october 30th.

october 29th.

more flowers from zoe.
she's such an angel.

i promise to try to post pictures of something other than my hands..

october 28th.

it is finally starting to feel like fall around here..

october 27th.

i always have to bake when this guy comes to town.

october 26th.

cranberry-white-chocolate-macadamia nut.

maybe one day i will post the recipe....
maybe not.

october 25th.

october 24th.

i am one of those people who believe it is extremely important to be supportive of your friends.
all the time.
no matter what.
even when said support means that you will be made to suffer.

which explains how i ended up spending this evening in a room full of women. (licia+large groups of women=disaster.) i am not catty enough to fit in, and i don't like silly games...buuuuut, blanche needed moral support.

i plastered on a fake smile, and was lulled into complacency by wine, cheese, and olives...while little-miss-baptist-girl made rude comments about my tattoos and constantly told me i talked too loud, i watched this:

and this:
and this:and this:
by the end of two hours, my face looked like this:and some drunk blonde stole my flip-flops.

october 23rd.

when the music stops,
the
rest
is silence.

etsy bloggers' featured blogger: bf beads.

this month's featured blog over at etsy bloggers is mama's magic, manned by the lovely jen over at bfbeads. not only is her blog superfun, but her shops are full of all sorts of mommy good-ness...like this:
this pretty bracelet is from jen's "baby friendly beads" line, designed to make breastfeeding easier..jen says:

"Reminder bracelets are used to keep track of which breast was nursed on last during a feeding (or which breast needs to begin the next feeding). Simply wear it on the left or right wrist and switch as needed! The beads are strung on memory wire, so the bracelet can be easily switched from one wrist to the other. There are no clasps to fuss with (or for baby to break). "

check out more baby friendly beads here, and other mama's magic here..and don't forget to check out jen's blog!

october 22nd.

my daughter brings me lovely things.

october 21st.

time
out.

october 20th.

every
single
word you say
is a slice from a razor
dirty
and dull....
only sharp
enough
to ensure the wound will fester.

october 19th.

when i was in college,
i had an english professor who returned an essay exam i had taken with the grade of "0" on it.
she had gone over every single letter "t" on the paper with a red pen
and across the top had written:
" 't' is a tall letter and should come three-quarters of the way through the lines you are writing on."

and all i could think was:
"the lines on which you are writing. duh."

october 18th.

yes,
it is.

october 17th.

your indifference speaks in deafening
volumes,
obliterating
years
of empty words.

there will be no more tears for you,
my friend.

october 16th.

you've always got something
slick
to say..


self portrait challenge.

october 15th.

today is blog action day, a day where bloggers from around the world take time out to focus on an issue grander than themselves, with the hope that a global discussion will ensue..

this year, the topic is poverty.


pov-er-ty: noun. the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. condition of being poor. indigence. destitution. need. want. a state of privation and lack of necessities. serious lack of the means for proper existence. a state of having absolutely none of the necessities of life. implies that help or relief is necessary. meagerness.

i am not going to use this as a platform to shove politics at people. regardless of who you are and what you stand for, there is an unfathomable number of people around the world living-and dying- in poverty. it is a condition that has no regard for race, creed, or gender..and that is something that we should not continue to ignore.

so..i challenge you:
do something.
research issues. research politicians. research relief organizations. volunteer. give something of yourself, that others may live.

if you are interested and don't know where to start, check out the blog action day website for helpful resources..

october 14th.

you
are just too
good
at the games you play.

october 13th.

october 12th.

october 11th.

in silence,
i would
stay
for days
and days
and days..


take your kids here:

october 10th.

stop calling me..
i honestly
do
not
care.

october 9th.

you have no power over me.

october 8th.

nothing i say
holds any interest
for you..

it has not gone
unnoticed.

self-portrait challenge.

october 7th.

remember the illustrations i was working on?
well, here they are!!!
make sure you get one of october's limited edition pikapakages from the pikaland shop(available soon, we swear)!

october 6th.

if you are one of the first one hundred people in the door at the atomic holiday bazaar, you'll get a swag bag..that includes special edition postcard prints of some of my photographs. whee!

october 5th.

october 4th.

it is not my style to do this, but as i was tagged by both everyday moments and the spotted sparrow on the same day, i suppose i will comply...here are six random tidbits about the wonder that is licia:

• i don't have cartilage or reflexes in either knee.
• i can read a little over one hundred pages per hour.
• i practice writing with my left hand daily, in hopes of becoming ambidextrous.
• i am a native floridian, and i loathe hot weather.
  
• i have had thirteen concussions so far. i am afraid to shave my head because of all the bumps on my skull.
• i have had the same email account for almost fifteen years.

and, to do my part in perpetuating the insanity... a pretty rock, brainure, curious mess, free forged, and my aphrodite should all consider themselves tagged. take that!

october 3rd.

i have run
out
of wit.

self portrait challenge.

and, karen, this one is for you:

october 2nd.

bring me to my knees
again.

october 1st.