where am i, where i am

pretty much just working. five 12 hour shifts in 7 days, to be exact, and that leaves little time for anything else but catching up on laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. today we'll head off for our local fall arts festival because the high is going to be 65. the skies are a porcelain blue, clear, and sunny. it's a perfect day. if only i didn't have to wake at 0530 on a sunday to head back into the grind of another 12 hour shift.

i'm also not shooting as much digital anymore and have moved back to the original: film. i just got my first holga (google that) and am using the Pentax K-1000 again. since i have to actually have the film developed, well, it takes a bit more time. i love the anticipation. i love not remembering what i shot in a roll. it's like the old days. i am hoping to win the lottery as well so i can buy my dream camera: the hasselblad. not gonna happen, since i don't play, but good dreams are still good dreams. mine is big, to the tune of 30K. spare a dime?

ransom is holding his own and so far this round of chemo is exactly as i'd hoped: uneventful (with the exception of short bout of pretty decent diarrhea that led to some accidents- poor boy). he's so brave.

e is thriving in school, WEARING SHOES (!!!), got her first bad cut on the head that oozed for hours and required that bandaid stuff that's like glue. what is it called? no clue, but it worked like a charm. frustrating that it was under all her hair, though. i'd bore you with the latest bus drama but it isn't worth it on my one day off. let's just say that i win first for multitasking like a pro and getting the ridiculous problem solved. i am rapidly falling out of love with her driver. i wish there were some other way to get her to after school care.

maybe i should reconsider purchasing that lotto ticket.

off to the festival. here are some random pics from prior lazy days spent doing what we love. snuggling with The Boob, nature, walks, feeding turtles, collecting rocks :)

(heck no these aren't my legs, don't i wish. sister is the athlete).

go make the most of this day!