Sunset On The Red Planet. (Source: NOAA)

I threw up this morning (cancer complications), but this made me laugh. Dogs are loyal; cats are funny.

A mix for your midweek

https://soundcloud.com/djmax-29/the-mix-for-the-comforters/s-cLFH26eTzBK

The card is in the mail. God bless our postal workers!

she lost him but she found himself and somehow that was everything. (insp.)

My cat Libby on my parents’ dining room table. 

My mixes represent how I feel during a period of time. It’s been helpful during cancer treatment because the medicines make me moody and I can sort of flesh it out through mixing different types of movies. (And if it’s a really hard day, I dip back into more old school or find some tearjerker that can make me cry any remaining crap out.) It’s difficult to make definitive steps when most of the day is spent dreaming of things you don’t have the energy for yet.

I’m a big country kid who grew up in small cities. Living near the water has opened my eyes to how I think God experienced life, and looking up at the stars like this image (from NASA or ESA) helps open my eyes to that beauty. … Beauty and wonder for me was escaping my house and escaping into the woods. For my brother it was much the same. He went farther than I did. He always does. 

Chess

I played my extremely intelligent niece in chess last year. I went in thinking, “OK, this will be humbling.” So I figured I’d play it cool and try to beat her, as she had actually taken lessons, but about four moves in I realized that I was already the baby stuck in the corner. So, no, Sybil, we know you’re the smartest! And while I may agree to play chess with you again in the future, just know that I know that my heart’s only in the things where I know I can win at the end. ;)

Stuck inside

I’ve been wanting to get out of this house for days. I did get to get out for a doctor’s visit, but that doesn’t really count. So, last night I wrote a letter and I’m hopeful I can get out of here soon so I can get a stamp and mail it.

Was it always this complicated?

... [o]r am I only just now noticing?

One last mix before I take a medical break. I’m slated for a new MRI and then I’m hopeful I can make a stop over in Florida to check on my house.