Desi A

@desirosie

Mostly pablum about my life in Charlottesville. Books, cats, trees, my kid | Engages in occasional academic editing and indexing | I am simply too tired to live up to my potential 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸

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Desi A@desirosie· 2d

I forgot to feel sorry for *myself* bc I am the one running his sullen ass around. I got this sticker at the doctor *for me*

A round pink sticker with a cute blue mouse with the words “No Tears Today” across the top.

Desi A@desirosie· 19d

Gray’s Lily sighting! Gray’s Lily sighting!

The rare and endangered Gray’s Lily in bloom in orange with red spots in the foreground of a misty forest with ferns and a moss-covered tree.

Desi A@desirosie· 25d

Me: Trying to sit on my couch like a normal person. My almost 14-yo:

A close up photo of the bottom of a foot that is distressingly close to my face. The foot appeared because the slouching teen on the couch who is watching his iPad and playing a Switch at the same time crossed it over his other knee. It was removed after the maternal-stink-eye was given.

Desi A@desirosie· 27d

According to IQ Air (and my lungs) we already are.

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 9

I snuck around to ask F to get my phone and Milo started to move away but the deer pursued. At that point Milo was done but I got this one pic. 😱😱😱

A deer reaches its nose out to sniff an orange tabby cat sitting at the edge of a garden bed. A small dogwood tree and a really struggling clusters is in the foreground. A low stacked stone wall is in the background.

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 9

A few days ago a deer who is entirely not nervous enough around people tried to stalk him …

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 7

I will also contribute a very cool dude for the sake of the timeline.

A portly buff orange tabby cat snoozes contentedly on a green blanket.

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 4

Yes! And hail! And we lost power! But we filled the rain barrel back up.

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 3

Except it is not keeping up as it is 80 in the house. 😬

A screenshot of a weather app showing a temperature reading of 105 and a “feels like” of 114. What the fuck, man.

Desi A@desirosie· Jul 1

A proud moment! I switched violin teachers in January after feeling frustrated with the first one for various reasons and I found someone at The Front Porch who is a great fit. …

A photo of the back of the book certificate of achievement stating that I have successfully completed Book One of Strictly Strings Violin and am promoted to
Book Two.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 12

8. Ichiran on W. 31st - The individual ramen booths were a great Experience, and the ramen was fine. 9. Food truck on 6th Ave/33rd - breakfast sandwiches - delish! The above were all excellent meals/snacks on our trip. The following were just fine, but nothing special…

A selfie a woman with short hair and glasses and a teenage boy with curly hair sitting in separate ramen-eating booths.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 12

6. Penn Station food court pizza - ideal going away meal was a slice of NY pizza on perfect crust 7. Food truck nutella, banana, and strawberry crepes in Central Park. When you need a nutella crepe, you need a nutellla crepe

A teenage boy with curly hair displaying a large slice of pepperoni pizza he is about to eat.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 12

4. Food truck in Greeley Square - Lamb over Rice (with fries) - the rice had such a unique flavor and there were surprise chickpeas. 5. Machi Machi on W. 32nd - Iced Jasmine Green Tea was divine

A takeaway container full of lamb, rice, salad, and fries.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 12

2. Veselka (Ukrainian) at Grand Central Terminal. I had their borscht and it was mind-blowingly good. 3. Peng’s Noodle Folk on Lexington/73rd - We were in need of something somewhat urgently after a long day and the ramen hit the spot.

A plastic takeaway container of bright pink/red borscht with chunks of
carrots and beets and plenty of dill.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 12

NY food on our trip, starting with our favorites 1. Çka Ka Qëllue (Albanian) on E. 31st - this was high on my list of something completely different/unique to try and it did not disappoint. The food, ambiance, and music were all fantastic.It was also JP’s favorite of the trip. (pictured).

An exterior shot of the restaurant with the name in red cursive script and white and red roses above the door.

A photo of a teenager with curly hair sitting at a small table with a little light and a bottle of sparkling water on it. To the left is an exposed brick wall.

