Things seem clearer in the silver light of the extraordinary - Harlan Ellison

I have been in bed all morning with coffee and 'Fledgling' by Octavia Butler. I alternate reading and listening/watching the rains. I love the rain in Southern Cali. we need it so badly and we are on day 4 now. The sky has best cloud show.

Last night I was driving home from a volunteer shift at KCRW right before sunset - it was gloriously blustery at the beach and as i headed east, there were layers and layers of dramatic storm clouds framing the skyline. the setting sun from the west glinted off the buildings and they looked gold. It was truly one of the most striking and dramatic skylines I have seen in my 26 years here... Felt so fortunate to see it..

going to wander downstairs and see what the Si-Guy is working on...Then a shower? or more of the wonderful world Ms. Butler is weaving for me?

we sat on the balcony for a good long bit early evening. it was delightful to see them return to the feeder. One dominant and 2 visitors.
its going to be a scorcher today too. have fun stuff to do. all the museums are free today - want to go here:
Heritage Square - http://www.heritagesquare.org/
and maybe here - Southwest Museum - http://autrynationalcenter.org/southwest/

there is also a cool green expo going on.
finally feeling rested after this week of travel and work.
went yard saling yesterday v. early and had great success. got a cool bunch of books, a lovely black linen blouse and a pretty necklace(everyone i know including myself is a Gemini and i have to stock up the gift closet!)

one of the books is a collection of the poems of Hafiz:
he can be quite sly:
A Hard Decree:
last night
god posted on the tavern wall
a hard decree for all of Love's inmates
which read:
If your heart cannot find joyful work
The Jaws of this world
Will probably
Grab hold
of your sweet ass.

I really enjoy the hell out of my book club.
goddesses and all bless my hairdresser for putting together a group of interesting, strong outspoken women who live with gusto and read voraciously.

we used to meet at the salon, but started meeting at our homes and making dinner. anywhere from 6 -12 of us on any given month. Even if you dont finish the book, you still come.

its refreshing and wonderful to hang with a group that are different from you and each other and who care passionately about books.

i also took my crew at work to lunch today at the Homegirl Cafe downtown and it was sublime.

It is also raining tonight and it smell wonderful and I did not get a migraine.
We all heard from our doctors and simon is doing ok,Blake got some meds but he is ok too and i do NOT have
some awful bladder disease, just an obscure bacteria that i need to zap hard with antibiotics. they (antibiotics) suck and i hate them but its so much better then the interstitial cystitus that the doctor was afraid i had.

I am tired now, but just want to go on record as having a fine Wednesday.

Sick hubby - woke up with a swollen face! tomorrow getting a root canal...
poor baby - eating soup and painkillers.
work? lord, its big everyday lately, but I am getting it slowly....

have some work to get done brought it home so i could keep an eye on the sick kittie and the sick Simon...
Cold and Rainy, but i like this weather -
did i write about this book yet? Roddy Doyles - Paula Spencer - about a woman of 46 getting sober and seeing life straight. just lovely. I read it yesterday by a window while the rain came down. it was a great day off..

i have so much to write about.
want to get just a few lines in.
reading this - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/books/review/09gray.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
it is so beautiful - the language and writing just take me there. what a gift.
the holidays were dreamy - off to the south to snow believe it or not and a good visit with my folks with no tv, internet or cell phones on the farm. we hiked every day, read a bunch, played games and sat by the fire. And cooked. Lord how we cooked - ham, turkey, i made butternut squash curry soup, which i think is the perfect food. from one squash you can feed 5 or more people and get them all the anti-oxidants, vitamins, etc. they need. and its yummy too.
Plus my boy came with and had a great time - i was the luckiest woman in the world and dont think i dont know it. everyone together and healthy. Blessed.

still more dramarama at work. not bad, just changes. i am in a good place with it all and count blessings.
Simon feeling good despite the strike - has scripts on the desks of a great manager and agent, he is feeling positive about everything too.

the storms are supposed to roll in 'round midnight - we could get 10 inches in the next 3 days. the drought could be over.
Oh. and John Edwards is still a contender. He could win, you know.
i am fat as a house and working out like mad to compensate.
good movie to rent: This is Britain.
ok - deep insights and ruminations will follow in days to come. just had to get it all out.