspect dead.