~988:YIP~....more than 1 bat in da house this holloween

~988:YIP~....more than 1 bat in da house this holloween
Originally uploaded by ~mintas.fotos~

starting to get all the halloween decorations down from their hiding places....

some on display year -round..
cause thats how i roll....

i LUV this time of yr...
the changing of the weather..
the leaves...
filling the house w/ comfort food smells as i cook squash, rice, yams, soups....

found out this am the hammies are really curious about that black berry i dropped in there.....
which just so happens to be the size of their heads....lol

but ...not eating off it.....
the raspberry either?....finicky little critters.....their organic fruits too!~

u'd think they would just dive right into them....oh well...still learning.

nothing else much going on around here school, work wise.
i think i am starting to get stir crazy......
i really cant go out every day & play ....
take pics..
shop..
drive around...
cause that costs money....
but i have to go do SOMETHING.....


zoe seems ok today....
her injection spot over the weekend was all swollen...
to the point that i put an ice pack on her...
& it must've felt pretty good..
cause the little squirmer laid right down & went to sleep...
all upside down in my arms....

she had been giving me the major stink eye...
& hiding under the covers...
i found the spot when i went to put them out to potty...
& she yelped when i picked her off the bed....
poor thing....

this am tho?...chasing & barking at the backyard visitors...
still a little swollen ...
but seems to be getting back to normal...
whatever her "normal" is =)

ok..
must go get some shit done...
& maybe take the poopers for a walk...
its cooling off in the am around here....

later bitches..

~mom?.... what cha doin down there ?

~mom?.... what cha doin down there ?
Originally uploaded by ~mintas.fotos~

this is the zoester...
peering down on her strange mom...
i am on the floor at the vets ...
.
took the little one in for her checkup
& to get her paperwork filled out.

she is going to start the pet therapy program
@ the hospital...

cross your fingers she gets thru the certification ..
please
& thank u =)

i think she'll be a gr8 little lover & caregiver...
how can patients & staff not want to luv on her?

so....i just ( 5 mins ago) recovered from a minor
meltdown..

after doing an upgrade to my zone alarm ( antivirus/spyware)
this am before trying to get some sleep....
& the puter whigged...

the mouse wasnt being recognized....
so of course i blamed it on the upgrade...
tried to do a back out/ restore to the last checkpoint....( all the while using the keyboard for the commands....tried that lately?...yeah...frustrating to say the least))

& shut up heather...i know my geek is showing ...

anywho.....after about 2 hours of rebooting/ trying this...trying that..
new batteries all around...
i went & pulled out the previous keyboard and mouse ...
hooked it up..

& oui la =)

my apologies to the dogs for my sailor talk this nice am....

anywho....going to get something to drink....& go back to bed for a nap....

later bitches....

~guess which holiday cliche' i did~

i did something monday =)
can't wait to share
very holiday activity cliche' oriented
can u guess?
i'm giddy w/ excitement.....
soooooo want to share.....
but won't.... =)
for now............

~crazies are coming....so i baked nipple cookies?~

~crazies are coming....so i baked nipple cookies?~, originally uploaded by ~mintas.fotos~.

so...
when i say 'the crazies'..
i am not referring to any people in particular....
but rather...
aunt flo...

the bitch is obviously on her way into town...
cause...
i made what appears to be 'nipple cookies'???....

i have also...
vacuumed...
dusted...
swept...
filed...
balanced....
purged....
emptied...
washed...
laundered...
scrubbed...
scraped...
fluffed....
changed...
organized....
mailed....
paid....
displayed....
cuddled.
snuggled...
held...
kissed...
& cried at stupid commercials....

yeah....
uber-estrogen here....
time for a beer...

~4298:yip~...safety~

~4298:yip~...safety~, originally uploaded by ~mintas.fotos~.

nite b4 last i blew the fuse for the dryer....
washing all the winter bedding.....
getting ready for summer....

& when i went out to the fuse box to see if i would be shopping for a new dryer.....
or if i had just blown a fuse....

i realized the box was accessible for anyone to peek inside.....

i could swear it used to have a lock on it?.....

because i live alone....
i do my best to protect myself ....
((i.e. ferocious dogs ((shush)), gun.....alarm system...))

but that's only useful if they get inside.....((god forbid))

so...today, i put a new lock on the box outside.....

i know this only slows them down....if they want in....they will find a way......

one can only hope to make it painful enough...
that they decide on another house .....

sad...but true.....

