2009

I love old decrepit buildings, especially significant ruins like this old mission near Cal Poly, Mission San Miguel. Someday I hope to explore other ruins like in Pompeii or Rome. Some day. Hey a girl’s got to have dreams.

I think a lovely neighbor of mine needs a little mentioning currently. This neighbor is a terror in my life and last night was horrible! You may be asking who this neighbor is and can we go egg his house. The answer is no… because egging is bad, and because this neighbor is in fact a coyote. Or several coyotes I suppose. Let me lay out my night in detail for you: ...

Wire teeth Frame a smile Pulling up corners Like a curtain Let the show begin Feather plumed lips Fall into a pale face With cheekbones of glass Each jutting out Ragged yet beautiful Stained glass eyes Gleam in refracted shards Color shines through Empty yet bewitching A gate into a hollow soul Spider web hair Brushes her face In the breeze Shifting and changing eternally Soft as silk And fine as diamonds Here you are The portrait girl They love you for Your eyes They love you for Your smile They love you for All the wrong reasons Until you die inside

Can I even begin to explain how much I love this picture of me… no, I don’t think I can, so I won’t.

Tomorrow is the start of the Nike Women’s Marathon, but today is an opportunity for the ladies to enjoy San Francisco. A few shots from the hotel as the fog clears and the day awaits. Charlotte always enjoys Chinatown, and today she has a special interest in people’s apartment windows. The underwear on display is pretty funny. It looks like they’re making their way through North Beach and can’t resist the pastries along the way. ...

Dark hands Reach for you Suffocating, drowning But yet you see There is nothing I can do Water rushing up All around you A dark embrace Never letting go Just another puppet In a marionette show Puppets dance Jointed dolls twirl Then fall Broken limbs, empty eyes A shattered face A ruined disguise Strings plucked Dark hands stream The chords of your soul Any moment to break To fall back to earth Just the devil’s stake ...

My brother taking the sand dune leap. Very cool take off and flight pattern Nick, way to go.

Really busy, here is a buoy in Morro Bay from our kayaking trip.

Charlotte, Sally, and Michele are off to San Francisco again this year for the Nike Women’s Marathon. On Sunday, Charlotte will be proudly running like a girl. And there are their names up in lights. You go girls.