It's steamy here, like a sauna. It rains most afternoons, but it's hot even in the morning, and you steam right up. And it gets to be like that most days through mid-September. It's our tropical phase.

(I was joking: I said "you hosed her back", and then I said "unless she turned around", because then you would have hosed her front.)

THAT SOUNDS VERY COOL MALIGN - I WISH IRELAND WAS LIKE A SAUNA. THAT WOULD BE WAAAAAAY FUNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH I GET YYOU NOW:)

Ow. Your Caps Lock is stuck, sweetness, and it's giving me a headache. ;-)

WHOOPS SORRY I WAS JUST GETTING OVEREXCITED!!!!!!!!! It's off now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I know, honey. I was just trying to keep you from flying away.

It's something you're going to have to learn how to do, you know. How to bring yourself down a bit when you start fizzing; how to bring yourself up when you start to sink. There's no way we can be with you every time, after all.

It's not that easy. I'm having a good day today so I'm going to try stay happy!!!!!

Oh, I know it's not easy; I didn't say anything about easy.

There are things you can learn, though. Did you get a chance to look at the article I mentioned, what was it, yesterday?

And good days are the best time to start learning, because you have more energy now.

Yeah I read it.... I don't think I'm bipolar though. I just get overexcited sometimes, that's all.

Well, you get both overexcited and depressed, sometimes.

And I wasn't saying you're any particular label. But if you tend to go up and down, it can't hurt to become more aware of where you're going next, and try to use whatever you can to keep yourself steadier. Just because the advice was designed for bipolar people doesn't mean it's not good advice. That's just my thought. :-)

you're right, i just don't have the will power to change it.

Meh, you can do anything, lady blossom. It's just a matter of wanting to.

I think i need some sleep. gotta go..

Blossom did you sleep well?

Hey finding, yeah I slept ok! how are you today?

So far so good! I'm distracting my little cat. She wants to go out, but I have to take her to the vet in a bit for her shots

Oh no, injections are horrible:( poor kitty:( how is your sunburn?

Not as pink today:) Hey, how are things for you?

everythings ok. how about you?

This is the last day of my favorite month. August means working on the house (I have to paint the garage) and getting prepared for my demanding job.

I found my oil paint mediums and they were leaking all over!!! Very sticky. Did you ever take a class in oil painting?

hmmmm, no I've never used oil paints before. are they nice to work with?

There are so many options! There are with acrylics too I suppose, but oil is so great for layers of glazes that make things glow.

They sound cool!

That's another fun thing about going to museums. Prints of those master paintings are nothing compared to seeing them in person. I'm not crazy about "what" Ingres paints, for example, but it is breathtaking how he handles his glazes!!