timbuk2 meets golite

my birthday is in a couple days and someone who i like very much sent me a present, a fact for which i like them all the more (of course).  my chartreuse timbuk2 xl messenger bag meets my avocado golite sml women's pinnacle internal frame pack.  it's exactly the pack i would have chosen if i had bought one for myself.  unfortunately i had to turn 23 to get this.  22 was a good year.

do we wear skirts with this?  probably not.  this also might mean i'm going hiking/camping in the near future?  that might make it a fortune pack (cookie not included).

cuddles a lore

the new species has been identified.  they're cuddles... soft, friendly, and able to be taken to bed and cuddled with, keeping you company in the event any scary monsters find their way out of the closet or from beneath the bed.  fortunately i have the edges of my bed defended by a wall of shoes and my closet is in the hall.  it's always good to have a friend tho.  

this one has an intended home and will be sent as a birthday gift for a five-year old.  the same home that the last tickle, who was later named sophia, went to.