fiftieth mug shot. june 13. giant yellow mug. detox tea/green tea with kombucha. planetary alignment.

"On June 13, 2010, Uranus, Jupiter, and 

Mercury will be lined up on one side of 

the Sun while Venus, Mars, and Saturn 

will be lined up on the other side. Earth 

will be perpendicular to the Sun at this time."

listening to solfeggio harmonics 

and imagining i can see the show

this monumental day of epic proportions

has me contemplating

on an enormous scale

a universe of existence

a world far greater than you

probably dare to admit

don't be afraid to look inside

{the answers hide there}

forty-ninth mug shot. june 12. to-go cup. convenience store coffee.

my nieces were asleep

safe in their beds

little did they know

there was a war going on

between the dino and

a serious bunch of coffee guards

[bonus pics]

forty-eighth mug shot. june 11. bunny mug at tracie's. pre-art crawl espresso.

invisible mug, invisible face.

drinkin' coffee at tracie's place.

forty-seventh mug shot. june 10. world's greatest mom mug. coffee & fresh bread.

a mid-morning snack

at my parent's house;

a shabby chic haven,

roses everywhere.

forty-sixth mug shot. june 8. rainy night. Day of the Triffids (1962).

Day of the Triffids

as the rain pounds

on the glass

i watch man-eating plants

consume the blind.

[bonus pics]

forty-fifth mug shot. june 8. flower mug. green tea. 5 DAYS!!

my shop is open for five days

before i retire

for 100 days (at least)

the first sabbatical

of many

if i ever have full-time 

employees,

sabbaticals

will be mandatory

forty-fourth mug shot. june 7. little lady tea cups. green tea.

私の名前はレベッカです

my first japanese lesson.. on a pizza box.

ありがとう 洋平!!

forty-third mug shot. june 6. radical pottery mug. flea market.

curved with

splotchy colours

smooth with

clever silhouettes

temptation

takes

many

forms

[bonus pics of mugs!]

forty-second mug shot. june 5. oktoberfest mug. tap water. back porch.

sunny day / rainy night

talent show / dialogue

bicycling / head-standing

eating food / drinking liquids

=

the yin / yang of my day

[ps. bonus pics]

forty-first mug shot. june 4. japanese mug. french press coffee, cookies by tim.

saturday night.

blogging.

is this a real world?

 new: bonus pics

fortieth mug shot. june 3. favourite flower mug. blissful contemplation.

up to my ears

in orders

[of which i am extremely grateful]

scheming about

retirement

[but not the usual kind]

details soon

[♪♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪♫]

thirty-ninth mug shot. june 2. not a mug at all. cold black coffee at 10pm. a short poem.

basking in the glow

of my macbook monitor

the look on my face

asks

why do you still believe

what the media

tells

you

?

thirty-eighth mug shot. june 1. harbour diner. breakfast. guest blogger brian.

brian moved in in september.

he is a water scientist.

treated us to 9 months of good times.

left today on a roadtrip

back to the west coast. home.

❤ ❤ ❤

thirty-seventh mug shot. may 31. green & red mug. bowtied in the backyard.

green bowtie is actually a headband, 

you can get yours at the owl's nest

made by a wonderful lady named melissa

ps. i have awesome customers..  :)

thirty-sixth mug shot. may 30. greetings mug. double smiles. guest blogger charlotte.

meow meow meow meow.

purr.

"thank you, brian, for the surprise cup of superior flavoured coffee."

"i'll miss you."

thirty-fifth mug shot. may 29. HO³ mug. this is my studio.

mr. sun is burning a hole 

in the wall 

thanks to the skylight. 

the fan is at top speed.

the ceiling is peeling.

it is very warm.

thirty-fourth mug shot. may 28. "[B.A.D.]™." coffee at the hotbox cafe, kensington.

thirty-third mug shot. may 27. flower mug. magic tea. fun times.

taken on a manual camera, old skool!!

thanks to the special lady who took this 

and her boy for the hospitality.

thirty-second mug shot. may 26. cat mug. meow.

today's mug shot is dedicated to my brother tim, 

who is celebrating his last day of work tomorrow. 

(for now.) and who has always been so supportive 

and proud of his sister for never embarrassing him 

or looking like a complete disaster on the internet 

while advertising our blood relation.

thirty-first mug shot. may 25. 3 of 3. cat mug. hamilton sunset.