well, it is a nice, chilled evening here in pittsburgh. took a raging hot, candlelit shower with an after work beer and now i'm ready to settle down for some serious studying and inevitably, some porn (well, after these brief messages, that is ) . online classes and my porn addiction are forced to mingle when they are both just a click away on the same screen. first world problems.

i've been enjoying the relatively cooler weather these past few days and doing miles and miles of wandering the trail that runs along the allegheny river. my work and my home are both easily accessible from it and sometimes when the mood and the weather are just right the six mile trek beckons my feet to hit the dusty road. sometimes i'll put on an album that seems to track with the experience in an almost unbelievably magical way. the other day it was panopticon by isis. after about five miles i came to a strange spot where i needed to be on a bridge but couldn't seem to find an accessible way that wasn't life risking. i would have had to turn all the way back but another half mile of exploring the terrain i found the way. the song playing at just this moment was 'altered path'. perfect. if there aren't many people out i'll go bare ears and enjoy the vast melodies of nature, free of screaming children and inevitable drunken river yelling. i like to wander about for at least a mile or two each day. hell i'd walk the entire country and back if my knees would allow it. the most i have ever walked in one day was nearly 30 miles in boston a few years back when i was on my cross-country trip. two months of just me, my legs, and greyhound buses. i really need to look into more hiking around here that is accessible without a car but outside of the city limits. more mountainous. suggestions, fellow inhabitants of pittsburgh?


it is not often that i blog with more photos than words but i have a few to share and i think that it will be just fine. 'tis what i've been up to these past few weeks:

happy that the baby leaves are beginning to sprout. i have been observing them since i first noticed the buds begin to swell on the tips of the branches.




never ceasing to marvel at a tiny coincidence happened upon at just the right moment. seeing this as i walked into work made my day. it doesn't take much, realize.




i baked some scrumptious skull cakes with reese puff brains.





hanging in my well known pittsburghian nooks. finding new spots to dwell. smiling at the mallards and geese nibbling the grass and floating peacefully along together in the water.




every morning i walk by this wall (and for quite some time now have stopped by it for a moment before moving on) revel in the power of the words, wondering who wrote it and how it has remained untouched for so long. envying the little home that exists on top of it with so many ducks and such a nice sunrise and set to see each day. i'd love to talk to whoever is up there behind that blanket.





i don't usually spend a lot of money on clothing items but i bought myself some new docs for my birthday. twenty-five, baby. thanks for the wishes





been doing a lot of porch chilling in these unseasonably hot march days. the grill has been fired up! go on and admire my kabobs. i am the master of the meats in this house of four men and one gal.




we are lucky to have an incredible rooftop on our three story house and tis the season to climb out once again. roof scrabble! roof jams! roof beers!






i discovered a collection of over a hundred wasp carcasses and nest remnants under a ledge by the river. i have been having some difficulties with my old film slr so this does not do them justice but as a huge fan of death and decay it made me leap for joy to find these. you can barely tell here but these two died and were preserved in mid thrust!





i've been dabbling in some sewing over the past year. this is one of my favorites so far. i made this shirt in the winter out of two of my boyfriend's old band t-shirts and a lace skirt. it was finally warm enough to wear it! i've been sewing by hand which i love on a rainy day with the window cracked and a nice big joint, but my lovely mom got me a sewing machine for my birthday so i'm excited to start doing more. i have a ton of ideas and fabrics and look forward to having more time once spring semester is over to dabble with a plethora of lingerie i've been dying to start on.







well that about sums it up. i got yet another session done on my sleeve, one more session and it will be complete! it is such an amazing feeling after all these years to finally have the money to crank out what i have wanted and envisioned for so long. its just how i wanted it. it is mid-heal so i'll save the photos for next time. road trips upcoming to virginia, nyc, atlantic city, ohio and god knows where else for a plethora of shows including converge, birds in row, pianos become the teeth, radiohead, garbage, marilyn manson...

otherwise i've just been my usual self,
whiskey bent and hell bound.

yeah. i am quoting hank williams jr while listening to slayer,
but i saw the album on an old juke box the other day and i couldn't resist.

whatever.
love. peace. happiness. bacon. rainbows. clouds. penetration.
viva!
time to hit the books.
as always, till next time...
<3 Rexxy