an attempt at ¶s

so i guess i've really been blowing it lately. when life gets better and busier, internet writings decrease drastically. really, i hate the connection between the two, but it's always plagued me. so i'm trying to accept it. t is in germany for the next three weeks so i have some time to regain my grip on life-things like writing at least a tad more prolifically [word? i don't care. "with increased prolificacy" {which i have written before} is snotty, ugh], cleaning out closets, repotting plants, sending overdue mail, starting and finishing knitting/crocheting projects long overdue.

i've recently fallen into obsession with the simple knitted WARSHRAG project from the new book mason-dixon knitting. really, it's a great project that knits up easily and quickly, and it uses cotton yarn, which is my new favorite ever since the granny square potholder projects went underway some months ago. if i hadn't dropped my digital camera in the tibetan restaurant in new york in january i'd have pictures. grr!
→ EDIT: here it is. how could i forget the fancy camera phone? next time it'll be a VIDEO of knitting!

[colors a little off, the yellow is YELLOW, not electric yellow; the black {?} is maroon]
speaking of which, i'll be back there in a couple weeks to visit my sister at the culinary institute up in hyde park, ny. we'll also be spending a day+ in the city, attending the big apple bbq, staying in a gay hotel in chelsea [though i wish we were staying at either bed and coffee or the gershwin hotel but that's the breaks!], meeting up with my partner-in-crime ms. jeanne, visiting bakeries, gobbling cupcakes, &tc.

others:
→ many are fretting about the drastic increase in drug-related deaths over the last several days. read HERE

→ have you noticed how green it is outside since we had all that rain? you guys ready for temperatures in the 80s this week? i know i am, as the house is still too cold, and i don't prefer mild temps for bike riding. the colors outside right now are impeccable. perfect blues and greens. perfect color of cement. ugh. goodhues. that's the new word.

→ man, MIDLAKE's trials of van occupanther is STILL not out yet. but not too long! a little more than a month left! really, it's the total jam, believe me. if you're not convinced, here's some songs [for the googillionth time!] AGAIN!!!:
------------->→→→ head home
------------->→→→ roscoe
------------->→→→ van occupanther

→ lastly, is it true that good shows are coming up? josé gonzález and juana molina @ magic stick. constantines @ stick and in lansing! margot and the nuclear so and so's in ohio at the end of this week [not going?]. i even broke down and bought a ticket to the pitchfork fest. it's all happening!

→ way-last-but-not-LEAST-at-ALL, there's a new blog on the block [or does "there's a new blog in town" sound better?], it came from culture city penned by self-professed "detroit legend" steven paljusevic. if you reside in detroit and not totally under a rock, you've invariably encountered steve at a show.