yeah, that blood taste, it's not a good one....

went to the dentist yesterday just for a regular cleaning. as soon as my hygienist busted out that sonar pick thing, my gums started bleeding like crazy. apparently, i have not been getting enough iron or something. i went to whole foods and grabbed a vegan friendly supplement.

and as an update- storms came crashing through memphis at about 5pm last friday. trees were uprooted, cars were shaken, power was knocked out. we were without power for only one day. we made it out easy. 

at the time the storm hit, my sister and i were at the local mall looking for something for her late birthday present. we were corralled with the rest of the mall patrons into the employee exits used in the early morning or late evening. these tunnels flow from behind the stores out to the parking lots and resemble warehouses with bare concrete and exposed support. add that to my list of weird life experiences. it reminded me of tornado drills in elementary school.

as if that was not weird enough, this morning, the main road out from my house was blocked by a car engulfed in flames. we are not talking some little fire either. this was a black smoke producing, orange flame throwing mess. really bizarre. the cops wouldnt let me get close enough to photograph. boo. 

oh! and there's this: i am growing vegetables in the back yard thanks to some gentle coaxing from the husband. we have tomato plants, herbs, and garlic so far. i want to try my hand at this whole growing vegetables thing before we convert the plot of land by our shed into a full blown veggie garden. mmmmm. yum!