What ever happened to April showers, May flowers...

If ever there was a day to curl up with kittens, a book, and a cocktail, this is it. The rain is not coming from the sky, but blowing in sheets and showers from the very depths of hell. The three trees across the street, who usually look like nattering biddies dressed in muu muus of pink, heavy flowers, are right now alternately swaying like Aunt Bertha to Elvis, or waving their branches in shocked displeasure. Ew. (To the weather not the biddies. I love them.) I went to the liquor store and when I stepped out of the car, I was attacked by a swarm of water hornets. The subsequent blasphemy that escaped my mouth was heard only by a business man (who was also wet) and god (who doesn't care.)

RE: May flowers. I did manage to snap an iris the other night whilst walking home from le bar with Matt and Chuck. It's brown and purple. Yay.

I have made a deal with Ashley. She asked if I was willing to take a challenge and I said "um, okay." The challenge: to write, draw, whatever in my notebook EVERY DAY. This may sound easy, but laziness and apathy are much much easier. However, today, the second day of said challenge, I drew three insects. Bee. Dragonfly. Ant. Nice. I borrowed a stamp from the library with which I will stamp the page that I begin each day. Like this: MAY 09 ENT'D. The ka-chunk of the stamper is very satisfying. Yesterday's entry included stamps that Daniel bought for me at City Liquidators. (He was going and I told him to bring me a gift and he did! That never actually works...) Anyway, one stamp says "NO COMPUTAX" and the other, "GUARANTEED TRAFFIC." They are so weird, but brilliant. My present also consisted of a large box of Star-Trek looking paperclips and a stamp pad. The paperclip box is yellow and very 50s. Trés cool.

Today I began a new book--King Rat, applied for a job--Membership Concierge, and bought some cheap liquor--Seagram's 7. Not a bad day, I must say. Which reminds me: I should tell my references that they're on my application...

I need to see the ocean soon. And Paris. France.