~so ...this dog walks into a bar......~

~whew~

ok
lots of stuff swimming in the doc2b's noggin...
will try to stay linear as i explain...
but it is saturday...therefore not required...
but i will try...

monday I had a WONDERFUL conversation w/someone who has become a new 'friend'.....
but was previously a tenured "aware of each-other" guy ...
in other words.....
when i was in 7th grade...he was in 8th...lol...
he would tease me in school & brought his friend along (as the wingman) to deal w/ me when he wanted to get into my 'easier' girlfriends panties at 'willow wood park' ...
i am not even sure what brought about our exchanging emails...& now phone calls....
but we have been 'talking' for about a yr or so....
i guess to sum the whole experience up?
there are nice guys out there...
good fathers....
the only problem?....
i can't find one here in az...
u see Thom is still back in the midwest...
where people tend to still have that 'real people' mindset...
u follow me?....

which brings me to TH's nite experience...
which i am still mulling over....
i participated in a live streaming ustream TV chat...
& i although i didn't mean to ....i managed to monopolize the conversation...
HUSH...
i know u're not surprised.....

anywho.....
i asked the men in the conversation questions about the type of women they prefer...,
i asked how they felt about smart girls....girls who own their own home....who have jobs, goals, responsibilities...etc....((get where i was going ?))
yeah....i was asking for myself....
w/out explaining the whole thing....
& no.....
i did not get any real answers....nor did i leave that feeling any better about myself....my situation...my future lovelife possibilities....
they actually confirmed my fears w/out even realizing it.....
they made fun of my braininess......my IQ....
ribbed me for talking about my failure of two marriages...& brought it all down to sex ...
big surprise again...
of course they wanted to see pics....lol
because they could not fathom talking about the situation w/out deciding on their own if they would 'hit that'.....
losers.....
i left that conversation more confused about it all than before it started......
niiiice.....

first week at work was just that...
still getting settled in....
good to see familiar faces...
HATE getting up in the am...
can not get my ass to bed at a reasonable hour....
babies are all adjusting to momma being gone all day....
thankful that i am only 10 minutes away...
& can go home for lunch each day to get a snuggle & let them out to go potty....
i am, however, really enjoying getting a paycheck again....=)

this week has been HELL for my allergies...
itchy eyes.....
sneezing, sneezing & more sneezing....feeling wiped out from trying zyrtec ....
decided on claritin instead...

i have not had any real time to get any foto-fun in....
that saddens me....
as i still have a couple rolls to finish in the lomo fish-eye...
& want to get a good day in focusing just on the hasselblad.....
perhaps tmrw?....

i did manage to order & install a wacom editing tablet...
NO MORE MOUSE editing pain!
ever try to edit a layer off cactus spines?...um yeah...
can we say carpel tunnel?...
the additional bene to getting the wacom....
is the opportunity i had (& took) to order PS CS3 for over 1/2 off .....
(also a gr8 writeoff for next yrs taxes for the bus)

i installed it last nite...
& although i anticipate a steep learning curve?...
i am soooo looking forward to it.....

i paid bills today....
& am waiting anxiously (another 2 wks or so)
for my school funds to show....
i can pay some big chunks on some outstanding bills...
& it will feel really good to have those paid....

getting closer to ordering the D300 & all her accessories....
she has an additional 300.00 rebate currently .....
& of course all the bells/ whistles i want are 'currently instock'....
u have NO idea the amount of control i have exhibited this last week .....
it has been painful to not hit that 'order' button.....
even more painful because my new amex bus plat card is 0% interest thru the end of the yr!.......
any bets on how long i hold out?...........=)

i anticipate depositing my next reservation funds check right back into the savings accts....
both for the house & my health savings.....
i burned thru both while i was off...

ok....i really must get to my list of to-do's around here.....& get some shite done so maybe i can play tomrw....
toodles poodles....

~ update time ~

new jobby...new window seat....new kicks....new speedy 'puter....=)

AZ Tattoo Convention....
this guy was getting an aztec design tattoo'd to the side of his head...OUCH!

New skull for the Dias de los Muertos celebration =) .....rest of the yr?....
on the piano...
sa-weeeet....

~she expresses my feelings towards allergies so well~

~look what i get to play w/ this weekend! =) ~

on my list of what i would like to play w/....
not the top of the list....
*wink wink nudge nudge*
but most def will do =)

speaking of playing w/
i had a strange dream that i was w/ eddie izzard ((from 'the riches'..gr8 show))....
we were out on a golf course looking for his phone that kept ringing ...
when we found it ...
it was a computer mouse ?!?!
rollerball ...none the less...

anywho...
i digress.....
have a gr8 eve...
gotta go relocate some weeds....
(buddhists dont kill....=)

~Lucy the new wide-mouth frog~

she's cute ...huh?...
Sluggo passed away this past week...

