shiveringwhippet

noblet

2008-10-26T01:28:00.000-07:00

Our new elderly (at least 12 years old) miniature (pocket pony land - under 5lb) cat, Noblet has made her intension known that this is the home for her. What a saga. I rarely go into sagas on this "blog" and I'm not going to start now, but let's just say, she's worked the neighborhood, and our lovely neighbors have agreed that she should live with us. A heart warming halloween story ending! Yesterday I purchased a silver glitter glam necklace for her. surprise surprise. All outfit suggestions considered of course. xxp

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smokes 'em if you gots 'em

2008-10-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

hey, the babies are smokin here.

2008-10-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

who walks into their 8th year anniversary party with a hickey between their eyebrows from a previous party over weekend?
my hero karen does. karen has an entertaining history of receiving hickies on rather unusual parts of her face. the most entertaining one was on both of her eyelids a few years ago. at least you don't have to go into work this time. happy anniversary karen and erin!
wish i could be there!!!
xxx
p

velveth unveils at csc

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Good Morning, Comrades!

2008-08-04T22:14:00.000-07:00

Estonia has just stepped ahead of the good old US of A.
(along with 18 other countries, but let's not get phyllis started)
Oh, the eastern block! A beacon of hope for those of us living under the decaying,
flabby arm of lady liberty. Such a gorgeous patina on her, though! lovely......

Estonia considers same-sex partnership law
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Estonia's Justice Ministry is drafting a same-sex partnership law, with
plans that it come into force in 2009.

The proposed statute is expected to cover such areas as inheritance,
property rights and citizenship.

2008-07-24T09:35:00.000-07:00

originally taken for ivy, and now also, for the enjoyment of our little gigi.

2008-07-24T09:34:00.000-07:00

lady homosexual, newcastle pride, july12th

an announcement

2008-07-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

Patrick & Rob's adopted/rescued, as of this past weekend, 6-8 year old pomeranian, named Gigi.
oh, Congratulations!!!!!! I'mtheGodmotherI'mtheGodmotherI'mtheGodmother!!!!!

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if i were a dog i would be a chinese crested. what would you be?

2008-07-04T03:36:00.000-07:00

yeah.........me and patrick in august. has anybody seen my shoes?

2008-06-24T03:21:00.000-07:00

phyllis & helen in SF aug21st-sept4th with musical accompaniment
by Dawn Of Chaos. bbq's and photo shoots to be announced. william tutton -what are your feeling regarding a 5 string bass for
death metal?

2008-06-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

day of rest

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jessie by a gallant

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alison's charitable vacation in northern england

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london,1941

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alison,helen,p

2008-06-10T13:30:00.000-07:00

edinburgh

2008-06-10T13:26:00.000-07:00

arm vein contest

2008-06-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

neck ligament contest
photo by alison

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alison comes to see me on visiting day.

2008-06-10T13:09:00.000-07:00

photo by alison

stemistry project

2008-04-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

poets & scientists explore stem cell research

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nhs for usa now

2008-04-01T03:10:00.001-07:00

i never realized there could be so many shades of grey & gray & dark blacks and greys! and grays!

2008-03-10T04:32:00.000-07:00

from a series documenting a group of teens and youth workers remodeling an abandoned farm house.

2008-02-29T03:11:00.000-08:00

theatre group, "empty space"

2008-02-29T03:08:00.000-08:00

special guest appearance

2008-02-24T01:34:00.000-08:00

I hope you will post this photo of me now that my transition is complete.

Things are only going to get better now that I am in synch with my true self. I can now fling my feces at passersby with impunity.

and i can stop obsessing about the misplaced hairs that are cropping up all over me in mid life.

(plus, look at that nail polish! - I think they call that shade: "raisin' hell")

xo
coco connors

debtors annonymous meeting 2/14/08

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I love the NHS!

2008-02-16T11:13:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the National Health Service, my transition is complete! Meet Philip Christopher, Karaoke night at the Queen's Arms.

2008-02-01T09:42:00.001-08:00

the finishing touches to our bathroom

it's a flash for me ring

2008-02-01T09:39:00.000-08:00

this is my latest desire. concentrate with me. make it so.

2008-02-01T09:23:00.000-08:00

who's belly-aching about living in england, today? not me. captain collard obtained free tickets to see boy george tomorrow, and we almost had tickets to see morrissey tonight, and almost counts in my book these days....hooray!!!!! two of the most prized national treasures of this isle right here on my doorstep.

happy new year from karen & woody!!

