drunkard's prayer

I bought Over the Rhine's new album on itune's last night, "Drunkard's prayer". It is very good. It is thick with personal story. The title track, of course, made me cry this morning as I was mopping the floor.

"Your my water, your my wine, your my whisky..from time to time"

our prayers are like this aren't they? Sometime's I crave it like water. Sometimes I indulge in it like wine, and then sometimes I drown in it, like whisky, all wasted from the brokeness of trying to live my life in a meaningful way. I think Karin (singer) knows this, too. It is a really beautiful song. Buy it off itune's for 99 cents. it's worth it....or the whole album for 9.99, it's also worth it.

pilgrim days

It's hot as you know what here, and the journey towards a cooler day seems almost unknowable. I am weary of this southern summer, I knew I would be. I miss the rhythms of my old life. I miss Delmar and my hidden path to the loop.I miss the things I knew and the things that knew me. I miss my friends and the church and the jewish people that walked on Saturday. I miss dominos. I think I am allowed to be sad about these things, and it is important for me to say that I am, in fact, sad about leaving St Louis. I do have a dog though, and a very cute husband, who makes me laugh all the time.

Some of Josh's observations of the South.

Josh says...."People here put the prefix 're' in the wrong places"

I say..." What to you mean?"

Josh says "For example...I took Welsie(dog) out to pee an hour ago, but I think I need to re-take her out again"

I laugh. It does sound dumb.

salsa, homemade

I am making homemade salsa like crazy these days...so easy.

For a small bowl (enough to feed fourish)

2 tomatoes chopped
1/2 onion chopped
cilantro ( almost a whole bundle, but not all of it)
lime juice, a good amount
a little bit of olive oil
salt and pepper
a touch of cayenne pepper

put everything in a blender until pureed.

adjust to your liking.

A Day Off

I am breathing easier this morning because I have a day off. I have spent the last three years working at most three days a week. Being a nurse has its perks, and days off is one of them. However, since I have been here in Birmingham, I have been working everyday... mostly to "facilitate" my orientation process. I hate being the "trainee", especially in a field in which I have 7 years of experience. I was venting my frustration to a friend to which she replied..."think about how Jesus felt...he created the whole place". Ummm...she had a point.

Not much on the docket today. I plan on bathing the dog, she smells just ever so doggish. I also plan on going to Barnes and Noble and reading whatever I want. I don't have any places yet to call my own. No Meshugga and the community I would surely see on any given day. But this is ok, I will find new loafing graduate students to mingle with on weekday mornings(these are the only kind who get to do such things), unless you are a cool mom like tirzah.

more later, brooke

more welsie 

our new little girl

Well, in a moment of something..only time will tell, Josh and I bought our first dog. She is Welsie the Mastiff. She is really adorable and she is going to get really really big. (she already weighs 60 lbs...) We love her already and we hope she learns to trust and love us. As of right now, she is pretty timid...or she just gets so excited that she pees everywhere. I will post some more pictures tommorrow.

I'm all done 

meet welsie...