a "tree"

oni has a new tree.  i think she likes it because she can let her legs hang through the "branches."  or maybe she just feels smart, hanging out in the library.

summery. the season, not the book report. duh!

i still love these kids.

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it's been getting quite summery here in albuquerque.  to celebrate, we walked around downtown looking for good tattoo artists "just in case."  it was arley's idea.
we went into so many creepy creepy shops.  but i did find a cute little zen tea shop at the end of the day.  even if it was amazingly expensive.  

also.  arley braided my hair.

just for tree/blooming/flower reference, this was from 28.march.

officially!

the bad news:  i have been in orientation classes for the entire week.

the good news:  i have officially had a job for exactly one week!  a job with benefits and trainings and certifications.  a job i have been dreaming about for ages.

waaaaaahooooooooooooo!!!!

i think i'm almost a grown up!

rheumatoid

i had 2 likely ear infections the other week.  when i went to the doctor, he didn't see infection, but when i went for my work physical, the nurse said it looked pretty infecty.  and that was when the grossest pain in the world was finally winding down.

it was the grossest pain that would keep me awake at night.  it was the grossest pain that would trick me into thinking it was going away in the mornings, yet get worse and worse throughout the day, until it would keep me awake at night again.

anyways.  i thought of a funny.

you know rheumatoid arthritis?  well, if i remember right, one of the main symptoms is that it gets worse throughout the day.

as i was laying in bed awake one night, due to my stupid stupid ears, i thought, maybe i have rheumatoid….EARthritis!  and then i laughed by myself for an hour until i fell asleep.

artsy

sometimes i try to take artsy photos.  as you know.

eda makes this very difficult.