A really good weekend...

...Abeit surrounded by scary headlines..the sniper in D.C, various Bush horror stories,...A child has gone missing my mom's neck of the woods, and so far it sounds pretty bad, like they'll never find him.

I almost feel guilty for having had such a nice weekend. The opening was lots of fun, I had coffee with Dublos and we both laughed our respective asses off. I watched South Park and ate chips with Ben the Neighbor and Ms Ruby and Laura. I'm going out to sushi on Tuesday night. Life is really good and the leaves are falling and there's hopeful things in the air....

...Surrounded by the dread of current events. This is probably just a taste of what Weimar-era Germany must have been like before the Nazis took over. Not even comparable, I know, but every once in a while a parallel or two comes to mind...

Sober stuff, I know. But never fear, more monkeys are coming your way...

I had a lovely walk in the park...

I kicked leaves around, fed the ducks and squirrels, ran away when the geese started threatening. Admired the leftover roses and picked up sticks.

Now I'm inside, listening to Danny Elfman again. It's all I can do not to call random friends and play the soundtrack to "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" at them. It's that kind of day.
It's good music to think of Sock-monkey plots by.

Or just eat ice cream, whichever:)

More Sock-Monkey-Melodrama!!!

Okay, I'm ready for another segment of the exciting Monkey Story I Make Up As I Go...(couldn't do it on Friday because I was out, and Saturday I was hanging around with friends. I'm sure glad you waited.)

*Opens up the book to the page with the pictures of winged sock-creatures flying in a direct line towards Minneapolis*

...The Sock-critters with the jet-fueled wings were in formation and making their way to Minneapolis for reasons known only to them. The Air Force was scrambled, and at first got confused and reported many Gremlin sightings before their eyes would focus. William Shatner had a screaming fit as a small chorus line of sock monkeys with glitter wings started a spirited can-can on the wing of his plane, singing the Moulin-Rouge version of "Entertain Us" by Nirvana. Small children kept pointing at the sky and giggling. Lemurs made lemur noises in zoos everywhere...

...But at home, oblivious to the rapidly-closing fluff-laden flying force, the Maus in the Yellow hat was having a Serious Talk with her sock monkey, who was smiling beatifically out the window.
"Hey, there's tons of charges on my phone bill!!! Why are there so many for a K.Pok. Island? I don't speak Kapocian!!!"
The Maus glared at the monkey...who sat and smiled.
"And why is there extra glitter all over my floor? I know for a FACT I haven't used the fuscia stuff yet, and it's all over my worktable!!! Speak up, dammit!"
Sitting....
Smiling....

"And another thing, you....You're awfully quiet these days...we never talk anymore, and that hurts me!!! Ever since you got your new wings all you do is sit and stare out the window and SMILE all the time!!! Answer me!!! What's on your mind? hah?"

Sitting...
Smiling....



Waiting......