  crap the bed is what my good-and-no-longer-in-arkansas friend, rhonda, would say when something went wrong. so i typed a big ole post and titled it "ketchup," cause i was catching up on posting.....i am clever. but not clever enough to save changes before i magestically erased them. *sigh* i will try to recall said erased writings and ramblings.
updates on life. operation:stop being fat! is not a complete failure. i still manage to semi-faithfully drink my giant jug of water. i haven't been so diligent about the notebook and charts and whatnot since vacation early in july. BUT! like i said, it's not all lost. i've dropped about 8 pounds and managed to keep off about 6. it's a start, i suppose. the darkroom. it's getting there! amber and jess came down a while back for a fun and productive day of light-proofing the closet. it is now splendidly dark, thanks to caulk, insulation, foam, black plastic, and about 200 staples. i've processed 6 rolls of film (successfully! ), but i haven't yet printed anything. that, however, may change as soon as today!
mom's coming up with the enlarger table, and i bought a safelight bulb yesterday. i actually have two safelight bulbs now, thanks to amber (and sorry about the confusion, by the way) anyhow, i may get around to it soon. i hope so. life is too busy, and i when i stop to think about what it is i've been doing that eats up all the hours, i can't really see that i've done all that much.
is that how life is as you get old? hmmm. anyhow, go me for ketching up. i have some introspective-y things to say, but they wouldn't seem to flow here. perhaps i will post another while i wait for mom. i dunno how likely that is - Sam seems to be waking up! 