2008-01-17T10:58:00.000-08:00

xxxxx happy happy xxxxx
p

Angry Anniversary

2008-01-11T03:53:00.000-08:00

Here I go again, hoping that a presidential election will solve my personal dilemma. If a democrat does get in, we have a chance in hell of getting civil partnerships recognized on a federal level. Problem solved. I get to move home with Helen.
Here is a letter that moved me quite a bit. I received it through Out 4 Immigration's yahoo group and it was a response to another couple's similar problem. Helen and I moved to avoid more of this in our lives. This is what our fellow "citizens" are going through:
"I've had enough of this country. I have been with my partner (US citizen) 4 years. I came to the states with a B2 visa 5 years ago. I decided to stay after it expired, because I loved it here, then I found the love of my life I couldn't leave him so I decided to stay here with him. Today I went to the community college in my area and was denied 1 simple class because of my legal status here. I have taken several classes in different schools in Dallas area but what happened to me today made me see the severity of my status here. As much as I want to make a life here with my partner, I will keep finding these barriers. We are in love and been together for a few years, him being a us citizen can not do anything to help. We had been thinking about moving to Canada, I got a little worried when I started reading blogs about how hard life can be for new immigrants there, but at this point, I've had enough of this. I want to live free like any other normal couple in the world and now I don't care in what country. As much as we fight to survive here it's very hard for a bi-national couple. Always the constant fear of being separated. Always being very carefull about the decisions we make thinking about what could happened, and sometimes some can not even get on a plane without fears. We decided to move to Canada. I will put all my efforts into doing that this year. We love it here and this is my partner's country but we can not stay here anymore. We need some peace in our lives. Anyone had any advice on moving to Canada? maybe Lawyer's information? the fastest way to process canadian visas?"
and a response -
"Today my partner of almost five years
had to return to his country because we couldn't get a visa for him
to stay here. I'm devastated and miss him already, even though it
has been less than one day since his departure. I never thought that
I would have so much animosity towards the US Government. After all
this is the country of my birth and I should be allowed to live with
the person I love. I don't blame you for making the decision to move
to Canada, I've seriously thought about it myself. We had to make a
hard choice, and I just hope it was the right one. My partner found
a good job in his country that we hope will lead to his return to the
US in a couple of years. In the mean time I've decided to stay in
this country and join the fight for our freedom to live together in
the US. It was a scary choice for us to make and we hope it will
turn out okay. This is a hard decision and is something that each
couple needs to think hard about. I wish you good luck with your
decision. If you do decide to stay in the US, I hope you will join
me in supporting and working for candidates for office that support
civil unions or same sex marriage at the federal level."

By the way, The US government sure considers me a citizen at tax time, but not when I want to live in my own home with the woman I love.
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my move here, and yes, I'm still quite angry. After I celebrate this anniversary of anger, I'll go back to my light and silly picture blog. Don't you know it's not good to hold all of that anger inside? It blocks you up and stops you from killing. For a brilliant and inspiring take on the current state of the presidential race, check out Marcy Sheiner's essay, "The Tear Shed Round the World":
http://marcys.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/the-tear-shed-round-the-world

In exile with love,
-phyllis

terese& helen

2008-01-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

at niagara falls, christmas eve, 2007.

relax with kittywigs

2007-12-07T05:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.kittywigs.com/wigindex.html

view from the crack office

2007-11-30T00:03:00.000-08:00

it's probably your carburator

2007-11-29T23:55:00.000-08:00

they were working on the theory that it was the carburator, but it was my linkage.
WOW - i have no idea why this photo uploaded with such strange colors. do the cows look blue to anybody else?
i've only had one cup of coffee. are they blue? somebody tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they were normal looking cows when
they were helping me with the car problem.

wedding in a castle

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jude

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castle pantry

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castle kitchen

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Where has the Whippet Been????

2007-10-18T00:30:00.000-07:00

Oh, I've been such a bad puppy, scampering around this island and neglecting my posting duties! The next time I get exiled, I'll remember to hire a secretary. The whippet is on FIRE this month with a load of great photo work, and I couldn't be happier! I have a pile of photos for the blog & I'll start with one from a little trip that Helen and I took. I will send a prize to the first person who can guess the country in which it was taken!!!! love p

dream car

2007-08-25T06:38:00.001-07:00

the sun didn't come out for 5 days in a row last week. i'm pretty obsessed with the sun because i grew up in one of the cloudiest cities on earth and only escaped it to move to SF where i became accustomed to colors and shapes and their motivating qualities. i don't know if the gloom influenced the following dream, but i thought i would share it with you:
i'm on a metal gurney in a cafeteria being prepped for surgery. i ask my surgeon what they're going to do and she says, "we're going to operate on your brain". well, what part of my head are you going to cut into?” i ask. "oh, we'll go from the top of the head all along the side of your face and through your jaw." will it affect my speech?" i ask. i get the feeling it's really putting her out to be asked any questions at all, but as it is my brain, i press ahead. well, we just don't know." she says. she goes away and has a snack which involves tea. i can hear the clinking of cafeteria dishes. "let's do a test." she says when she returns. i see her coming at my head with the scalpel. won't i need anesthesia for this i ask?" "oh, no, the brain has no nerves in it." i don't seem to have the power to stop her as she carves a perfect puzzle piece shape out of the top left side of my head. she shows me the puzzle piece. as time passes i can tell that my brain is swelling a bit and poking through the puzzle piece hole in my head. she gives me the puzzle piece of my skull back so that i can hold it over my brain. i start screaming - "hey, something’s wrong here!
my brain seems to be coming out! should i be holding my own brain in like this?" and then i wake up as i'm yelling.
believe it or not i don't think i was too disturbed by the dream, i just had a lingering feeling of injustice when i awoke.
any interpretations are welcome!
rest assured, the sun did come out yesterday, and it was even warm enough to have a restorative post-op picnic in the park!
x x p

