Swollen

When I was a kid, there were these women in my family. I was never exactly sure of their relation (I'm not sure anyone knew for that matter). Let's put them in the Great Aunts from the old country category. They were old, and plump, and wore chiffon dresses that made an unnatural sound when they shifted in their seats, but the thing that I remember most about them was their feet. More distinctly, the U shaped mounds of flesh that swelled up out of their petite, 50's style pumps. I so desperately wanted to run up and snatch those shoes right off. I so desperately wanted to set those feet free. The irony baffled me, even as a child. In an attempt to appear beautiful, they ended up deformed. The End

Impromptu Christmas Party '04

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Originally uploaded by Donnamo.

Jason and I were just hanging out one day in late December and folks just started showing up. Not pictured here are Jon Sadler, Mary Savage, Myself, Milo, and Jason. At one point the neighbors even showed up with a plate of goodies. I hate to use this word because it makes me think of moralistic children's books with doe eyed purple dragons, but it was truely was serendipitious.