archtic circle

i absolutely, unequivocally, 100% sure do love me a black (and arched) outline of thick beyond thick liner, clearly.  photo: jouke bos photography

lonely hearts club band leader

i'm usually the poster girl for not giving coupledom a whirl, but having gone through my recent health coup, i miss it. i do.  photo: charmaine olivia

beauty and the beast

sometimes thursdays are meant for nothing more than a sweet little meet cute between a spotted giraffe and a flowered girl. photo: osamu yokonami

do the pokey pokey

um ... nobody told me (or my body) that after a pokey pokey needle biopsy that the super hard part would be the no sleep recovery.  photo: define us

target practice

       

i never knew that testing positive for the brca1 gene would mean that i would be "target practicing" with my health -- constantly.  photo: blanc pale

breast in peace

that was me not-so-anxiously waiting for my biopsy results last friday morning. turns out the left breast of mine? benign and fine. photo: sequoia ziff

chunky monkey

when it comes to my sweaters, i like 'em knitted and big. and chunky, preferably. you know, just like a chunky little monkey, see? photo: emmadime