:::moment of silence:::

i saw this little cutie at the place i p/u chinchin's crickets....
& i asked her if she'd like to come stay @ my house....
she shifted her weight a bit...
(( ....for a pacman...thats like doing the jig!))

she seems to have adjusted just fine to her new digs....
burrowed right into the substrate w/in minutes of coming out of her little tupperware transporter....

.....i shall call her Lucy....
cause she's a fiery little red-head....
& a bit entertaining....=)

~Hell Hath Frozen Over!~

ok...
regardless of what u nay-sayers mumble re:
my little 'dances nekkid & burns incense while poking pins into certain asian director voodoo dolls' practice.....
there really is something to the fact that mercury flung itself back out of retrograde this past monday.....
since then....

1. i talked w/ a realtor re doin all her model home foto's for her new website...


2. been asked to submit my resume on 3 jobs...


3. found out my financial aide will kick back in this term (due to some fluke of the classes being renumbered & how it was too difficult to figure out which doctoral candidate was where in the process)....


4. finished my tax numbers for my accountant & found out its gonna be a good return yr =)can we say Nikon D300 ....OH MY!


5. figured out i have a check comin from the reservation $$$


6. finished all the front / backyard lawn issues...


7. fixed the pool pump chlorinator thingy (i have a salt water system)


8. & best of all?.......got this email:

DrM2B....
Attached is my comments on your latest draft. Overall I think it looks terrific! I have a few minor changes and suggestions.
Once you have made those, I am ready to send it off to you committee.

Dr. XXXXX

wow......this just may happen after all!.......squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

~catch-up time....~

went to see Juno this eve....
brilliant....script & delivery
i cried..i laughed....i wavered (as in moved unsteadily back & forth)
not waiver(ed) (past tense of waiver ...to intentionally relinquish rights, claims or privilege)....
in my decision of who i felt compassion for & who i thought had evil agendas....
in my book.....when you to feel these emotions so strong in the 1.5 -2.0 hour time frame of a production....
the producers have done their job.....
go see it.... =)

it rained here today....
& i should have known that was to be the case later in the day.....
because i got up early w/ a doozy of a sinus headache....
took some tylenol sinus & after letting the babies back in .....
crawled back into bed for a couple more hours....

anyone who has seen my bed...((fellow bloggers & flickr-ites))
or spent some time watching movies on it....
come to az to spend some vacation time (pixie)...
&/or slept in it....((ahem....couple of people who i KNOW still read this blog.....)).....
know very well.....lying down in that bed....
& trying to extract yourself from it....
is akin to stepping into a huge piece of bubble gum on a hot summer day....

u may think you can just pull yourself away ....
free & clear...

but if you pause at all ....
you get pulled right back down into it.....
so.....when i finally got free of my lair....(mmm..interesting word)....

@ 2 oclock
(right when i was going to go tackle the rest of the backyard weeds)....
it started raining.....
& well...i LUV the rain...i felt energized ...
so i spent some time w/ chicken .....
cleaned little dirty girls room....
put down new bedding ...hung some new toys....
& laughed at her craziness that usually surfaces on rainy days.....
i think i'll get some pics of her tmrw....i would tonite.....but i think the noisy one is asleep =)

speaking of tomrw....it is going to be a busy day...
i have to drop off more tax numbers.....
mail a book back i did not order ....but showed up on my doorstep last week?!?!
finish the international review board application for the old PhD.....
do the weeds in the back
order some pics to be printed from Ritzpix...
& drop off some donations......
anyone need a 50 gallon tank?...w/ all the supplies?...
i have an extra one...& could really use the funds...

ok...going to go scrub the living floor before bed.....
mmmmm.....
luv the smell of mr clean....
errr....the cleaning liquid....
not the guy....
not that he smells bad....mind u...
but we've never met.....
toodles poodles...

~what i've been up to...~

5'8....ahahahah!

oh i crack myself up...

ok....

seriously....

i've been a busy widdle indian...

unfortunately there arent more little indians in a row

to help me out...

w/ the weeds...

& its the unfun kinds of weeds...

not...that i know what 'the fun' kind would be..

i've just read about that ...

u know...

in my doctoral research .....

ahem....

so.....

as you can see...

not...

oh...oh say can you see....

but....

