I owe answers to a million emails, which I’ll confess right here that I haven’t even read yet. I’m feeling sort of avoidant this week and I can’t turn off for work or my home or personal life, so the internet is bearing the brunt of my avoidance. I’m sorry, I swear, I’ll get back to all of you ASAP.

If you sent me a b-day present, I swear I loved it and again, personal notes coming soon, once I feel a little less overwhelmed and completely insane.

The week before last was foot injuries for me, last week was knees and thighs, this week it appears burning is my form of punishment. Last night I managed to eat scalding pizza with out ever burning my tongue or the roof of my mouth! However, I scalded my lip and it blistered. Very attractive, let me tell you! Even before that, I may have spent a good portion of Sunday lounging with my girls (K and miss Sparkle) in the sun. You all know what me in the sun means right?

Yeah, burny. And the was the second day after it had cooled down a little. My pal, Sly Dog, calls it a “river tan” and apparently he’s striving for a good one, though I’ve already got him beat a little–not for the burn here, but for the flip-flip lines on my feet.

Despite being burned, I think I looked pretty cute yesterday. I tried to take pictures (since I had the camera out to document the burn) but it was early in the a.m. and they didn’t come out so well, still, I think it’s better than a simple description of the outfit:

Worn with cream colored flip-slops covered in bronze-y sequins and beads. I love that skirt SOOOO much, I wish I had half a dozen like it in different colors and patterns, but I can’t seem to find any more. Boo!

The song of the day is Rescue – Lucinda Williams (click to download). The lyrics are here. I should make a pact with myself to listen to this song once a day until I’ve internalized the message.

And despite the vaguely whiny tone of this post, I am actually fairly happy right now, minus a few things. I am full of joy and love for my friends and my adopted city and life in general. I’m just tired and a little emotionally worn down.