02.07.10

1. Feeling happy when I woke up.
2. Freshly baked bread with butter and jam.
3. "Bad Girls of Film Noir," now in my Netflix queue.
4. A lovely show at the Southern Theater by James Sewell Ballet.
5. Talking to Penny after the performance.
6. Fish and chips and mushy peas at the Anchor.
7. A good talk with Morgan and Joann when I picked up my car.
8. The Superbowl = an empty YWCA.
9. Throat coat tea.
10. A DVD on the laptop in bed.

02.06.10

1. Oatmeal with Granny Smith apples, brown sugar, bananas and pecans.
2. Finishing Koko.
3. Being almost ready to start my new embroidery. Too many possibilities!
4. A delicious dinner at NE Social.
5. Running into a former coworker from Pearson who waits tables there.
6. Lots of lovely art at BirdXBird.
7. And lots of nice people to watch and chat with.
8. Allen and I are going to discuss doing an MAEP proposal together.
9. Chatting with Tim about photography and trading artwork.
10. Celebrating Rich's birthday at Red Stag with him and his friends.

02.05.10

1. A great meeting with Meighan about making contacts for film work.
2. Handing in "Pupped" at the MIA.
3. Overcoming my stage/on-camera fright and my anxiety about how grubby I looked and doing a short video interview for their website.
4. Going to openings with Rich.
5. Walker Evans' "Child's Grave," Stephen Shore's tiny c-print of a red building covered with white stars and a beautiful Isabel Bishop ink drawing at the Weisman.
6. Wing Young Huie's show at Macalester.
7. Nice talks with Paul Shambroom and Linda Brooks at the opening.
8. Seeing some of Rich's students' work around the art building there.
9. A Surly Furious (and a half) at the Craftsman.
10. Falling asleep on the sofa watching a movie; it seems like my sleep onset insomnia is not such a big problem anymore (now to deal with the 3 AM and 6 AM stuff...).

02.04.10

1. Sleeping, or at least resting, till 7:45 AM.
2. Pretty Abyssinian cats.
3. More good "All Songs Considered" podcasts.
4. Getting done 15 minutes early at my afternoon client.
5. Spending the extra time doing stretching and yoga.
6. An impromptu slice and pint with James.
7. Rachel B. sent me info about a possible photo job.
8. Seeing her beautiful stenciled drawings at Conduit.
9. Yummy German chocolate.
10. "Curb."

02.03.10

1. Good friends
2. Regular interchanges of conversation, ideas, observations, and emotions with people
3. A comfortable, beautiful and welcoming place to live
4. The opportunity to travel, to see new things and to revisit favorite places
5. Intelligence
6. An off-kilter sense of humor
7. Kindness
8. Creativity
9. Generosity
10. Realizing that a bunch of things on the list I'm doing for Cara of what I value in people and what things give meaning to life are already mine.

02.02.10

1. Max purring right next to my ear.
2. Hot Yorkshire tea with sugar.
3. The super nice guy at TC Moulding.
4. My client Eve, who is an amazing stitcher, loved my embroideries.
5. Chiropractic.
6. Skating at Powderhorn Park at dusk.
7. Asparagus. First fresh veggie in five days!
8. iTunes.
9. Zotz.
10. Seeing the light at the end of the long "Koko" tunnel.

02.01.10

1. Good training (and chatting and kvetching) with Saumer at my new clients' house.
2. They have a bunch of gorgeous Steidl books. I think I'll budget extra time to look at them next time.
3. My doctor referred me for physical therapy for my back.
4. Hearing "Message in a Bottle" at the auto parts store.
5. A good yoga class at the Y.
6. Gabbing with Cate after class.
7. Being able to actually eat dinner for the first time since I got sick Friday. Angel hair pasta with red sauce. Yum!
8. Rereading the first chapter of Camera Lucida during dinner.
8. I finished the second K on "Koko." Just one more O to go.
10. Someone else shoveled. I didn't even have to ask.