Poco-Cocoa – Page 47 – Things & Stuff

Randoms
I like Takoba’s happy hour prices, their fresh shrimp ceviche, their queso fundido. I do not like their margaritas made with orange juice.

I saw a guy waiting at the bus stop one night, playing with a light-up yoyo. Down, up, down, up, around, around, down, up.

We saw two older men, one with a ponytail, one with a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Tour t-shirt, leaving Whole Foods with a full basket of beer and goodies. One turned to us and said, “Do NOT come in here when you’re hungry. And do NOT come here after smoking a joint.”

I just found out that aside from fantastic fruta con chile y limon and amazing rusas, F&F Fruit Cups makes REAL pickle juice snow cones. With real pickle juice, and little bits of diced pickle all mixed in the ice. I CAN’T WAIT.
- This is why I hate swimming in places where I can’t see the bottom. Deep ocean, lakes, murky rivers. THIS IS WHY.
- I love baby neflants.
- ATTACK!
- I really want frosted windows.
- If anyone can help me find this tablecloth (or similar), I will jump for joy.
August 13, 2012

Everyday Life
There and back again

Hallllooooo! Vacation over.

I read this post yesterday, and it really helped me understand how I was feeling about blogging in general.

I’ve been blogging forever and a day. Or about 7 1/2 years. It used to be really fun, and then it seemed more like a chore, and then I didn’t know what I wanted to DO with my blog. It seemed like blogs suddenly became these THINGS – these tools for making money, or for aggregating other people’s content, or for showing the work of professional photographers or chefs or craftspeople.

And here I am, with this little personal blog that I’ve had forever – I’m not a professional photographer, or chef, or craftswoman. I just like to write about life, and thoughts, and ideas. I just want to share with my mama the things that I’m doing and seeing and eating. I just want to have a visual diary to look back on and enjoy later. And you know what? That’s okay.

This is not a food blog, a restaurant blog, a recipe blog, a photography blog, a poetry blog. It’s just my blog. And those of you who read it probably read it for that reason. So thank you.

So guess what?! I got a new computer! A Macbook Air, to be precise. I love it so much already – it’s about 72 pounds lighter than my old clunker, and it’s cute and it’s fast and it works and it’s mine. I’ve had Justin’s hand-me-down computer for a while now, so buying this new one for myself was so hard. Spend that much money? On ME? Crazy. AND! I bought the perfect laptop sleeve for it. I can’t wait for it to arrive!

That photo up there is from my friend Erin’s house. Every time I develop a roll of film from my Yashica, I go on and on about how I should really take more film photos, and how great they look, and all that jazz. And then I don’t pick up my Yashica for months.

I love this post about a marriage trip. Justin and I are celebrating our 13th anniversary next week! And we’re taking a trip to Portland, OR in September, just the two of us, and I am thinking of it as a marriage trip. We plan to just hang out – find a daily cafe, eat a doughnut for lunch, walk around the city, watch people go by, and talk and laugh and play. We’ll also have to work a bit, but as long as we have wi-fi, we’re good. I’m so looking forward to traveling with him, exploring a new city with him, and having him all to myself for a whole week. I do love that man.♥

August 11, 2012

Everyday Life
Vacation!

Errbody! I’ve decided that all good things need time to incubate and rest. And so, for the first time in forever, I am taking a blog vacation. (!)

I hope to come back refreshed and ready to write, photograph, and share the lovely things I see in my everyday life.

Until then, Happy Summer!

🙂

July 22, 2012

Everyday Life
Moments #5

I read her card and teared up as my heart swelled. Justin said, “See? You are loved.”

There were oysters, and mackerel, and cuttlefish. Salmon and eel and eggplant and sea bream. Most importantly, there were friends to greet us at the door, and glasses of wine, and his eyes gazing into mine.

I remember that he liked to say, “Every once in a while, life presents a moment in which you have to say to yourself, ‘Self, life does not suck right now.’ THIS is one of those moments.” And he was right.

We held hands around the table, all fifteen of us, and prayed. We were thankful for birthdays and family, for food and hope. Even I, the one who does not make the sign of the cross, felt the grace of something greater.

She looked me in the eyes and told me it was time. And though I wanted to fight it, and hold on to her tightly, I knew it wasn’t my decision.

I said, “I remember the first time you put your arms around me, on our first date. I remember how that felt.” And even now, seventeen years later, I could feel my heart flutter.

All at once, I felt the heaviness of my loss. I had never felt unwhole before, but the enormity of it overwhelmed me. I cried and cried at what could never be mine, even though I knew I would never want it.

I let my body float on the water, gazing through the trees at the birds flying above. All I could hear was a gentle swish, swish. I thought I could float forever.

I hope you are all having a wonderful week.♥

July 18, 2012

Letters + Moments
Randoms
So a long time ago, I bought these shoes. They are super comfortable, and I loved the color, and I thought the flower was cute. Then I realized I was never wearing the shoes because that damned flower was so huge. Finally, today I decided to cut those huge petals off. Et voila! New shoes!

I’ve sent off my first tiny batch of photos to be printed from Snapfish. I never print my photos (except film photos), but I’ve started a new journal, and I want to include weekly photos. I hope they turn out well!

I love this, from a poem by Joachim Ringelnatz (via Apartamento):

The problems of this world are killing you,
and yet the Earth is such a friendly star!
You want to be rich?
Well, isn’t that what you are?

Last night I had the most wonderful dinner – I had quinoa and bulgur with a bit of hummus and feta, and a perfectly crisp fried egg. Every time I tasted the egg, I had to close my eyes and sigh.

And fun things:
- Justin, on finding an old shirt in his closet: “This shirt has lost its quality of life.”
- A joke.
- Duck run.
- I am striving to avoid the busy trap.
- Fashion and butchery.
- Kittens adrift.
- Dreamy coffee.
- Waiting for fall.
July 15, 2012

Everyday Life

Randoms

There and back again

Vacation!

Moments #5

Randoms

The problems of this world are killing you, and yet the Earth is such a friendly star! You want to be rich? Well, isn’t that what you are?

The problems of this world are killing you,
and yet the Earth is such a friendly star!
You want to be rich?
Well, isn’t that what you are?