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It’s nice to just send something out into space, so much more vague and abstract (and pleasantly so) than having my thoughts in print, right there, in black and white. Blogs are on the web, which is some ephemeral technology that I don’t fully understand anyway, and can’t really comprehend in the same way that I can’t really comprehend a billion dollars. Meaningless. Therefore I write all kinds of things that I probably would never say or write in real life, because it tickles me and it doesn’t really do any harm anyway because in a few days the entry will be buried in the archives and the three people that have read it will be busy with other things.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

How a Rough Day Gets Smooth

Today I took a page from Jessie's book, and got myself extra cream cheese for my bagel - one for each side! I know, I'm too crazy. This day had all the hallmarks of a chaotic anxious day, considering its my "leave the house at 6 am and don't stop running until evening" day. Also considering that I literally left my fiction writing assignment until the very last hours before class. But, so far it's been a banner day:
  • I found $15 in the pocket of my jeans.
  • Just as I was wishing for coffee instead of green tea, Jessie appeared at my office door like a caffeine fairy and made me the best cup of joe I've had in a while.
  • I acquired not just one, but two PJ Harvey discs, and a killer Wes Montgomery 2 disc set
  • I actually did manage to put together a semblance of something good for my writing assignment (as long as you don't look too closely).
  • All that, and I managed to scrape together enough change to get said bagel (and extra cream cheese), and a Cherry Coke (my soda pop weakness), without dipping into my treasured $15
  • Oh yeah, and today the temperature at 5:45 am when I went out to start my car was (slightly) above nose-freezing-shut cold
Does life get any better?

2 Comments:

Blogger Jessie said...

2 CREAM CHEESES...OH MY GOD! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND???!!?? haha! a bagel should not be eaten without (un)healthy doses of cream cheese. it's just not worth it otherwise.

and PJ harvey--I love pj!!! um...i think we just dated ourselves. oh, and by the way, i have a present for you. you'll laugh...

GET PREPARED TO GROOVE OUT GRRRRL! :)-

8:52 PM  
Blogger erin said...

i'm grooving right now, sistah... thanks! i love owning music i never in my life would have imagined owning!

7:14 PM  

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