This is freakin' hysterical!

My mum used to sing this to me when I was a bambina.....this version is hilarious!

For my co-guardian angel......

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
Oh, I of course replied
Something here inside cannot be denied

They said someday you'll find
All who love are blind
Oh, when your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love

Now laughing friends deride
Tears I can not hide
Oh, so I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes

The fridge

A Dedication

Outside the barracks by the corner light
Darling I remember how I'd wait for you at night
There we'd create a world for two, I'd wait for you
The whole night through, was there that you'd whisper tenderly
That you loved me, you'd always be
Be my Lili Marlene, be my Lili Marlene

I'd give you a rose to show I care,
And wind it through your golden hair
Then we would say goodnight and part,
I'll always keep you in my heart
With me Lili Marlene, with me Lili Marlene

My Lili of the lamplight, my own Lili Marlene


This is the Carly Simon version, from her album Film Noir. It's my favorite English translation. It's for my grandparents and their generation, who fought World War II and defeated the scourge of Nazism. May we never forget their world, with it's hardships, tragedies, and heroism.

Today's Quotes

"All holidays must end, as you know. All is memory, taken home with me- the opera, the stolen tea, the sand drawing, the verging sea- all years ago. " -"Verdi Cries"

" Why Am I The Witness? And When I Capture It On Film Will It Mean That It's The End And I'm Alone?" -Rent

For my guardian angel.......

"Shadow Of The Day"

I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away

Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay

Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

Photo Shoot

This is me, doing a photo shoot at Carrie's on Thursday. I'm obviously not uncomfortable with nudity. I'm not the hottest girl, but I do find it fun to push the envelope.....

Petey and Dot

Petey (the dog) and Dot (the crab)- two great pets together at last. Taking bets- would Petey eat Dot, or would Dot pinch the crap out of Petey?