AS you see...

since the rain blew thru here last week,...

((which...universe?...i am not complaining about....mmm'k?....send more!))

the weeds have appeared ....

as in 2 ft in 4 days...

its kinda interesting how quickly they take over the yard....

well...not to the pups...

cause they are having to pee in a jungle...

until i realize...

its on me....

to get rid of them.....

god i miss a man around the house.....

my territory is inside...

u...the one w/ the manly outside plumbing?..

yeah...

your territory matches...

out-side....

now ...

go...

so i can watch thru the window....

RAWR!.....

i also visited my accountant..

god i luv that woman...

because...

as u know...

i

havent been working....

so funds havent been flowing...

the creativity has....

((is that the tradeoff??))

anywho....

she is going to back date all the expenses surrounding foto's....

to '07 taxes...

& I'll write off ....new computer....camera...toys ((for the camera people!....)...

portion of the house expenses ((home office))...

mitsy and her auto stuff.....

& i should be sitting pretty damn good...

oh.....i forgot...

i get to write off all the PI shite too...

memberships..

equipment...

gunclub fees....

woot woot....

ok...going to lie down...

hands hurt from the weeding ....pinky is numb actually ....

whats up w/ dat?.....

i also have more reciepts to find and submit...

oh....& continue to look for a yobby.....

toodles poodles...

~in case anyone still reads.....~

Stolen from Leesa

What kind of soap is in your bathtub? Liquid...Barsoap is Evil
Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? LOL um...NO?!
What would you change about your living room? The big crack running thru a section of it....(I have stained cement floors)
Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty? Um..I AM the dishwasher.
What is in your refrigerator? Fresh fruits, veggies, condiments, pomagranate juice, mountain dew, cheddar cheese, beer, yogurt, water, wine, leftover basil tomato soup I made last nite =)
White or wheat bread? As EVIL as bread is....I prefer wheat.
What is on top of your refrigerator? A lite which gives a backlite to the kitchen at nite & Hawaiian baskets from David (my drunken fairy pics?....)
What color or design is on your shower curtain? Little leaves
How many plants are in your home? 8
Is your bed made right now? No.... I have jetlag....its just after 6 am....I plan on getting back into it.
Comet or Soft Scrub? Soft scrub
Is your closet organized? As best as it can be.
Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home? Inside...glass, poolside?..Plastic.
Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now? Yes
Curtains or blinds? Curtains
How many pillows do you sleep with? I have 8 kingsize on the bed....but sleep w/ 2.
Do you sleep with any lights on at night? Only if I fall asleep w/ the TV on.
How often do you vacuum? weekly
Standard toothbrush or electric? At home electric....elsewhere standard.
What color is your toothbrush? Lite green...blue respectively.
Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch? No...LOL I have one that says GO AWAY ((in a really pretty way tho))
What is in your oven right now? Nothing.
Is there anything under your bed? Of course....I have little dogs...its their safety zone.....one NEVER knows what they will find there.
Chore you hate doing the most? Going thru my clothes & shoes to donate.....not that I dont donate.....its just a timeconsuming chore.
What retro items are in your home? Oodles of things....one of most comfort is the daily dishes my moms mom used (( approx. 40+yrs old))
Do you have a separate room that you use as an office? Yes
How many mirrors are in your home? Baths (2) Hall (1) Guest Bed (1) TV room (to allow me to see the bigscreen from a strange angle) & foyer (1).
What color are your walls? Earth tones.
Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home? hellO! Um...Zoe?...lol actually yes...9mm.
What does your home smell like right now? Patchouli, India Incense, Rain & Leather candles.
Favorite candle scent? Rain, patchouli or Leather.....
What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now? Sweet & sammich slices.
What color is your favorite Bible? WTF?
Ever been on your roof? yes
Do you have a stereo? Yes....a few.
How many TVs do you have? 3
How many house phones? 5
Do you have a housekeeper? HA! This is a funny little survey.
What style do you decorate in? mine
Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints? solids
Is there a smoke detector in your house? Yes
In case of fire, what are the items in your house which you'd grab if you could make only one trip? Animals & pics.....but I’d need ALOT of arms.......

~~BlesseD AutumnaL EquinoX~~

Various names for the Autumnal Equinox include: Mabon, Fall Equinox, Second Harvest Festival, Festival of Dionysus, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, & Winter Finding.

Interesting tidbit re the Autumnal Equinox is that the length of both the day & the night are equal & the sun rises directly in the East and sets directly in the West.

