Saturday night, I sit in my living room, hear some rumbling outside. Curious, I go to my office window and see two men in full camoflauge fatigues climbing out from the pit below the window.
I open the window.
"Gentlemen," I say, "What are you doing?" I say.
Instead of running, they earnestly exclaim,
"Well...there were these girls...they were NINJAS...we had to run from them!"
Onnnnnnly here. Camouflaged men running from Ninja women.
He's here in plain view...
Ha. Seriously. In my couch, thanks to the aid of my niece's jeans. I think I'll start charging admission to my apartment. AND. No one will ever sit on that cushion again. Ever.
Spent the last day with my RAs, having an in-town retreat.
We did an Italian mobster murder mystery, and I was both host and the family priest, Father AlFredo. Old Pepi Roni (seen in the picture) was murdered by one of the guests.
It was a brilliant time.
Our menu included a dinner prepared by me: ensalata caprese, caesar salad, bread, rigatoni, and tiramisu.
Hooray for old-timey photos! Great time with amazing and hard-working people I love my job.
MARCH 29th 2008. I was going to go on a hike today. Instead, I was awakened at 6:30 this Saturday morning to the sound of the small Bobcat snow plow clearing the concrete outside of my apartment. AWESSSSSSOME. Four inches of snow, we have a "heavy snow warning," and Spring Break is about to come to an end.
I live in Antarctica.
If you'll excuse me, I am going to go weep salty tears into my cup of coffee.
So, I haven't been able to devour any books since Christmas break. I've toyed with a few, but none have stuck...mostly because I didn't have time to commit to reading a sub-par book.
At the end of this oddly snowy Spring Break, I've picked up Beautiful Boy by David Sheff - a story, as its subtitle states - about "a father's journey through his son's meth addiction." Just today, I sat at The Service Station, pouring through this book. Sheff writes honestly and the content is quite accessible and engaging. (Both Anne Lamott and Thomas Lynch are quoted throughout the book, and his writing style is very similar.)
As a person who has studied, loved, and worked with addicted persons, I find this to be a "real" book. Sheff's son Nic wrote a companion book, Tweak, which I imagine I might read after I am finished with this one. I imagine that I will finish this book by the end of the weekend.
I realize I am gushing over a book I have yet to finish...but even after reading just a few chapters, I really think it is worth checking out.
Has anyone else read it?
My favorite room in my apartment. Aaaaand, I don't spend much time in there.
The guest room. I finally finished it mid-January, and really am pleased with how it turned out. It is approximately the size of a miniature matchbox, but it is a good little miniature matchbox. I used things that belonged to my Grandpa Nicholls or Papa Cleveland as inspiration - or things that reminded me of them. I want to add a few more things here and there: pictures of them in the service, some curtains, a little this and that. You'll also see my orange "Josh" Attic Journal from Michelle on the trunk. That's the guest book.
When in Spokane, come, stay, and sign it, ok? (Don't you dare say its too small. If there are two of you, you can and will use my humongous bed while I happily sleep in the guest room. I am a good host, promise.)
Winter is getting old in Spokane, and there isn't an end in sight. See the picture above? That's looking out of one of my windows. It hasn't stopped snowing here in over 24 hours. I needed a good snack, and found a recipe for this Banana Bread with Chocolate and Cinnamon Sugar here. (Some great looking recipes there, for sure!) Here's to comfort food.
He Has His Freedom is the newest album from my new favorite band: Wilbur Huckle.
My favorite tracks: 1. Not So Crazy about the Crazy Cat Lady 4. Where's my Whiskas? 6. Don't Bother Me (I'm Kind of a Big Deal Around Here) and 12. So Emo.
(Thanks to Adam, April, and Amy for helping to make me laugh. My first time playing with Photoshop in awhile, too. Good times.)
I joined Oz Fitness. A gym.
No, you are not reading the wrong blog...this IS Josh Cleveland's.
A good friend has joined, and another might...so...let's see some magic happen.
BEFORE AFTER
After living here since July, I finally did something with my "dining room" (also known as a corner of my living room.) You'll notice that in the "before" picture, I didn't really show that corner. That's right, I Ansel Adamsed it (only showed the pretty stuff, left out all the ugly nearby.) Favorite part of it? The olive branch print. Also, did you know? Mirrors really do make rooms look bigger.
I'm really happy with how it turned out...but need to decide on something to put on the table. Any ideas for me?
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