10.29.10

1. A gorgeous hot pinky rose-colored sunrise.
2. Reading "Rat Girl" for an hour in bed in the morning.
3. I am very nearly caught up on bookkeeping, phone calls and other non-art deskwork.
4. I will indeed get Energy Assistance again this year. What a great program.
5. Finally getting myself back on my bike after two weeks of laziness.
6. Eating delicious squash (!!!) soup at Rich's.
7. Seeing "Waiting for Superman" with Rich, Marcia and Tim.
8. Interesting conversation at Tim's after the movie.
9. Biking home at 11:30 felt great. Not cold.
10. Falling asleep halfway through a F&G episode.

10.28.10

1. Sleeping really late--10 AM!
2. Oatmeal with all my favorite toppings.
3. Plowing through paperwork. Aren't taxes and mortgages fun?
4. Getting places on time.
5. Learning how to make concertina books at MCBA.
6. Not getting upset by my many mistakes and missteps.
7. How impressed and enthusiastic Kate was when I showed her my books.
8. I will be #54 on Assistant List. Only teh sixth stylist, though.
9. Two more excellent episodes of Freaks & Geeks.
10. Starting "Rat Girl" before bed.

10.27.10

1. Getting up at 7:30 is much easier than 6:45.
2. Seeing lots of familiar faces at Shop NBC.
3. Plaseant chatting with Becky during
4. A good day of "fluffing" Christmas garlands and wreaths.
5. Fresh organic tomatoes and brown eggs from the farm next door.
6. I'm so glad it's still there. It's a "Heritage Site" now.
7. Skillful "distress tolerance" during my 70 minute commute (19 miles!) from Eden Prairie to St. Paul at rush hour.
8. Useful info at DBT.
9. Spending my last $40 of food stamp money at Seward Coop.
10. Chilling out with Boardwalk Empire and Freaks and Geeks.

10.26.10

1. The sports medicine doctor at my clinic seemed thorough and knowledgeable abot my hand problems.
2. It felt good to drop two bags of stuff at St.Vincent de Paul.
3. A delicious lunch of leftover black beans and quesadillas.
4. A fairly easy and pleasant half-day at Shop NBC.
5. Lots of people there were very happy to see me.
6. A highly amusing and informative Salon Saloon evening.
7. Megan's bit about baseball uniforms was especially funny.
8. Another yummy grilled cheese and tomato sandwich there.
9. An enjoyable chat with Kirsten, Patty, Michael and Rich after the show.
10. Reading the History of Beauty to help me fall asleep.

10.25.10

1. A good ENT doctor.
2. Cipro.
3. $20 in gift cards for getting two Rxs filled at Target = a free gift card for Karla for her birthday.
4. A couple good scores at Savers.
5. Rain. The rosemary plant likes it.
6. My large photos are more or less all sorted for the first time in about eight years!
7. It felt good to actually tear up and throw away some of them...
8. Shop NBC wants me to work a few freelance days as a set dresser on the live shows.
9. Maybe I can (almost) quit Bettying.
10. Falling asleep fairly easily (though awfully late).

10.24.10

1. Hearing thunder overnight--in October.
2. Sleeping till 10 AM!
3. Oatmeal with dried apricots and pecans.
4. Sorting through junk in the kitchen and dining room to sell and give away and make space for more useful items was fun and satisfying.
5. Discovering I really do already have most of my Christmas gifts in the gift drawer, once I cleaned a lot of crap out of it.
6. I think I have enough nice vintage items to call Sheila or take to the new consignment shop and make a little money.
7. I almost have enough room for my books on the dining room shelves.
8. I rearranged a few things in my living room and like it much better.
9. Trader Joe's mini ravioli with red sauce for an easy lazy dinner.
10. Knowing I don't have to clean houses tomorrow morning, or all week. A good feeling.

