Watching this go by with Zero 7 "Morning Song" playing through the headphones is pretty much my idea of paradise.

My new BFF. Kitteh Carlisle is not fooling me. He is just waiting for my guard to be let down. Well, that's not likely to happen.

I'm all wound up. Getting ready to take the super early train up to hook up with the band. My mantra is, "Just go kick ass and have fun!"

Planes trains and automobiles to SoCal. Here I go.

Yesterday's tornadoes in Oklahoma were devastating.. I watched on the internet as storm chasers and news crews reported. And then I texted my half sister in OKC to see if she was unscathed. And then I texted my other half sister (now in SoCal) to tell her of the tornadoes. And then after my older sister in OKC texted back saying they were fine but scared shitless, I wrapped up my texting and was grateful.

All this while the Andy T/Nick Nixon Band is driving from Nashville to CA for the festival this coming Saturday. They will basically be driving right through the area that was hit.

 Life is so precious.

And last night had me at my first Bisbee Arts Council Meeting. The official procedures were a bit difficult to grasp, and I didn't really adjust well enough to have a voice or opinion for the most part. I will say that there is so much potential to do a bit of good. And the folks on the council all seem to be smart (much smarter than I) and passionate. I survived it, and look forward to being of service the best I can.

And then, I went out to dinner with my friend Adrianna. Who has officially shifted from being called "My Mayor" to just my friend. She is a dynamic woman. Very real and authentic. We all know I feel about those qualities. Got to bed super late, but didn't care... I didn't have to be up at 3 a.m... I slept in till 5 for my workday that starts at 7.

After all of yesterday churning around in my head, I have a nice busy day that will also include packing for my trip, and then attending the City Council Mtg tonight to hear the reading of the Official Bisbee Civil Union Ordinance. It got reworded... yes. But it never got taken off the table. It's still there, and it's still happening. And the world can see that even small towns in the middle of nowhere like Bisbee have a heart... a lot of heart.

Holy Crap! Tornado!

Time lapse of OK City tornado

Holy crap!

Wow!!!  Not good! My sister is safe, although she did say she was scared shitless..

Spinal Tap for breakfast.

I watched the movie Spinal Tap along with several cups of coffee this morning.  When it came on, it had french subtitles on. Dunno why. But I left 'em. It's just that kind of morning. My upcoming trip has me a little out of sorts. I have a feeling they won't really utilize me fully as a tour mgr. but maybe this band just wants to see if they really want me around? I ha ve no idea. So I am working on not over-thinking it (by over-thinking my over-thinking?) And just going out to pick up some of the last sponsor checks for Bisbee Pride, and waiting to make some calls on a stage to rent.

So it's a tie up loose ends and stay as busy as I can type of day to keep me from that over-thinking.

Wish me luck!

Bacon.

After the work morning, I get to come back to Bisbee and meet a bulldog.

A bulldog named Bacon.

My co-worker Tanja is coming to town for brunch... and she is bringing The Bacon! You know my heart has a hole in it from the not-that-recent-passing of my bulldog soulmate Rosebud. So I have great excitement of making a new bulldog friend. And while no bully is ever going to compare to Rosebud, they are too damn cute not to love the hell out of! And his name is BACON! C'mon!

Extreme recipe fail!

Oh my...

That did not turn out well. I knew not. I misjudged. It was as if... as if The Blob had invaded my soymilk maker.

Flaxmilk Fail!!!

No pictures. too disgusting. I overflaxed. Oh man, I screwed that one up.

Do over.

It is a beautiful morning, so it'll all be ok.

Bears on beaches.

There are certain things you don't really think of... till it is brought to you via my Juneau Dispatch.

A bear. On a beach.

Not a huge bear... but SO WHAT??? It's a bear on a beach! This is practically in front of KK's house. And a fun way to start the day. Unless you are in Juneau and put your trash out too early and the bear got into it and now you have a huge mess to clean up (not the case here) .

The workday beckons.. cleared up a discrepancy with my upcoming Nashville trip, have my flight for San Diego next week, and I didn't thoroughly have a hard time yesterday morning at the new early a.m. gig. I did get to at least speak my disappointment and that took it away.  And I was home by 2pm.

Not too bad!

Let's try this again.

Asscrack:30 wakeup time.

I've had several days to get over myslef from being called off on Sunday.. and that means 5 days off in a row with nothing but a gazillion phone calls and a few hundred pages in a book between me and each next day.  I think I am pretty much over it.

But I am tired.

I want this to work out. I really do.  And I have no predictions on how this is gonna go... if I won that damn Powerball, I doubt I'd be going in to work at 4:30 in the morning. That's all I'm sayin'.  I am such a dreamer. Keep dreaming, Layton.. and have another cuppa jolene.

Click on the pic here to enlarge it and have a smile...

photo courtesy doghousediaries.com

Grateful.

Job.
Roof over the heed.
Food in the belly (and plenty of it..)
A few really good friends.
Anti-depressants.

All that's missing is a winning Powerball ticket. 

My insides are screaming at the universe saying, " Pick Me, Dammit!!!"

Viv and Richard.

Gotta love the wee ones... Here Miss Viv is showing her indifference to the only person not eating at the table.  As Richard ignores her indifference and dotes. Good man. And they both looked fabulous in their gingham plaid!

Cutest baby in Bisbee!

Miss Cranky Pants has left the building.

Just me and the coffee... starting the day off right.

My pal Colleen and I attended a cake auction in Douglas at The Gadsden yesterday. It shifted the mood, and had a very eye opening effect on how corporate something seemingly so small town can be.
Walmart
Wells Fargo
H&R Block

All of these and more paying on average $150.00  for donated baked good to benefit a local charity. Too rich for my blood for sure.

But the rest of the day was spent reading and hanging on the porch with good music and a lovely afternoon. It's about time to amp up some phonecalls to try and get a couple things squared away... yesterday had me too damn cranky early on to try and finish up the 4 or 5 things I have hanging out there to be completed.

And my wasted trip to Car Quest on Saturday yielded an radiator cap that didn't fit properly.. so back out there I go in an attempt to thwart a visit to the local garage for diagnosis of my overheating of my little car.

But I'm not a Cranky McCrankerson today, so should be a good day.