I'm Having a Serious Happy Attack
Today was perfection. Although we missed K&M and our aborted jaunt to Fake Mendocino, V and I started the morning with Mimosas and strawberries, served on the service-in-bed tray we so rarely use.
Afterward, I cooked my "World's Famous Cheese Eggs" at V's request (with buttered toast), then got caught up on my Oprah and Medium episodes.
The curtains were all drawn in the house. Better to keep the cold out. And it was all snuggly. It felt like it was just the two of us in all the world. Isn't that amazing? (Except when I walked out all naked, I realized that J was sleeping on the couch from the night before. Oy.)
Alas, all day I've been playing with the new iPhone V bought me last night. It's a. ma. zing. I can do ... um ... everything on it. I can't remember the last time I played with a (useful) device for six hours straight.
Plus, AT&T will save me $30 over Sprint since we're on a family plan. Now isn't THAT a bitch.
Feelin' the happiness right about now.
What I'm Thinking Today
It's ka-ka rainy and cold today. Last night's Yum was sadly canceled, although understandably. My trip out of town with K, M and V has been canceled, confounded rain. I have a sick student, so I don't start till 4:00 today. A client got pissy and I tried to smile my way through it. My gut knew not to take him on. I'm achy but turned back inside after my intended visit to the gym was thwarted by rain and wind.
Happily, goals are being met. I have lots of time to negotiate them.
But I need the sun.
Published for Reals
Today, the book I contributed to hit bookstores. I dropped by Borders an hour ago, found the book, and sipped a mocha while pilfering the pages for my work. And there it was. My work. Published.
Today is a happy day. Only marred by the sad and untimely death of Health Ledger.
How Old Would I Be On Another Planet?
Mercury: 155 years old
Venus: 61 years old
Earth & Moon: 37 years old
Mars: 19 years old
Jupiter: 3 years old
Saturn: 1 year old
Uranus: Less than 1 year old
Neptune: Less than 1 year old
Pluto: Less than 1 year old
How old are you on another planet?
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/edu/age.htm
Don't Squint: A Word to the Still Young
I had a baby face in my youth. I trained myself to squint to I'd look older, meaner, more seasoned.Today, I need Botox to minimize my permanently frowny forehead. Yes. It does really stick that way.
Maybe I should stop cracking my knuckles.
Ten Things I Learned This Week
So, I've been tromping around NoCal and Oregon for the past week, using Amtrak to visit family. I fly home in a few hours from Portland. Here are ten things I've learned along the way.1. Six-year-olds can have amazing, amazing singing voices. Like, seriously. 2. Cup stacking is a sport, and an after-school activity. (Yes, you'll want to watch it again to make sure it's not on fast-forward.)3. Traveling by train is fun, but traveling by plane is much faster.
4. Absence does make the heart grow fonder. It also makes it possible to not recognize your own father in a line up.
5. Seven-year-olds can kick ass on what appear to be complicated video games.
6. Things ARE cheaper at Walmart.
7. Fourteen-year-olds today are much more knowledgeable about the world than when I was 14. At least the dark side of the world.
8. It is possible to wear the same pair of jeans for a week.
9. It doesn't take long to lose good eating habits.
10. You won't recognize your own habits, ticks, and nuances as much as you will when visiting family.
Plus, AT&T will save me $30 over Sprint since we're on a family plan. Now isn't THAT a bitch.