10.23.10

1. A pleasant morning at Rich's apartment.
2. A yummy big breakfast with super tasty fried potatoes (Chef Barlow again) and scrambled eggs and bacon.
3. Screenprinting class.
4. Delicious gnocchi with orange and cauliflower at La Grassa.
5. Cherith's beautiful paintings at Thom Barry.
6. Thom finally remembers who I am now (ahem, time to show him some work, Jenny).
7. Showing Kate my vintage button collection (now doubled in size thanks to recent estate sale visits).
8. Watching the silly Anvil documentary with Rich.
9. Feeling like we are generally getting along better.
10. Falling asleep a bit easier than I have the rest of the week.

10.22.10

1. Sleeping late.
2. Parallel play. Not too efficient, but pleasant.
3. Gorgeous warm fall weather.
4. A good session with Maren.
5. I have paid my share in full for my matched savings program.
6. Pot roast (yes, I actually ate a little), whipped purple potatoes with celery root, garlicky Brussels sprouts and beets with mixed greens salad. A delicious dinner from Chef Barlow.
7. A lovely evening walk in Uptown after dinner.
8. A beautiful, bright white, fullish moon.
9. An excellent season finale of Mad Men.
10. A nice long hot bath in a clawfoot tub.

10.21.10

1. Yorkshire tea.
2. My morning client cancelled. Yay.
3. A big fat turkey sandwich.Time to make more cranberry orange relish.
4. A lovely walk through Seward to the river with Marcia and her dog Bella.
5. A palmful of raspberries from her sister's garden.
6. The amazing sweet potato ravioli at Ngon.
7. Seeing Joel L. and Phoebe at the MAEP opening.
9. Rewatching a recent Mad Men episode with Rich. It holds up, or merits a second viewing.
10. Falling asleep knowing I get to sleep in.

10.20.10

1. My 6:30 wakeup didn't feel quite so hard.
2. Yet another beautiful, way warmer than average, fall day.
3. Another pleasant day working at the Target photo studio.
4. Maru, the strangest cat in the world. Almost as funny as the French standing cat!
5. Not caring too much that I slightly dented my car in the Dayton's ramp compact spaces.
6. I spaced out on my driving plans and got on 94 at 5 PM, but it was not trafficky at all.
7. A very good DBT class.
8. Two beers and two pints over a few hours at Luce gabbing with the regulars
9. And reading the Metropolis and Wallpaper I got from the recycling bin at Target.
10. Falling asleep easily.

10.19.10

1. A pleasant day at work.
2. A turkey-provolone-granny smith-spinach sandwich with lots of dijon.
3. Maru the You Tube cat. http://www.youtube.com/user/mugumogu?blend=1&ob=4
4. My beautiful new cold-weather biking gloves. On sale!
5. Moros y cristianos con huevos duros and apricots and chocolate for dinner.
6. I think the Cipro is already helping my ears and sinuses.
7. The dining room table is cleared off and usable once more!
8. I finally got brave enough to ask for some coverage for Bettys jobs due to the carpal tunnel issue.
9. And got one offer for two covers immediately.
10. Feeling kind of caught up on to dos that must be done.

10.17.10

1. The Sunday New York Times.
2. Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and Parmesan.
3. Many cups of Yorkshire tea.
4. A half-moon in the daytime sky.
5. My big old attic.
6. Online bill pay.
7. Red Sauce.
8. Watching "Boardwalk Empire" in bed.
9. Not freaking out when I had insomnia.
10. Max kept me company.

10.15.10

1. Getting the design for my next screenprint done in time for class, somehow.
2. Learning how to do a "split fountain" print.
3. Being brave enough to try the harder option for printing it.
4. Having fun doing it and not caring too much about the uneven results.
5. Using the steely light blue ink I mixed the previous week for the lettering.
6. Dan loved my prints.
7. Delicious fennel sausage-goat cheese-roasted red pepper pizza from Black Sheep.
8. An amusing stop at the 801 Lofts opening.
9. The strange movie Greenberg.
10. A lovely hot bath before bed.

10.14.10

1. Sleeping in a bit and being able to get ready for work really quickly.
2. My new Columbia jacket really did cut down the wind and kept me warm on my bike to work.
3. So did my old suede gloves.
4. An interesting stylist's meeting.
5. A lovely stress free work day.
6. An afternoon latte from the Target cafeteria.
7. A pleasant ride home in the beautiful warm weather.
8. A lovely show of prints at Macalester's gallery.
9. Rich's patience with me having to do work while we watched a movie and
10. When I fell asleep just about as soon as I finished the work.

