magnolia

melissa and i drove out to millhaven today to collect limestone rocks for her garden. my office is in millhaven, and every day i drive past several rock cuts with loose rock. it was funny because as we drove out there, i kept saying "it's still a little farther" or "it's still about 10 minutes", melissa would say "wow! it IS far". it's true, i drive a long way out into the boonies to get to work. it was fun showing her my office, even if it was just the outside. and i was able to show her the test-track where we walk every day at lunch time. on the way home we stopped in collins bay and i showed her my childhood home. i lived there from 3 years old to 20. driving thru that neighbourhood, i was reminded of all the people i knew who lived in each of the houses. and i was surprised by how small each house seemed. it was fun. we also went to produce town. i was so excited because i'd never been there before. that was neat too.

the rest of the day i spent working around the house. i'm enjoying feeling like an established grown-up. slowly, slowly i've been getting all the items for my house that i need. one thing i still need is a pizza cutter. that and a small curtain rod.

i miss venus. i've grown attached to that image as a symbol of graphic design. so that adobe has done away with that trademark symbol it's very sad. well not really, but you know.

thats why its nice to be by yourself.