This was the year. Of course I thought about it. But I didn’t obsess about it all day. And the day before. And the day after.
What is July 25? [Read more...]
gender bending
22 May 2010 By Leave a Comment
It occures to me ive never personally known any female to male trans but Ive known lots of male to females both pre and post op. I wish changing was “scifi” easy like in steel beach. I’d swap back and forth every few years. How amazing would that experience be? Not from a “trapped in the wrong body” position but from a “happy in both unhappy in one” position. If I could I’d change my body like I change my hair – just to experience something new and amazing. I mean, I already alter it with tattoos and piercing and I’ve always been facinatr d with surgical modifications. I imagine one day gender swapping will be easy and just another way to mod. Not in my lifetime tho. Or my kids. No I don’t want to be a boy but what an awesome experience it could be, ya know?
Im on my phone so this took forever and i didnt really elaborate. Suffice to say, i think the opportunity to swap gender at will, easily with no negative surgical repercussions, would be amazing.
Planting in Newspaper? Sure Thing!
11 May 2010 By 1 Comment
This year I decided to grow a garden. I’m not really sure why, it just felt like the thing to do. I spent some time fumbling with what to use from cardboard boxes to plastic pots in various sizes to terra cotta to peat and finally wound up with a 4′x8′x1′ raised bed made from 1×4′s and some junk wood from the cut bin.
Let’s go back to the beginning. I started all but one of my current plants from seed. I didn’t expect it to work, it never had before. Lo and behold, I made plants! Well, I can grow a baby, so of course I can grow a plant. Shhh, it’s actually easier to grow a baby!
Let’s also skip my early attempts. I planted in paper Dixie cups, figuring once I had a great rootball I could put the cups in my compost bin (which I’ve had for a couple of years now). I got two full cycles out of those cups, and they did make it into my bin, but newspaper cups? Way easier. I promise.
First, gather your supplies. You’ll need an empty soda or juice can (or a juice cup about the same size, the key here is for it to be a perfect cylinder, not angled!), some old newspaper, planting soil*, seeds, and a low-sided box OR a low-sided plastic bin (see photos), both large enough to hold however may pots you are making.
*A note on your soil: if it feels too heavy for the size of the bag, it’s probably top soil and not good for planting. If it feels light, too light for the size of the bag, it’s probably perfect. [Read more...]
azxure’s busy world
17 April 2010 By Leave a Comment
Life keeps going whether I pay attention or not! So much going on. This morning we woke up and headed out to the Coral Springs Earth Day Festival. The kids got piggy banks made of recycled money & plastic, pencils made from newspaper, pens made from corn, safety whistles, made pine cone bird feeders and picked out plants to bring home. I had wanted to pick a plant each, but it was a clusterfuck there so the kids each picked and we left. Eshiva picked a bush/shrub of some sort and the boys each picked a tree (no clue what they are, but they each got different types).
Came home, cleaned the kitchen, ranted for a bit. Michael left for work and dad went with me to Whole Foods and Home Depot. Picked up probiotics for Malachai . I’m a little worried about his gastro-issues. He is always gassy (seriously foul gas) and only has a BM every other/every third day. He isn’t in pain though. It’s probably his dairy and carb intake, but… the boy lives on dairy and carbs. Autism and GI problems go hand in hand. Mal only sees his normal ped. We don’t go to the neuro anymore, never had a developmental ped, no gi docs. We see the nutritionist once a year, but she is mostly there to make sure he gets a varied and complete diet and isn’t deficient somewhere. So here’s hoping the probiotics work! I also picked up some digestive tea for my dad, which I hope he uses.
After WF we went to Home Depot and ogled fridges. Remember last month when we had to empty and defrost the fridge? It did it again. I give up. We got this bit of love. They didn’t have the one I had chosen in stock, so they marked this one down to the lower price. Yay! It’s still about 600$ more than I had planned on spending. Boo 
It was also 10% off plus we’ll get 20% back from the state for buying an EnergyStar rated fridge. Yay again! It wont get delivered until May 1, so thankfully we have the fridge in the garage to move the dairy & meat to. I don’t think we lost too much. It’s inconvenient, but it could be worse.
Also picked up some sod to cover a bare spot in the front yard and bought a tangelo (honeybell!) tree (impulse buy). Got home and Michael vacuumed out my car (the sod made a huge mess) and dad and I cleaned out the front yard area. I planted Eshiva’s shrub after that. I’ll need Michael to help me dig some holes for the trees.
Um…. dinner time? We need to clean some more. The party is tomorrow. The boys are excited! Me too 
This was my day
15 March 2010 By 1 Comment
So, we did this today: Tomorrows Project so long as the $$ holds out – How to Build a Raised Garden Bed – The Home Depot – Garden Club http://shar.es/mo5yu I love when I make plans and they happen!
but first, let me remember this, since FB doesn’t exactly archive my status updates lol
