this sucks

not having a camera truly blows. it feels like i am missing something. i've been trying to return the crapped out nikon coolpix i got at costco, but i don't have the receipt because my mom bought it for me, and trying to find one of her receipts is an exercise in futility. they looked up her membership and claimed that the 90 return period was expired so now i have to go through the manufacturer warranty. somebody shoot me. somebody shoot them.

so, i realized i've been holding out a bit on posting to my blog because i don't have any pictures to post. then i realized that i was defeating the purpose of my blog, which is just a place for me to document my thoughts and experiences, not show off my picture taking skills (or lack therof). all i can say is sorry.

so, to catch everyone up to speed on the adventures of me, the most interesting person in the world (does sarcasm translate over the web?).

I found a mood tracker ( i may have already mentioned this) and have been using it for a couple weeks now. it's definitely showing some trends, but too early to have a definitive range. we'll see how the graph plummets when pms strikes. i'll try to find a way to post the graph so ya'll can see how nuts i am.

my mother is being inaugurated as the president of the georgia korean chamber of commerce.

we still haven't gotten bibi's surgery yet. i wont comment on this further.

my pine trees are still standing tall on my property, and it looks as though the tree cutting guy is scamming me. i'm not pissed about it yet, but when it hits, this guy had better watch out.

this past weekend johnny and i went to lowe's and i got a chance to heal my spirit a little by getting a bunch of gardening supplies. i haven't done that in a loooong time, but i am determined to have a garden this year. it felt sooo good to pick out some seeds (they actually had some heirloom ones) and soil and even a new birdfeeder and windchime - of which i will be taking pictures of asap - to adorn the backyard and lure unsuspecting small furry and feathered creatures into the waiting maws of either choco (most likely) or the dogs (fat chance).

i planted: okra, basil, fennel, oregano, tomato, bell pepper, jalepeno, habanero, green chile, pole beans, squash, cilantro, parsley, and chives. I also got two blackberry bushlings which i am going to plant next weekend. it feels very good to have gardening projects going on. johnny even restarted refinishing the antique dressers we got a while ago. it was a very nice productive weekend.

also last weekend, my very pregnant friend V and i went fabric shopping at joann's, which is the vortex of all time suckers. i could easily spend hours in that place, just looking at yarn. well, we spent about 3.5-4 hours in there looking at fabric for making baby clothes. it was a lot of fun, although next time we'll have to bring snacks. i love fabric so much.

and the fruit of our fabra-holic shopping spree was a very cute little curtain i made for my bedroom closet. it's a white background cotton print with colorful daisies and leaves in teal, orange, and red with touches of black and brown. it reminds me of hawaii. i just love it and bought the last scrap of it which was just enough to make a one panel curtain. johnny removed the closet door, which was always open and in the way of our tiny bedroom. now its so much more open without the ugly door in the way. i can't wait to take pictures of it and post them!

and i think it's important to take a note of the weather. we've had normal amounts of rain so far this year (i think) and even today we are having a healthy rainstorm. it's in the 60's out, very mild and it's been mild all weekend. it sure feels like spring but nothing has really bloomed yet. i bought a tempurature / rain guage from lowe's so now i can monitor the rain myself. i hope the drought ends this year.