holiday!

very busy day
taking care of to-do lists
on vacation now

work birthday

now we're a large group
making it difficult to
talk amongst ourselves

permanent resident

a folded letter
printed on thin white paper
makes things official

massage

soothing and stroking
a back angry from lifting
heavy concrete bags

snow... again

concrete pour halted
tiny inconveniences
a fresh white blanket

concrete pad

preparing to pour
power tools, levels, hammers
building wooden forms

Village Theatre, Issaquah

excited children
dolled up in fancy dresses
restless in their seats

2009

things are looking up
I'm focusing on feeling
hopeful this new year

Tolkien defense of fairy-stories

for happy endings;
for recovery, escape,
and consolation

weather

sun at the weekend
followed by snow on Monday
sun returned today

noisy

I can't concentrate
people with no "indoor voice"
constantly talking

5.5 miles

running by myself

difficult to keep a pace

crowded at Green Lake

Seahawks lose

playoff hopes shattered

frozen tundra covered with

blinding, sticky snow

Seahawks Friday

donuts and cupcakes
frosted in lurid green/blue
big game tomorrow

blisters

a hurried morning
socks forgotten in the rush
running, regardless

moving van

yellow Penske truck
now parked in front of our house
how long will it stay?

Nike+ sensor

my feelings for you
a mixture of love and hate
please don't fail again

registered trademarks

marking ownership
replacing a small "SM"
with a "circle R"

twelfth night

taking down the tree
packing ornaments away
sweeping up needles

Bubble & Squeek

shorthair meets longhair

brothers entwined on the bed

feline yin and yang

tech socks? count us in!

fifteen-K distance
zero point seven miles short
of the ten-mile goal

Thursday morning

making detailed lists
trying to get organized
feeling more settled

luckily, it's a 3-day week...

surrounding clutter
distracts me from the day's work
a very slow start

Year of the Runner

bleary-eyed people
regretting last night's excess
resolution run

waiting

pacing back and forth
knowing that Wil is really
close... and yet so far

stormy weahter

gusty winds blowing
down trees, knocking out power
torrential downpours

holiday party

cocktails and music
softening the edges of
forced togetherness

I (heart) Matt

cider and burgers
and plenty of time talking
and getting caught up

cancellation

an unexpected
free evening, so I craft
to my heart's content

Sunday

the last weekend day
that I will spend without Wil
passing slowly by

thanks Kyle!

moving furniture
a place to store Wil's clothing
it seems so real now

am I dreaming?

yesterday's result
still feels unbelievable
now just one more week

success!!!

interview complete
now our lucky number is
"double-oh-seven"

one more day

Wil is in London
his interview tomorrow
feeling positive

oral presentation

talking about the
project; the only team that
followed directions

a visit with Dr. Carroll

eye pressure steady
slight inflammation remains
the drops continue

Maltby Cafe

a family brunch
catching up with news about
the Delaney clan

Hooverville

friendly local bar
peanut shells dropped on the floor
Strongbow in a can

RhythmJam

children dancing, dogs
wagging tails, drummers drumming,
me dancing, smiling

...rain

snow falling last night
gone in the morning... so I'm
back in the office

...snow...

my road still icy
I happily work from home
for another day

snow!

icy conditions
gave me the perfect excuse
to stay home again

eyes

a dusting of snow
and a painful eye conspire
to keep me at home

mixed bag

at the end of a
somewhat productive weekend
finally posting...

Stuffies splitting up?

Milo unhappy
rifts opening in the band
not so Wonder-ful

happy solitude

losing track of time
is it Friday? Saturday?
more peace and quiet

Thanksgiving

I give thanks for a
quiet day of solitude,
movies, and crafting

Suz

seeing you today
made me feel so happy; like
I'd regained feeling

close call

waiting, bus shelter
wet and cold... I remember
that I drove to class

Santarchy?

my will weakening
powerless against the lure
of crimson velvet

Autumn cleaning

a long overdue
fit of vacuuming, mopping,
scrubbing -- not windows

cupcake

new pumpkin flavor
is difficult to resist
buttercream frosting

traffic

inching down the street;
blocked intersections, drizzle,
rising blood pressure

Stein

afternoon at the
5 Point with my brother Mike
solving the world's ills

happy anniversay to us

appropriate that
tradition dictates paper
my love, my best friend

offsite, day 2: no magenta fuzzy

meeting all day, then
four more hours of class at night
not feeling the love

offsite day 1: Whirlyball, the Ruins

enjoyed goofing off
with my team, but dinner was
a disappointment

Lady Constance Lytton, 2

is there anything
that I would be willing to
be imprisoned for?

soothing

adding shape on shape
repeating stitches becomes
a meditation

usability test

"You know Don Norman?"
he asked, unaware that I
was reading his book

orishas

loving samba class
personalized attention
and vibrant drumming

edgy

nervous about the
study; at least it is a
distraction from life

hopeful

finally it feels
possible; Wil's interview
just one month away

hooky

I feel much better
having taken the day off
naughty, but better

vivid

dreaming of London
the embassy a castle
Wil a questing knight

relaxed

it's the first weekend
in a very long time that
we have felt happy

happy birthday Adam

I wish that when we
last met I had told you how
much you meant to me

FINALLY!!!

Wil got an e-mail:
interview in December
just thirty-five days

twelve weeks

sending letters to
politicians; we're really
feeling desperate

T-Mo Halloween

fewer people in
costumes this year; but I left
before the children

plain

momentarily
I consider a costume
the spirit passes

@ Barbara & Taru's

the mysteries of
the pomegranate revealed
ruby sweet-tart seeds

recluse

I can easily
go the whole weekend speaking
to no one but Wil

I feel like I keep
writing the same haiku; how
art imitates life

bleak

I can't keep this up
I can't even bear to post
these gloomy haiku

eleven weeks

if six to twelve was
really eight to ten, then we
are now overdue

6:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

long, exhausting day
arriving early at work,
staying late at school

Tato & Tufty

surrounded by the
furry souvenirs of our
journey together

lonely

yesterday was a
reminder of simgle life --
but worse, without Wil

Rita & Shane

family and friends
in overlapping circles
support your union

Friday

another long week
crossed off the calendar; still
no news from London

Lady Constance Lytton

jailed for her beliefs
carving a bloody V for
votes into her chest

clocks

the endless ticking
slowly marking time until
together again

samba

sadly my joyous
feelings dissipate too fast
when the drumming stops

grey

trudging through the day
each morning more difficult
to get out of bed

slip

a momentary
lapse of concentration and
I fall to my knees

things what go WHUMP in the night

will insomnia
be my constant companion
despite the new roof?

red tape

crossing off the days
serving this tiresome sentence
feeling imprisoned

hopeless

why do I write these
when I now seem to lack the
energy to post?

usability class

working with Tracy
and Leslie -- feeling happy
about our project

x-rays

standing motionless
clutching the lead body shield
knees frozen in time

Janelle

such joy in dancing
inspires my creaky knees
feeling the rhythm

long weekend

restless energy
feeling trapped, maddened by the
slowly ticking clock

Skype isn't enough

tense, quiet, moody
readjusting to leading
our separate lives

TGIF?

one week has gone by
not even an entire month
empty weekend looms

i (heart) carol

glimmer of sunshine:
my new samba instructor
she's an otter, too

wednesday

settling into
a dreary routine; one day
much like another

office

corner cubicle
secluded, quiet; still I
cannot keep focused

jet lag

dry-eyed, wide awake
exhausted but still sleepless
hearing the clock tick

farewell

where did two months go?
poster children for Einstein's
relativity