Titus

As a bit of a diversion I thought I would post about a recurrent and very rare on screen love.  I have been really enjoying watching HBO's series on John Adams.  But everytime I slip in a disc, I am transported back to watching Rome and immediately get a little flutter for Titus Pullo.

Oh yes, the dreamy, hunky Ray Stevenson as Rome's Titus Pullo.  I can hear a gaggle of my aunt's talking about, how unbelievably hot this man is & I must concur.  I don't often fall for the glamour of big screen or television men, but I must give it up for him. He is a work of art indeed.  

I also love how his character is described, 

"A ferocious lover of life, possessing the courage and loyalty of a warrior, but the morality of a pirate.  A man of huge appetites and wild passions.  Impulsive, unreflective, optimistic, generous and brutal."

Geez,

its like he inhabits the most steamy-est of novels.  

Its nice to be able to wallow in this frivolity! 

long, long, long time

Originally uploaded by zavodk.

& in the evening-the moon would
hang over Casco Bay like a lemon pie
sliced with cream & slit & more
& our feet would meld in the sand
fingers clinking bottles and naught
& in the evening the cormorants call
& their feet lift off perches that ache
for them to leave - but call out
STAY in a long creaking groan
& we were in want of sun
truly in the cast off daze
in want of a meal-
in search of mussels cast on the rocks
in the bay the ferries cross quickly
& the tankers glide softly through the ink-like waters
we keep seeing the changes & the call
deep on our rocky borders-knocking-clanking
searching for cavernous openings
in which to penetrate with folly
we are the denizens-
who nightly roam the shores
washing away our evidential steps-
but keeping in constant pace with the night-
it is we
who hear the sirens call
we
who line the blackness with light

Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day
Originally uploaded by zavodk.

For so long
I held bitterness in my heart
let myself be a dissident
to my own country
my anger burned like a fiery river
fueled by lies, greed and hipocrisy
now,
waves of relief
pound upon my welcome shores
loathing rolling away with the shifting sands
each spoken word, deed
I believe,
I believe,
I believe
now,
that a change (a chance) has come
& all I have
all that I have held back
comes forth in great tidal floods
my tears
a sign that I too want to be that changed
today,
I want to be an American again
I want to be a part of something good

a leader has emerged
with a voice that I can perhaps follow,
a voice that I want to sing with
free of pride, lies and obvious corruption
and I want to believe
this inherent honesty

Christmas Handmade Lineup

Hat for Brad
Originally uploaded by zavodk.

I truly am a tardy blogger! Finally getting around to posting the Christmas handmade goodness. This here's hat was a special one for my brother Brad. I had promised him a hat, gee, like 2 years ago, and I finally got it done! I had originally started him a crocheted hat, but this is what I ended up giving to him. Definitely hipper than I ever expected.

This is Brad sporting his new "lid" on Christmas Eve. The brim was a little flippy-er than I had anticipated. But I think I used elastic successfully for the first time!

New Wallet for my other brother Rich.


Crayon roll for Harry.


One for Talia too!



& some pencil rolls too! They were really straight forward to make & I believe the recipients liked them as well. I made one each for Milo and Nate. I also made a mail bag and mail box for Milo. It was nice to make some gifts and not be stressed out either. Christmas Eve I actually enjoyed my time with the boys rather than rushing around. Even made some Almond Bark for the family.