10.12.10

1. A pretty sunrise.
2. Getting through two cleans OK despite a bum hand.
3. San Pellegrino sodas are cheapish at Lunds.
4. A pleasant hour or so outdoors at Lucia's with Rich.
5. A really delicious pear, gorgonzola, arugula and caramelized onion pizza.
6. A stunning wide X in the dusky western sky made of clouds and vapor trails.
7. The flat file is gone!
8. A wispy crescent moon.
9. Wisely (I hope) deciding that I needed to chill the night before my new job, not do a grant application, and that I can finish it tomorrow night and drop it off Thursday after work.
10. Feeling OK about the fact that I will probably have to miss DBT to do that, but knowing it's because I'm almost healthy enough to handle a "normal" life.

10.11.10

1. Yorkshire tea.
2. Another summer-like day. Pretty much perfect weather.
3. Seventh Generation on sale at the Wedge. Plus I had coupons.
4. Deciding to just go ahead and get a refurbished Airport Extreme.
5. Getting a 4 hour job done in about 3.5 hours.
6. A good doctor at the urgent care clinic.
7. It's not arthritis, but carpal tunnel. Easier to treat.
8. The wrist brace helped and I was able to almost finish redoing my third screen on the computer.
9. Laughing about the lesbian rain barrel silliness with Alex and Kate.
10. Falling asleep fairly early and easily.

10.10.10

1. A lovely Sunday morning with Rich.
2. Bacon and eggs.
3. Lemon echinacea ginger drink.
4. Fantastic warm weather.
5. All of the structures and devices in my stuffio are in place. Now I just need to figure out where the stuff goes...
6. A pleasant bike ride on a gorgeous Indian summer afternoon.
7. Kate shared her root vegetables and quinoa dinner with me on a night when it was going to be Annie's mac and cheese.
8. Three good hours of art work on the computer.
9. Throat coat tea with honey.
10. Finishing Shampoo Planet. Whatever happened to Douglas Coupland, anyway?

10.09.10

1. A pleasant slow morning with Rich.
2. Jon S. loved the autographed Mexican cowboy hat I found in the alley. I knew someone out there would appreciate it!
3. Mixing colors in screenprinting class.
4. My second print is coming out nicely despite my making it a tad complicated to do.
5. Traction.
6. Wisely deciding not to go out and do art things.
7. A delicious dinner of red pepper pesto with portabellas (my contribution) and Brussels sprouts with a balsamic reduction (Rich's).
8. Nice conversation over a couple glasses of organic red wine (= no sulfite headache).
9. Freaks and Geeks.
10. Rich took my advice for his cough and it worked.

10.08.10

1. HOT weather.
2. A good meeting with Dan's friend Frank about getting the storm damage on my house fixed.
3. Cut flowers from the garden in the house.
4. Help from Rich via Facebook chat with Photoshop for my screenprinting homework.
5. Learning helpful new tools and techniques.
6. Having my perhaps-too-difficult project almost ready to go.
7. A yummy Rich Barlow stir fry.
8. Citizen Architect, the documentary about Auburn's Rural Studio program.
9. Mad Men.
10. An early night. Good for two sick people.

10.07.10

1. Snooze on the phone alarm.
2. Tea. More tea. Yorkshire tea.
3. Another warm sunny day.
4. Antibiotics.
5. MinnesotaCare.
6. A teaspoon of pink raspberry jam in my Brown Cow vanilla yogurt.
7. Watching the Twins-Yankees game (outcome = not good) over a
8. A Sierra Nevada and a half, grilled cheese and fries at the Cedar Inn with the ever amusing James Vonsien.
9. Oh yeah. We saw a DeLorean driving south in rush hour traffic.
10. An episode of Freaks and Geeks to chill with. Thanks Alex!

