4/26 guest list

drop car at mechanic
get married
get mani/pedi
pack
pick up car
bring car to neighbor’s

Filed under: beloved, lists

a rainy sick day list: originally hand-crafted 2.23.10 @ 8:08pm

1. wake up at 3 am feeling quite ill
2. wake up again at 8 feeling illish
3. coffee
4. boiled egg
5. mochi
6. call in sick
7. coffee
8. make list
9. unload dishwasher
10. put clean dishes away
11. load dirty dishes into dishwasher
12. renew rx
13. arrange delivery of same
14. snack, details of which unimportant
15. make necessary phone call
16. connect with old friend on west coast
17. discuss aromatherapy-related concepts and plans with same
18. adjust fb settings to reflect current reality of friend configurations in present as well as in past
19. clean litter box with bon ami, lavender all-purpose cleaning gel
20. perform neti with home-made essential oil infused sea salt and ghee
21. create rosewater from dried rosebuds gotten at co op
22. re-fold and put away laundry as necessary
23. view premier and second episodes of jersey shore
24. explain to fb person “y” i am doing #23 above
25. receive fone call from beloved requesting (confirming, in her mind) dinner preparation
26. select musical accompaniment for prepping
27. prepare dinner

Filed under: 2nd cup of the day, beloved, coffee, cup, first cup of the day, jersey shore, lists, morning, lists

coffee & bacon celebration

this is both a list and a declaration about coffee. today’s coffee has been quite excellent. two cups so far. because my cat is elderly, he is much less likely to jump on the couch without advanced warning, so i am now able to with confidence place a cup and saucer next to me on the couch. this adds to my enjoyment.

coffee and bacon are a very good combination. the bacon should be crispy and lack nitrates or other foul contaminants. which was the case today.

here is a list for today
1. i am happy
2. i am still vibrating from my excellent dance class yesterday
3. i am enjoying my coffee tremendously
4. it is a nice temperature: not too hot, not too cold. there should be more days like this.
5. my beloved made the applewood-smoked bacon in the oven and it came out nicely.
6. i have listened to _captain fantastic & the brown dirt cowboy_
7. i have written two thank-you cards
8. i am optimistic about the future
9. i am optimistic about the present
10. i am realizing that eating too much is really not what it’s cracked up to be
11. i am seeking an additional dance class for my week so that i am dancing more
12. my heart is genuinely happy today and also there is room in there for whatever sadness seems to be lingering
13. i am not finding it necessary to link residual sadness to a thought or story. hallelujah!

Filed under: 2nd cup of the day, beloved, cat, coffee, cup, enjoyment, first cup of the day, lists, coffee, lists

begging for coffee

this morning i was positioned on the couch. time was passing. my palm centro was resting, with its battery removed, in a bowl of short-grain basmati rice. i had not yet had any coffee.

earlier, i had requested coffee, which is wrong. coffee is automatically provided with love on most days but especially on saturdays. on this day, however, the provider (i.e. my beloved) was busy cultivating her internet addiction. so, my first cup was requested and preparations did ensue.

i continued my couch positioning in earnest. no coffee appeared. i applied similisan allergy eye relief drops and waited. then i imitated our cat’s way of asking for what he wants. that is, i begin to lightly rattle the park slope food co op newsletter that was laid out on our coffee table, making a sweet yet annoying ‘thwap’ sound. it was instantly recognized as my wish for coffee.

i have drunk all of the coffee. which raises another important issue.

the two-cup bodum is inadequate for my weekend coffee-drinking needs.

Filed under: beloved, bodum, cat, coffee, cup, first cup of the day, longing, mobile phone, park slope food co op, shabbat, wish, coffee

things i should be doing in the morning

1. meditation
2. yoga
3. swimming
4. leaving for work promptly at 8 a.m. or at the very latest 8:15 a.m.
5. doing physical therapy exercises which strengthen my right foot so that i do not experience the nagging pain and annoyance associated with other parts of my body including my leg and ass
6. preparing lunch before doing anything else
7. dressing as soon as possible instead of moments before departure time
8. _not_ expressing self on internet blogs
9. _not_ engaging in loaded political discourse with beloved
10. _not_ entering into mental discussions or arguments with people in my life, especially clients

Filed under: beloved, lists, meditation, morning, lists

what i did today

1. woke up in time to decide not to go to 8 a.m. yoga class
2. woke up again and realized that i wanted coffee
3. wished that my beloved would return from yoga promptly so that my coffee needs would be attended to swiftly
4. coffee was finally provided
5. enjoyed cat
6. drank water
7. ate interesting breakfast of (a) leftover 2-bean-based dish from dinner, (b) fried egg and (c) toasted corn bread
8. made more coffee
9. tried not to be in a creepy mood but kept being in a creepy mood on and off all morning
10. drew picture with crayons of my cat in various moods
11. drew picture of me, gave to beloved
12. started day over again
13. noted that vacuuming and mopping were occurring around me
14. realized that the sound of the vacuum cleaner is distressing
15. made lunch of (a) tuna salad with mayo, mustard, capers; (b) green salad of romaine lettuce, olive oil, lemon, sea salt; (c) toast from ezekiel bread for self and beloved
16. flipped through old new yorker magazine
17. flipped through large, hard cover book about history of brooklyn and admired photographic images of same
18. began reading book about the hmong that my beloved has been nagging me to read
19. felt annoyed at the superstitious beliefs of the hmong involving, e.g., the dab20. felt guilty because i am not supposed to feel annoyed at the beliefs of others
20. imported and consolidated historical posts from now-deceased domain mytvdinner.com
21. brainstormed co op shopping list
22. helped put away and organize groceries
23. rinsed arugula thoroughly, created salad from it with dressing routine similar to that in #15 (above)
24. had lovely pasta dinner
25. had lovely conversation with beloved
26. had pumpkin pie with (a) fresh whipped cream which was freshly whipped by me, and (b) vanilla ice cream
27. showered
28. took various supplements including “calm/flaxseed” cocktail
29. read a bit of “emma”
30. crossed over into the territory i love but resist (i.e. sleep)

Filed under: arugula, beloved, cat, coffee, emma, hmong, lists, park slope food co op, pumpkin pie, shopping list(s), yoga, lists