Appetite

I couldn't eat all of the double fudge cake we had for dessert tonight. Something is seriously wrong.

It's Friday, I'm in Love with My Piano

Unfortunately for my co-workers, my return to the office today was marked with mucus-filled coughs and moanings about my hellish week. A visit from a golden retriever named Kaha brightened everyone's dampened spirits until he proceeded to lie on and soil our clean white couch.

In regard to the post title, my fever inspired me to hop back on the piano bench, and I've been there every day since. (Thank you, Internet, for free sheet music.) Banging out Mozart against the keys is oddly therapeutic, and tonight I skipped out on drinks with the girls for solo sonatas. Yes, I'm reaching new levels of patheticness.

On a side note, I've decided to write more. Partly because I realize that this blog has turned into a self-censored piece of fluff that needs to be roughed up a bit. Partly because all of two people read the fluff anyway, so why not?

Campus Beautification

At work, we're all about bringing out the best in KCC. I found chalk at Wal-Mart for a dollar, and we covered the sidewalks outside our office with colorful drawings including a monkey, a dancing bear, a talking dog and a hopscotch grid.

I drew the angry dinosaur above, and Matt added his awesome lettering.

Kelli and me getting down to business.
Large-scale doodles brighten my days!

Chalk illustrations always remind me of the Kobo Abe short story "The Magic Chalk," in which a poor man discovers that after dark, the chalk illustrations he sketches on his wall become reality. He learns to feed himself by drawing apples and loaves of bread, but his artful explorations spiral out of control and in typical Abe fashion, the protagonist is forced to examine his personal existence and isolation. Good stuff.

If you had a magic piece of chalk, what would you draw?
I'd bring a dinosaur to life.

The chalk supply has dwindled, and our illustrations have been washed away by either a rain storm or the maintenance staff, but I'm ready for more!

Everything's Coming Up Roses (and Corn)

This afternoon I discovered that my grandparents' backyard garden has exploded into a jungle of roses, lilies and corn (!) in full bloom.

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Love My Life

I bought myself cheesecake, art and flowers at Pike Place Market, all part of my recipe for the perfect day!
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Space Needle

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Yee Haw!

Tonight I ate Maui Tacos for dinner and joined the law students for line dancing in Waikiki. The crowd at Nashville was made up of regulars who wear cowboy boots and chunky belt buckles and know the moves to every song. I could barely discern the difference between my own two feet, let alone the tunes, but I'll admit that this kind of dancing is a great outing for a group of friends! Sadly, it's official that I'm still no fan of country music.

In other news, I leave for Seattle tomorrow! We'll see if I can post scenes from the road!