wake up! mission accomplished!

that was great - i got an sms from my mother telling me that my birthday present had gone according to plan :)

i couldn't mention it here until now because she reads these posts, but in addition to sending her an email with a funny video involving my squeaky ducks and a jazzy "happy birthday" song, i managed to get my sister on board and have protoplasm surprise her as a costumed singing telegram!
I MUST SEE PHOTOS!!!

i've just breakfasted on my little patio, which is great but i think needs to be reconfigured (i haven't actually put much thought into it), and i'm contemplating a very serious move to the beach.

aaahhhhh, cream. i can't believe it took me until now to start listening to them (aside from the few songs that everyone knows).

oh - i knew i forgot something! listen to these guys, they have a very interesting sound :) [i'm going to try to make a live performance this week]