i'm laughing right now about last night's subway janitor on his floor cleaning machine stuck at an angle between walls, facing the corner, honking his horn. maybe the walls would move if you honk long enough. i wish i had it on video. but it was a shared moment! some things are funny because of the way you explain them. other funny things can't be described and still be funny. i really miss my brother.

i had to move out of my apartment on monday because the father of the children is home for two weeks or so. super last minute notification. i didn't find out until late late saturday night. but it's cool - i moved in with Sharon.. the kids are up with him. vaction lifestyle. the apartment feels like a vacation. and Sharon's feels like a vacation from the apartment.. with company and more groceries. yesterday was such a holiday: breakfast with flickr, 2 hour walk in the woods, nap in the backyard, bath, and met S. downtown to see Temelia play at a club. i love the way she sings.


something else:


last week i went with my sister and her girls to a gospel concert w/Andrae Crouch. he is actually one of the reason's i exist. my dad toured with Andrae here in the 70s - which is how he met my mom. Bill Maxwell (a really great drummer) explained to me that my dad was the first of the tour casualties (falling in love). also there was Per Erik Hallin, whose lap i sat on, playing piano in one of my earliest memories. he's like sweden's Elton John. my favorite wasAnders Widmark. it was a great night, reminding me how much i love really good live music.. the really good stuff. i wish my dad could've been here.

i turned in my portfolio to kkh, and on May 13th we'll find out if i get in. pray!

my return flight ticket date has come and gone. i don't know when i'll go back.. and if i do, it might just be to visit. i have my nanny job through the summer. hoping to travel some: most likely london to visit loe and a long lost friend. also france, to stay at a cousin's flat. jess is coming at the end of june! can't wait! another jess is coming in september! rumors have been told that my sister Helen might visit the end of august. al is coming at some point as well, dates TBD. all of that was out of order. i wonder when philip starts his job in paris..


the days are getting longer. the skies have been clear and bright. things are growing out of the ground on their own. Sharon mentioned there are dogwood blossoms downtown, so i'm going to go find them.