10.06.10

1. Sleeping in late (8:30 on a weekday!).
2. Easy cleans.
3. Delicious leftover red pepper pesto for lunch.
4. First Tech is going to give me a new charger for the old Powerbook they wouldn't take as a trade-in.
5. I am persistent and can be persuasive.
6. Some nice work at the Textile Center's Jerome show.
7. A sweet and hilarious email from Tracy G.
8. Throat coat tea with a big spoonful of honey.
9. The Twins on AM on my 20 year old boombox.
10. Making plans to watch tomorrow's game at the Sunrise with James.

10.05.10

1. It was easy getting Jon started on the gardening work at Cherie’s.
2. I might hire her handyman to clean my gutters. $80.
3. A nice chat with Steve.
4. Fantastic, warm sunny weather for a nice walk around Kenwood with Rich.
5. “Cruel Summer” on the radio at Chicago Lake.
6. Cherie was happy with Jon’s work. It looked good.
7. Opening all the windows to let the warm fresh air in the house.
8. A tasty Long Hammer IPA.
9. It was fun making pickles.
10. A good, impromptu conversation over dinner with Alex.

10.04.10

1. The way Max purrs when he sits on my tummy to be petted.
2. Yorkshire tea. I needed a lot of it this cool morning.
3. Getting lots of annoying "to-dos" out of the way.
4. I will get a replacement for my beloved damaged LeSportsac bag!
5. Or get it returned with a 20% off coupon for my next purchase. Hmmm.
6. Peeing in a cup for Target only took 15 minutes. I hope that's the last hoop to jump through!
7. Sometimes it's nice to run errands in the suburbs.
8. Super delicious roasted red pepper pesto.
9. Mindfully cutting cucumbers and onions for tomorrow's pickle-making.
10. A good film: Bright Star by Jane Campion. Weird seeing Kerry Fox as Fanny's mother. I think of her as 20-something from An Angel at My Table.

10.03.10

1. Sleeping in sort of late.
2. Lazing around Rich's apartment with the internet and the Sunday Times.
3. Yummy French toast from Kara's bread.
4. A nice chat with Alex and Amy.
5. A pleasant five hours spent gardening at Cherie's
6. On a gorgeous fall afternoon.
7. Jon S. can finish up the work that I am too busy and achey to do for Cherie.
8. Getting a little of my own fall yard cleanup done.
9. After a lazy dinner of grilled cheese and steamed broccoli, I got a bunch of healthy foods ready for the week's meals.
10. Finally sitting down and chilling with a movie.

10.02.10

1. My excellent navigation by phone.
2. A lovely, too brief visit with Lori E. from ND.
3. My first ever screenprint came out quite nice!
4. Simplicity is good.
5. The moment when my neck- and headache suddenly vanished, about 3 PM.
6. Donating old gear to Free Geek.
7. A show of beautiful Venetian plaster paintings by Tara Costello at Rosalux.
8. The amusing Irish owner of Anchor Fish & Chips.
9. Drinks and conversation with Marcia and Tim.
10. Falling asleep easily after a good, long day.

10.01.10

1. A good neck crack at the chiropractor.
2. David Goldes' generosity in lending me his Lumix to try out.
3. Shooting with a really nice small camera
4. And realizing I like my sort of crappy one better.
5. Finding lots of intriguing graffiti along the tracks near Hiawatha.
6. Decent but hard to digest shows at IFP and MCAD.
7. A pleasant evening of caprese, grilled sprouts-n-sausage, roasted beets, delicious Wedge bread and Wonderful Pistachios.
8. And the last bottle of cider from Tandem.
9. And those awesome little German chocolates from Aldi and
10. Lively conversation with Rich, Marcia, Lynette and Tim.

09.30.10

1. The screen door is DONE.
2. Fabulous bread from Kara.
3. Many beautiful objects at DWR, including the funky new ROLU chairs.
4. A delicious, slightly too sweet cider they were serving.
5. Lovely chats with Kristin, Kinji, Levi, Alexis, and Will at the Highpoint opening.
6. A sweet hug from Cole at the end of the event. One of my favorite MCAD people.
7. Cobbling together a free (and not too entirely unhealthy) dinner from both parties.
8. Biking home with Rich on the Greenway at night.
9. Another gripping episode of Mad Men.
10. Getting my Rosalux entry in on time. Two whole hours before the deadline, wow.