have pink plastic bags...

ridiculous plastic bag bunny, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

...will make pink plastic bag bunny.

sometimes...

lots of blossoms, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

sometimes when the trees are like this, i wish that i lived in one of those animes where the sakura petals are falling like snow all the time.

and then i think, no. i don't ever want to be that melodramatic.

people in the trees

people in the trees, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i was thinking about making a "people under the stairs joke" or comparison or something but i don't even know because i have slept for maybe three hours this weekend.

how many bluth bananas DID you rate "ad"?

netflix bluth banana, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

it was five. five bananas. you are lying to me if you rated it at four.

hot cross buns

buns with icing, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

it always takes a while to make these, but they're worth it.

i don't ever use the icing recipe, however, choosing instead to mix up a tbs of cream cheese with a tbs of powdered sugar and the juice from a quarter of a lemon.

hanami time

shoe and cherry blossom, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i was not entirely truthful about clearing out until after april fool's. i will probably be posting things today and tomorrow before taking a break to avoid the "jokes" on monday.

anyway, it is crazy hanami party time at the park down the street from my house. sadly, none of my pictures came out today which is why you are looking at my shoe.

i'll try again tomorrow. in the mean time, however, it is time for "bioshock infinite" and hot cross buns.

fucking farmer's pie

fucking farmer's pie, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

this is the last of my mourning richard griffiths, fucking farmer's pie.

ed note: no, this is technically not a farmer's pie. look at me not giving a fuck. it's close enough.

ed note 2: i will not be online until after april fool's day because UGH i hate the tedium of april fool's on the web. it just gets worse every year.

happy holiday if this is one you celebrate! if not, enjoy your weekend.

prostitutes for the bees

prostitutes for the bees, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

rip uncle monty. i wish i had a potted carrot but this will have to suffice.

view in a room

today's view, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

my life is not very e.m. forster. you knew this already. i am not writing to you from early 20th century britain for starters. also my view this week has not been very sweeping (or italian) because of my being couch bound.

anyway, a quick hi hey hello to new people dropping by from various places around the internet and a big thank you to all of the various sites who have directed you this way.

babette ate oatmeal

babette ate oatmeal, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

oh yes! crystal also sent a wonderful card. i heart her so goddamned much. LOVE YOU CRYSTL!!!

CHOCOLATE FROM PERU!!

chocolate from peru!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

proving that YET AGAIN i have the greatest friends in the world, on a day when my back has blown out, in the middle of one of the most stressful weeks in a while, a lovely package containing peruvian chocolate arrived in the mail today.

THANK YOU SO MUCH CRYSTL!!! you are truly the greatest! (and the chocolate was delicious.)

this is not sun tea

finished zoider, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

while it does perhaps slightly resemble "30 rock" sun tea, i can assure you that this is the finished zoider/cider that i started a few days ago.

it's now in the fridge chillin'. should be totally finished by friday. three cheers for oggy raiding.

sakura down the street

sakura down the street, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

the cherry trees about a block from my house are starting to bloom. i don't think anyone told them that we're not doing spring this year. or, if someone did, i'm glad the trees agreed to ignore them.

decoupaged eggs

decoupaged eggs, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

here are all three of the decoupaged eggs in case you don't feel like clicking through to my flickr page.

egg in progress

egg in progress, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

here is a decoupaged easter egg in progress. i love how it looks almost like some sort of bizarre fish.

completed eggs can be see here.

sunny-side up!

sunny-side up!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

last egg of the year is an ode to pavement. it's not quite slanted and enchanted, but it will have to do.

wilco easter egg

wilco easter egg, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

tonight i made a wilco easter egg. a ghost is born, what can you do?

the ball jar

ball jar, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

a ball jar is not quite as depressing as a bell jar. it is also twice as funny because "ball".

kinda sorta spring

kinda sorta spring, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i miss having four distinct seasons.

sexy wonderbread

tonight i made a blingee for that person who reached my blog by searching for "sexy wonderbread". i'm not sure if this is exactly what they were looking for though.

warhol eggs eggs

warhol eggs eggs, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

source material can be seen here.

are you sensing a theme to this year's eggs yet? i am. which is good because i am making them.

easter egg season has begun

bosch easter egg, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

with a bosch egg monster based on the one in his "the last judgement".

today i made a sharpie sharpie tattoo

quick sharpie sharpie tattoo, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

marriage, like a tattoo, is too permanent. which is why i will always opt for live ins and sharpies. but not particularly in that order.

IT'S ME, LEFF, SHED AND SHED JR ON GOOGLE MAPS!!!

ME LEFF SHED AND SHED JR ARE ON GOOGLE MAPS!!!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i TOLD you we saw the google maps car in gloucester!!

balls!

balls!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

how has your spring been progressing? is it balls? if you were me and comparing it to last year at this time when you were getting ready to head to back to the uk and france, it would totally be balls.

i would like to leave here for a while, please and thank you. it does not even have to be transatlantic.

the moss never ends

moss, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

moss, i like. moss people, not so much.