L to R:  emma, my mom's service dog puppy in training; daisy, 15y/o family dog; and bella, my 2y/o pibble mix.


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my foster babies made it to Cute Overload!!!!



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lois has a tummy!



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these orphans were found in a boat at 3 weeks old.
they are 6 weeks old right now, but a little small for their age.


as always, they are adoptable to anyone who passes the adoption screening and is willing to come to kalamazoo, michigan.  they will be ready for new homes in 2-3 weeks.  to apply, go here!


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have i mentioned my new dog?



her name is bella.  she is 2 years old.  she's from animal control.  she had overstayed her welcome and was in line to be euthanized.  yes, she's a pibble mix.  she does great with all our other animals.  she loves to play with olive, and she lets the kittens crawl all over her face without batting an eye.  she is very careful not to step or lay on them.  she is recovering from her spay.  she has been here since wednesday of last week and has not had a single accident in the house.  if she does something wrong (eating the kitty food, for example), i only have to tell her no once, and she minds me and won't do it again.  she has loud farts.  she goes right into her crate at night on her own free will.  she is friendly with everyone she meets, but she does bark a couple times when someone comes to the door.  i like that, because our other 2 dogs don't do that.  she doesn't enjoy spending as much time outside as our other dogs do, unless a person is out there with her.  she comes when i call her, she sits when i tell her, and she always has to have her head in my lap.  that is all  :)


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emc
Park Club
Kalamazoo, MI




emc
South St.
Kalamazoo, MI




emc
Violin Maker
Kalamazoo, MI



emc
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Kalamazoo, MI

one of my frustrations with composing images that have a lot of architecture in them is that everything either has to be completely straight and centered, or not at all.  the latter only works for images like "Violin Maker".  but "South St", i think, will bother me forever, until i am able to get a perfectly centered and straight image set up.  it's too damn symmetrical for anything else.

what if i called to say hello, and that was all i said, but that wasn't all i meant?
if i called at 4am, "just to say hello", would you know better?



2007, emc


it'd be like drunk dialing, only minus the part about being drunk.

why do i feel the need to reach out and confess my sins, to let myself open up and fall apart in the middle of the night? 

where does this nocturnal desperation come from?



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i've had a lot more "worst.dream.ever"s since the last time i posted.
night before last?  my parents were tormenting me and trying to convince everyone in my life how horrible i am.  they were saying i was a bad person, etc.  i was terrified of them and kept looking for someone to protect me.  they were physically chasing me.  they seemed to have superhuman powers because they always knew where i was anyway and would come after me.  when i told peaches about this dream yesterday, i cried about it, and how hard it is to believe that i am a good person today because of 20+ years that i went through believing otherwise.
night before that (i think)?  covered from head to toe in blood, showered and showered but couldn't get it all off.
i cried 3 times yesterday.  first about the dream where my parents were coming after me (it was truly terrifying), then about things going on with a good friend of mine who i feel like i'm losing after many years of friendship.  i cried one more time, but i don't remember what that was about.  got choked up on the phone with brachypelmic. 
drcrutchleg held me as i fell asleep last night.  it was nice.
you know what's especially weird?  terrible nightmares are nothing new.  but my emotional reaction to them is.  usually i feel nothing.

charlie, ziggy, and i are off to brachypelmic's place in indiana tonight to do some zoo-sitting while she and d3p3ch3mod3 are at bonnaroo.  i'll be back in about a week.  maybe a little more, maybe a little less.  i may or may not get online while i'm down there.  don't be surprised if i don't.



emc
May, 2007
State Theatre
Kalamazoo, MI

the inside of this place is gorgeous.
kalamazoo state theatre

i've been kind of crappy lately.  the world is sometimes safer from the other side of a camera.


emc
St. Luke's
May 25, 2007
Kalamazoo, MI

i'm already teasing him.  but don't worry, i only tease the ones i love... the poor boy!  ;)

he's easy to take pictures of because he never moves :)




he's such a very good boy, and is adjusting quite nicely!

  

here are a few pics that me & peaches snapped before even getting out of bed this morning :)

i wake up, sit up, turn my head, look out the window, and this is what i see:


it was -3f, with a windchill of -23f. now it's warmed up to a balmy 0f/-20f!

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