martha by rem.

I hate hearing other people's dreams, but I'll subject you to this:

I was at my high school reunion. I was pregnant. I couldn't drink, but I was hopped up on Benadryl. I asked my friend Jim if he was still writing screenplays, but he said he'd given it up. He seemed to have a sinus headache, so I gave him a couple of my Benadryl and I said I'd hear the rest of the story later.

We all went outside to ride in this gigantic tobaggan, but I couldn't because I was pregnant. There was a terrible accident with the tobaggan exploding wood all over this tunnel. I ran into the tunnel to try to help. I think everyone was fine, but we had to be careful not to let the brakes start a fire or burn anyone.

I carried a little kid up the hill because he wanted to see his cousin. I spoke to some of the other kids' parents. Martha Stewart was there. She asked if I could help her find the bathroom. She wore a red suit. We went into the bathroom and she sat down on the sink. She'd been having a sinus headache of her own.

I asked her the best way to make my own diaper bag. I told her that I didn't have a sewing machine, but that I knew how to sew. She said that I owed it to myself and my family to get a sewing machine that could "cruise along at eleven."

Then Martha and I were chased inside by some angry reunion organizers that were upset to find we weren't helping with the cleanup. Martha and I retaliated by pulling down the skirt of a woman named Beaches, while we chanted, "Beaches, Beaches, we saw your Breeches!"

more photos.

The rest of the California photos can be seen here (Los Angeles and vicinity) and here (Disneyland).

Enjoy!

new photos.

Pictures from the first part of our trip, the Palm Springs-Twentynine Palms-Joshua Tree leg, are now available for your review.

These are the first official pictures (not counting one practice roll) I've taken with my new Lomo LC-A. I highly recommend the camera for quirky, off-kilter photography. Not the camera for the perfectionist, as I'm sure you'll notice. I haven't made any adjustments to these photos at all; they are exactly as printed with standard processing. I hope you enjoy this gallery as much as I do.

Disneyland and LA galleries to follow.

suburban outing.

Marc and I are heading out tonight for the first of two official Valentine dates, to one of those paint-your-own-pottery places for a BYOB group date-and-paint thing.

You may remember the last time we painted our own pottery, it was a set of plates that we made as a wedding gift for our friends Joe and Solmi.