The last of the summer sun

A few short weeks ago, when it was still summer, I walked out my front door straight into the path of a sprinkler. I cupped my hand over my camera to protect it and then had fun taking pictures of the light dancing in the water droplets.

Why can't everyday be Saturday?

While I am definitely more of a rainy day, cozy by the fire kind of person I can certainly still appreciate the shimmer of a pretty summer day. Saturday I walked around a new (to me) neighbourhood, did a little shopping in independent bookstores and second-hand/hand*made clothing boutiques, sought out iced coffees on shady terraces, read, wrote letters and took a few photos.

Beets and books

I am so hungry for stories lately. I gobble them greedily, favoring shorter books, graphic novels, or listening to audiobooks while I'm at work. I read blogs for the same reason, daily short stories. I noted this fact to a friend, in a letter, just the other day.

About a week ago I finished re-reading Jitterbug Perfume. I had read it a long time ago, but most of it was forgotten, so reading it this summer was almost like reading it for the first time.


And then, my horoscope for this week (with thanks to Free Will Astrology):



AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In addition to food, air, water, sleep, and love, every human being needs stories. No one can psychically survive without the continuous flow of narrative through his or her imagination. And just as there is a big difference between the physical nourishment provided by a salad or by a candy bar, so is there a wide range of quality in the stories you expose yourself to. Soaking up the adventures of über-playboy Hugh Hefner and his three girlfriends on the TV show "The Girls Next Door" will probably deplete your energy and lower your intelligence, while reading Tom Robbins' novel *Jitterbug Perfume* may enhance your mental hygiene and sharpen your perceptions. What I'm saying here is always true, of course, but it's especially important for you to keep in mind right now. From what I can tell, you're ravenous for beautiful, uncanny, uplifting stories.

Curious...

Inner City Snail

How cute is that? I've liked the Little People street art project for a while, but I just discovered that the same artist also makes the "Inner City Snail: a slow-moving street art project". I love it!

Mosaic

This mosaic questionnaire is circulating right now and it looked like fun so I decided to play along...

Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search, using only the first page, choose your favorite image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker (3 columns, 4 rows).
The questions:
1. What is your first name? (Christine)
2. What is your favorite food? (Raspberries)
3. What high school did you attend? (Mission)
4. What is your favorite color? (Purple)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (Johnny Depp)
6. Favorite drink? (Latte)
7. Dream vacation? (England - actually the whole of the UK but the photos for just "England" were prettier)
8. Favorite dessert? (Tarts)
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (Librarian)
10.What do you love most in life? (Mystery)
11. One word to describe you. (Changeling)
12. Your Flickr name. (chaitea - which is cheating a bit because it is actually christine.bluemoon but I didn't like those options and chaitea is part of my yahoo email... )


Flickr photo credits:


1. Day Two: Christine Visits Christine Falls, 2. Full-size Raspberry Beret Cupcake, 3. Mission Gate, 4. purple sea snails, 5. Johnny Depp. Need I say more?, 6. 拉花 Latte Art, 7. Bibury, England, 8. The Librarian, 9. Mother of mystery, 10. apple tarts, 11. Changeling, 12. chai 7153.jpg

April showers

Spring is finally, happily in the air. I am finished school. Oh, I have signed up for a few projects this summer already - how could I just walk away from such a long educational career? Not possible! But my exams are written, my papers submitted, my textbooks ready for re-sale at the book co-op. I thought I would feel celebratory, but I mostly feel TIRED. I suppose I should not be surprised. I do feel my creativity buzzing though, I am thinking about coming back here to write... thinking about starting a blog just for photos/art work... thinking about writing project(s)... thinking about painting.... thinking about re-decorating the apartment.... and then I think about taking a nap. Today I got none of the things accomplished that I set out to, but I did take some rainy-day photos that I am pretty happy with. I am going to start putting them here for now, and see how that goes. It feels more fun than flickr.

My new favorite song

Hello... very busy time over here. Too much school + job + other job + trying to eat and clean the house every now and then = no blogging energy. But lately I have been listening to this song a lot and thought I would share its awesomeness.