weekend

2007-08-17T04:10:00.000-07:00

i couldn't let us all depart for another frivolous weekend without us bowing our heads to contemplate death.
rest in peace lucky rabbit.
slow the hell down!
we all drive too fast.
no, i didn't murder this rabbit.
i came upon the creature on a walk near a castle at a baby naming party i attended last weekend.
castle party still lifes to come......

pink lane hostage situation

2007-08-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hello from Middlesbrough, England

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bunnies bunnies everywhere
but this one sang
into my ear
i'm stretching my hind quarters out for all the bunny fans in san francisco!

hello from the lit&phil

2007-08-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

long summer days spent at the newcastle literature and philosophical society. natural light. f1.8.

2007-08-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hello from the Dorman Natural History Museum, Middlesbrough, England.

close your eyes

2007-08-06T01:16:00.000-07:00

go to your happy place go to your happy place go to your happy place

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T04:06:00.001-07:00

toot toot. who wants to climb aboard the whippet express? hey, what's that?

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T04:04:00.001-07:00

is that the view from little phyllis' house? no, silly that's one of the sites on the mighty A1 motorway that Mr. Bubbles and little phyllis took………

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:55:00.001-07:00

……… to the breathtakingly beautiful town of Cambride.

hooray, more bikes than cars!!!!

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:52:00.000-07:00

King Henry the 8th's dress at the entrance to Trinity College.

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:50:00.001-07:00

and then the next day.......oh, look a music festival! finally the whippet knows what woodstock was like without the good music, drugs & sex or running WATER.

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:47:00.000-07:00

can a hairless bunny spend an entire day in a tent. oh, yes she can.

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:46:00.000-07:00

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:45:00.001-07:00

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:43:00.000-07:00

let's wait in line for 45 minutes to brush our teeth with 20,000 new friends and no WATER.

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:42:00.001-07:00

and I also know what Mortville would have been like....pies for sale!!!!

good times.

all aboard the whippet express

2007-08-01T03:39:00.001-07:00

Last Chance Texaco sounds tremendously great in England, especially when you're the oldest whippet in the coral. Rickie was having a hard day, but her voice is definately still there!

bleckedy bleck

2007-07-19T05:43:00.001-07:00

yes, the whippet took a trip to cambridge, and spent the weekend at a music festival....and the pink ladies had
their photo show!!!!!!........blah blah blah. pictures to come, but here's what really matters today. thanks, patrick -
( i don't know why you can't just click on this, but cut and paste if you're a stangers with candy fan. high maintenance blog)- p

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil

2007-07-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

little phyllis & mr. bubbles are fighting again! oh, no they're not, they're just jacked up on Mavis' Famous Dirt Cake!
that's right, after 15 years of wishing and dreaming i finally made shar's mom's delicious practical joke chocolate dessert that you'd leave an opium den for. once you have everybody convinced that there's a plant sitting on the table, dig in with a spoon and watch as your guest's eyes pop out. oh, how we laughed. yes we did. helen's acting abilities brought her mother to the brink of collapse. you can get the recipe for this from shar & mavis' cookbook: http://www.downhomedessertsbook.com. and yes you want it. yes you do.

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2007-06-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Hooray, a photo request from Marcy! This could be a fun game. If anybody has other
photo assignments, I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, Marcy wanted to see a photo
of Newcastle, so I'll start with a view from our house. Chilling and beautiful. sunset at around 10:30pm,
summer solstice, last week...I'll see if I can come up with a grisly city centre shot. - p

mini blog 1

2007-06-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

in an attempt to communicate from my island i thought i would
start a mini blog, but it's not a blog at all just a sentence and a
photo, maybe every week or so. my first intention was to send this
out as a simple email, but i was pushed over the edge by a friend saying
that he would enjoy chatting with everybody on the list, and i thought that would be
a lovely way for friends to stay in touch.
it's been raining here in newcastle all day, but helen took me to italy last week. it was hot
and sunny and the hills around florence looked just like the california wine country.
venice is the most beautiful city i've seen so far in my long life. no cars. no planes! view from
our apartment in venice above....
love
p