A teenage boy with curly hair makes an excited face over a hot dish with lamb and an egg and yoghurt custard. In the foreground is another dish with a white bean stew and a metal bowl with poofed up bread.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 6

Our timing could not better (weather-wise; it is terrible vis-a-vis Knicks home games for the NBA Finals)

Screenshot of the weather forecast for Manhattan with a circle around the dates we will be there, indicating pleasant, seasonal, early summer weather. The weather for everything on either side is
HOT.

Desi A@desirosie· Jun 5

Took JP to see two of his awesome friends make their *Miller’s* debut with John D’Earth as part of the Cville Jazz Fest. I am looking forward to being able to say that I was at their very first show.

The blurry backside of JP’s curly hair is in the foreground of a photo looking through a group of people to a small stage at Millers. On the stage is a preteen kid playing the flute, another kid playing the trumpet, and a third kid playing the bass guitar. We know the flutist and the bass guitarist. You can’t see him, but John D’Earth is on the drums.

Desi A@desirosie· Apr 28

Amazing sky action this morning. A birthday present for 49?

A very faint rainbow appears in a hazy sky above the top of a pergola.

A hazy, fuzzy, sunrise glows orange in the left part of the frame.

Desi A@desirosie· Apr 25

Getting the hang of it. Edges are tricky!

Desi A@desirosie· Apr 18

We got married in the park outside of the courthouse 18 years ago tomorrow.

Desi A@desirosie· Apr 11

The ability of certain children to be endlessly entertained by throwing rocks and sticks and playing in the water is a beautiful thing that I hope never leaves them.

A kid in a link t-shirt squats on the bank of a river with a large tock to his right. Another kid in a navy t-shirt is in the distance, in mid-throw.

Two lids stand in the shallow part of the river. One is on a rock, one is ankle deep in the water.

Desi A@desirosie· Apr 5

My Easter dress did not have pockets but I did thrift it from the SPCA Rummage for $6.

A photo of a man in khaki colored pants and a light blue shirt, a teen boy in shorts and a grey hoodie, and a woman in a bright blue calf-length dress and a cream cardigan standing in the grass with various trees and part of a church building in the background.

Desi A@desirosie· Mar 7

A selfie photo of me (with my short gray hair in a cream and red sweater), JP (who is wearing glasses and leaning on my shoulder), and F (who has a funny look on his face) with sun shining through the stained glass of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in the background.

A view of the front of the church sanctuary. In front of the alter stand six people, including the Bishop and four new ordinands to the transitional diaconate. Our friend is the second person from the right and her stole is made of the Hawaiian palaka pattern.

A service bulletin cover that reads “The Ordination of Deacons — The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.”

A photo of a smiling woman wearing a Hawaiian flower crown and lei necklace over her new priest’s collar posing with JP who is almost as tall as she is!

Desi A@desirosie· Feb 28

That is very kind. The complication is that she is a 19-yo Siamese who is so strongly bonded to my husband that she makes herself ill from stress when he is gone.

Desi A@desirosie· Jan 27

Today’s Villain Origin Story: The plows UNDID all of our work. And our road is plenty wide that they didn’t even need to do that! Cville kids ain’t walking to school because the city is working against people who are trying to keep the sidewalks clear! 😭😡

Desi A@desirosie· Dec 29

It has been 17 years since I last saw my mom. F and I left Indianapolis after visiting for Christmas in 2008, and she died in February. This was the last time my childhood home — the last time my *family* — felt like home.

Desi A@desirosie· Dec 28

Really, an unbelievable pain in the ass.

A baking sheet with a batch of chocolate crinkle cookies that just came out of the oven.

Desi A@desirosie· Dec 25

We missed our own Christmas pageant tonight bc JP sick, but I am doing a dramatic reading of this classic.

A photo of the cover of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson. In the background is a bit of Christmas tree lights and stockings hanging.

Desi A@desirosie· Dec 19

Stealing that. Mine happens to be:

Desi A@desirosie· Dec 11

This is not a commonly known Christmas song but Canticle of the Turning is 1. Lovely, and 2. Really gets to the point. It is one of my favorites.