"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it."
-Dostoevsky
1. Dishes.
2. Made the bed
3. Watch The Secret of Nimh. Man, animated movies used to be SCARY. And have SWEAR WORDS. And MICE KIND OF IN LOVE. Also, gorgeous watercolor art and mild social commentary.
4. Watch Terminator 2. I love this movie. I also love the first one, but I think I love Judgment Day... Read More
I just deleted a bunch of people. I'm crabby. I tried on like 30 pairs of black pants today and hated all of them. They were all either horribly ill-fitting, or really ugly. I cannot wear cheap polyester pegged slacks, designers! Please take heed!
I did get a new bra and some workout pants. Fat pants, you might call them.
Congrats on finishing your novella. I'm trying to sell a screenplay right now while writing another one, and allegedly working on a novel, so I know all about the joys of trying to get someone beside your nearest and dearest writing friends to read it. The Bay Area seems reasonably literate though I'm sure if you bug enough people you'll find someone. I recommend making a lot of friends in the business. Although it hasn't gotten me out of my day job, I've gotten a lot of free drinks out of it.
You see them pushing Bugaboos and Maclaren strollers in the DeYoung, their little non-gender-specific child (just one child) walking around being the very center of their perfect universe. They wear Simple walking shoes and North Face or Patagonia fleece vests. Their clothes are cotton, stretchy, no graphics. They carry reusable water bottles, ready at a moment's notice to hike up Half Dome. Their hair is... Read More
Add a good solid case of tendenitis and hearing damage to that list....
It is REALLY fun, but it's alot of goddamn work. Some days I wanna hang it up, but I can't. I've been doing it for almost 25 years. I figured that out earlier this year and it just about blew my mind...
I joined a gym. I'm really excited and I've told like everyone about it. I've gone twice since I joined on Saturday. Exercise makes me feel good. It not only does that whole brain chemistry blah blah blah endorphins thing, but also making myself do it forces me to think about how actually I'm worth time and effort. My emotional and physical health are worth... Read More
I'm vaguely a-feared that I spent so much time trying to make myself be okay with my body that I'm now too okay with it and will never be able to convince myself to gym it. I'm working on it, but.
This day is really frustrating. I have had a not very humorous comedy of errors trying to print a document and now it turns out I don't even need it until Tuesday. Also, allergies. Also, didn't get my coffee fix until 3 pm so I had a headache and I was super cranky during the whole printing fiasco. Also, it's really windy here and I... Read More
I just spent like 3 hours trying to find public domain pictures of traditional tattoos for an article I'm writing. Hateful.
Yesterday I hung out with East Bay people I never get to see anymore. It was really fun. I also purchased a bikini. It is green, polka dotty, and ruffly. Now to embark on a beach mission.... Read More
Apparently buying expensive stuff and never using it. I have Aperture on my MacBook and I have no idea how to operate it. Stupid. My boyfriend is a photographer- I should just give it to him.
The fact that I never have to wear high heels to work anymore. For a while it was... Read More
and a very good quote.