Showing posts with label what the hell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what the hell. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

My calendar is very full.

Today I
  • arose at 7 to take my folks to the airport.
  • had croissants at Les Madeleines.
  • visited the Whole Foods Food Emporium.
  • took a long walk by the Jordan River with my friend, after which I
  • found that I had hurt my feet because I was too hasty in leaving the house and didn't have socks on.
  • pondered the significance of this lapse in judgement.
  • took a shower.
  • answered e-mail, took a phone call, got some more poems rejected, ate some leftover spaghetti.
  • made lemon madeleines.
  • took another phone call, then another one.
  • prepared for the Ballets Russes event, culmination of the avant-garde poetry workshop.
  • ate several madeleines.
  • went to Target and forgot to buy the new Prince recording.
  • made copies of my manuscript and mailed it.
  • moaned a little.
  • did yesterday's crossword puzzle.
  • moaned some more and took some ibuprofen.
  • went to the event and read some poetry aloud to a small group with elegant taste (clearly).
  • came home, watched the Jazz play on the road (translation: torture that should be prohibited by the Geneva Convention).
  • waited for young running son to write, probably in vain because I think he got transferred this week.
What do I mean by this recitation of mundane events? Well, first of all, I fear I may never blog again if I don't at least try. Second of all, what this day was like? Ridiculous. I got no writing done. I suppose I could have squeezed some in there amongst the moaning and the ibuprofen, but the moaning felt needful. Necessary. Of great moment. Pressing.

So there you have it. If the Jazz keep on being awful on the road, I may moan some more.

Friday, December 21, 2007

The short list.

Before Christmas I shall:

1. bake the sugar cookie dough I whipped up a couple of days ago.
2. bake the shortbreads, whatever shortbreads they may be.
3. partake of the spirit of Christmas by playing 80% of the Christmas cds I own but haven't yet listened to.
4. buy a D.Williams jersey for soccer coach son.
5. buy a piece of a gym membership for college daughter.
6. possibly prepare a modest musical number for the family music night.
7. possibly coerce some or all of children to do something musical for same? (???)
8. return catalog-ordered clothing to store?
9. bake cardamom-almond bread.
10. wrap all presents.
11. chill out by the tree (in fact, I'm doing this right now!).
12. deliver all goodies to long list of deliverees.
13. buy things I'm supposed to bring to Christmas dinner, because, well, it's coming right up.
14. other things, other baking, other little shopping chores, other thises and thats and whatnots.

A Christmas coup was scored today in the purchase of a classic Fisher-Price duck pull toy, for a grandson who really, really loves his ducks. Also, a present for running son which appeared to be sold out, but, in fact, upon investigation by a valiant Target store clerk, was not. Score! and score again!

I'm having a good time of it, despite traffic, a slightly tight neck and shoulders, random (but manageable) bouts of grief, and the nagging feeling I'm spending too much money, because (a) I'm no longer grading, and (b), what the hell, and why not? It's Christmas.

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