For us Pagans =)

Mabon marks the end of the 2nd of 3 Pagan Harvest Festivals. Usually, the majority of crops have been gathered…& thoughts turn towards balancing our lives…

Reflection & honor on our aging Deities & those who have passed over to the Spirit World.
Giving thanks is of importance……hence the non-pagan holiday of Thanksgiving…Halloween…or all hallows eve & Dias de Los Muetos….where we visit the graves of our loved ones to celebrate them.

Many pagan activities may include: wine making, decorating of graves, walking in wild places and forests, gathering seed pods and dried plants.

These items are often used to decorate the home or altar, protection, & others saved for future herbal magick. But always be respectful if out walking….as it is considered taboo to pass burial sites and not honor the dead.

Recommended Spellwork:
Focus on protection, wealth and prosperity, security and spells to bring a feeling of self-confidence. In addition, spells focusing on the energies w/in your home and life situations to create balance & harmony.

Rituals include: the praising or honoring of fruit as proof of the love of the Goddess and God, and a ritual sprinkling of Autumn leaves.

To preserve turning leaves…..they can be dipped in paraffin. (dip the leaves in melted paraffin, and put them on wax paper). When the leaves are dry, you can put them in a huge decorative jar with a sigil of protection carved lightly on some or all of the leaves.

Appropriate colors for this Sabbat are: red, orange, deep gold, brown, russet, maroon & violet.
Candle colors: orange, dark red, yellow, indigo, or brown.

Altar cloths: made of material w/ Fall designs.

Stones to use during Mabon: amethyst and yellow topaz, carnelian, lapis lazuli, sapphire, & yellow agate. River & stream stones gathered over the Summer can be empowered for various purposes.

Animals associated w/ the Autumn Equinox are dogs, wolves & birds of prey.

Mythical creatures include gnomes, minotaurs, sphinx, cyclopes, andamans & gulons. Plants associated w/ Mabon: vines, ivy, hazel, cedar, hops & tobacco.

Traditional herbs of the Mabon sabbat: acorns, asters, benzoin, ferns, honeysuckle, marigold, milkweed, mums, myrrh, oak leaves, passionflower, pine, roses, sage, Solomon's seal, & thistles. Incense for the Mabon Sabbat Ritual might include any or all of the following: frankincense, aloes wood, jasmine, cinnamon, musk, cloves, benzoease.

~~(information obtained from : http://moonlit_goddess.tripod.com/mabon.htm )~~

~~u DO know yesterday was ITLPD?!!~~

~~ who wants to play w/ my booty??~~

shiver me timbers.......
ye better 've put yer best pirate foot forw'd
or it be the plank fer ye!!

now......find the wenches w/ the ale...
ye scallywagged landlubbers!

~It's hard work not working......~

whew!....
it is exhausting not working!.....

it may have only been 2 mo's since the dragon lady did her thing...
...but
in these last 2 mo's?.....
i have managed to really get A LOT of shit done....

well....I can't take all the credit....
Stubeans has been quite the handyman around here....
& D has put up w/ numerous trips to the various 'home-stores'...

Lets see.....i passed some kidney stones....
shopped my little heart out on-line..
took & framed pictures i would not have had the opportunity to take had i been stuck in a cubicle...

attended some gr8 concerts....((& still look forward to seeing : velvet revolver..alice in chains...peter frampton...alice cooper (halloween bash) the scottsdale arts music festival...))
created a tutu..(pictures to follow...)
learned the ins & outs of photoshop

had the gun safe installed....
cleaned & got motorcycle ready for fall riding...
power-washed the driveway...
shredded 10+ yrs of reciepts, docs & other outdated papers...

gone to Cali, Prescott, Sedona, Paige Springs & Tucson...
Fixed both side gates (including new hardware & padlocks)....
re-did the shelving in the linen (extra toiletries) closet...

& today...Stu & I finished putting up the coolaroo sail in the driveway...... =)
Looks pretty cool -huh?...

OK...
need to finish some laundry....
take a nice hot shower...
grab a beer....
& retire to bed w/ the babies to finish a good book =) ...
tomrw is another exhausting day of getting that shit on the 'home-owners' list done....

~~Now....where did I put that?...~~

pretty smart cricket...
sat on ChinChin's head....
all nite.....
what a doofus.....
LOL

~~it's how we roll~~

gr8 wkend...
Prescott,AZ...
to the mountains....
daytrip...
ArtFairE
♥