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

list for a sunday evening in park slope

1. coffee
2. fone focusing session
3. (a) toast, (b) butter, (c) boiled egg
4. acupuncture
5. nausea
6. apartment seeking activity on 15th street near prospect park
7. b-68 bus ride after long wait in the cold near young mormon missionary chicks trying to impersonate orthodox chicks
8. purchased large bag of nonorganic almonds to quell nausea from kind pakistani man who noted that my polite refusal of a shopping bag was ‘environmentally consious’
9. apartment seeking activity in ditmas park area
10. regrouping and refueling at vox pop, yet another cafe with pillows that scare me for hygienic reasons, where (a) coffee and (b) panini were consumed, and (c) emotions were deeply felt and shared
11. evening power nap
12. snacking
13. fb checking complete with thoughts of de-friending one or more ancient “friends” secondary to inappropriate and toxic fb behaviors

Filed under: annoying, cheese, coffee, lists, stupid things, 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

wtf

1. my menses does not usually require 4 ibuprofen.
2. when my menses does require 4 ibuprofen, it does not usually produce ongoing agony.
3. my menses does prevent me from doing many active-type activities, but i am not usually in so much pain that a hot water bottle and whimpering are present.
4. my palm centro is FUCKED UP.
5. do NOT tell me i will have to go to the PALM CENTRO STORE and wait on line only to receive surly, dishonest, commission-inspired advice/information.
6. do NOT tell me that i will have to be without my smart phone device for even a short while.

Filed under: customer service, lists, menses, menstrual, menstruation, mobile phone, sprint, lists

my fabulous day

1. inside
2. air conditioner @ 70 degrees
3. baguette
4. cheese
5. coffee
6. expensive, pecan granola which i keep telling my beloved to buy “more” of so i can make it last through the week, so i should not be scarfing it down the way i am today
7. raw sunflower seeds
8. more coffee
9. chatting with old friend re (a) 50s items we love, (b) eating, (c) drugs we took together in the past, (d) dancing
10. unsalted corn chips
11. unsweetened lemonade

Filed under: cheese, coffee, enjoyment, first cup of the day, follow-up cup, lists, morning, water, coffee, lists

rite aid: 7.22

i was on line at the rite aid all the way down in southern brooklyn. a man in an undershirt and shorts had the following in his basket:

1. three (“3″) bottles of blue palmolive liquid dish soap
2. two (“2″) large jugs of generic bleach
3. one (“1″) large package of black licorice twizzlers

Filed under: lists, rite aid, lists

a moody sunday list

originally written on 5.3.09 at 4:34pm.

my love went to market. this is what she got.

1. bread
2. cheese
3. paper towels
4. soil

Filed under: cheese, lists, paper towels, soil, lists

things i need

1. hunter rain boots
2. cotton, 3/4-length sleeved shirts for work that button and do not have pockets
3. slip-on shoes for work because i can kick them off easily and slip them on easily and nobody gets hurt
4. pedicure
5. time off, soon
6. motivation to work out more often
7. cool looking sneakers to be work with black garments that provide excellentn support
8. a pair of those open-ish shoes (keen, merril, e.g.) for summer walking
9. linen suit for work or other official activities
10. notebook for process notes
11. small notebook for constant noting of thoughts, observations, things i learn in therapy, notes to self

Filed under: fashion, lists, lists

what i ate today

1. coffee
2. slice of amy’s sourdough bread with peanut butter
3. bagel with (a) cream cheese, (b) red onion, (c) capers, (d) tomatoes, (e) smoked salmon
4. side of bacon (crispy)
5. decaf with milk
6. slice of birthday cake
7. lemon sorbet
8. leftover roasted chicken
9. leftover roasted blue potatoes
19. leftover roasted carrots
20. leftover roasted onions
21. mint chip ice cream
22. squares of alter eco brand dark chocolate velvet

Filed under: coffee, cream cheese, cup, lists, milk, sorbet, lists

vintage list from 2006

originally published in 2006 while performing secretarial duties at a certain “boutique-sized” law firm that specializes in media, entertainment, advertising, and intellectual property.

my office equipment

1. swingline 76701 stapler
2. scotch c-4210 “designer” tape dispenser
3. gateway ev700 computer monitor
4. belkin (TO BE CONTINUED)

Filed under: lists, office equipment, stapler, tape, lists