I have never felt richer

I am wearing a sand dollar on a thin burgundy ribbon, and I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars.

*happy sigh*

Inspiration for the artless

It's on days like these that I wish I had more artistic capabilities than I do.

I got a beautiful parcel from Abi in the mail, and now the little package I was preparing for her seems sad and small and inadequate.

She made me a small diary, only about two inches by four inches, with a German inscription I can't read because the writing is somewhat cramped and black-and-white images of leaves, and a quotation from Pablo Neruda that just about made my brain melt.

I'm still going to make my sad little package, in the hopes that she'll appreciate the spirit in which it was made and overlook its physical imperfections.

Still, it's nice to have finally met someone who's inspired me to start creating again. It had been far too long since I'd tried anything *truly* creative. The last time I'd attempted it, my efforts were received without comment, which kind of dampened my spirits, to say the least.

( Some nice lyrics from The Mahones )

More polls! w00t!

It occurred to me that perhaps not all of my readership is interested in listening to me bubbling madly about Abi, for whatever reasons.

So I'm putting it to you, gentle readers. Are you sickened by Phnee's NRE (New Relationship Energy, thank you to imago for the term)? Do you think it's kinda cute? Do you not care? Vote now, in the privacy of your own homes! :D

[Poll #135436]