sisters

Ruth came over yesterday afternoon. We don't get much of a chance to hang out, just the two of us, so it was nice having that time. We walked over to Starbucks at the Chapters near the Paramount, ordered frozen drinks and chatted in the cushy armchairs near the window for a few hours.

I hope Annie and Sara grow up to be as close as Ruth and me. As children, Ruth and I had the typical squabbling fights of siblings. I am horrified when I recall (or am reminded) about something of the horrible things I used to do to her, like hanging her teddy bears or leaving books with scary covers around even though I knew they freaked her out, or telling her that the mannequins in department stores used to be human beings but had been lasered by aliens. I imagine how I'd react if I heard that Sara had hung up Annie's teddy bears for fun.





But we survived our childhood, and bonded even closer after family tragedies knocked us about, our "Leave It To Beaver" suburban complacency gone forever. We've learned that bad things happen to good people, but it's still possible to go on living and enjoy life.

I think that one reason I love Annie and Sara so much is because they remind me so much of Ruth and me when we were that age.





I leave for California tomorrow! I'm really looking forward to meeting Zoë Snyder for the first time when I stay with Scott and Amanda for a couple of days.

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Today's Blatherpics:

	A quick self-portrait photo as Ruth and I passed a mirrored window yesterday afternoon.
	Ruth and me as kids. I'm on the left. Mom made our dresses. She made most of our clothes back then.
	T-shirt for the Conchord Interfilk auction.
	CD for the Conchord Interfilk auction, with two sample tracks from our upcoming CD. Mixing and mastering by Chris Conway. Tracks: "The Friendship Song", "I Am Stardust".