Fearful of the Holidays

As much as my Mom loves "updated" pictures of me and my brother for Christmas, nothing scares me more than having to stand next to a tree and act happy.  It isn't that I am not happy or that I don't want to make my Mom's Christmas wish come true, it is just that I hate posing for pictures.  It feels so fake to me.  I would much rather hang out at a family gathering, laugh, smile and talk all while some impartial observer takes candid photos of the us doing what we do best, being a family.   

Turn on the lights

Love at First Sight

These are my two cats that I love very much.  Pickles is the first cat and she is, clearly, in love with Bob Dylan.  Scarlet is the second cat, no longer a kitten, and she is in love with my 12" Apple Powerbook G4.  Unfortunately, neither of them will be able to possess the objects of their desire but it isn't stopping them from trying.  And who am I to get in their way?