A few things about C:
1. He is the first of many nephews and nieces.
2. He turns 9 today.
3. He screamed like a banshee after he was born.
4. He's super smart and very literal.
5. He's an excellent artist.
6. One time he called me "Elizabeth with the silly glasses."
7. Sometimes I can't believe how much he's like his dad was when we were kids.
8. He likes to hang out with the grown-ups, and to stay up late.
9. His laugh, when something has really caught him off guard, is the sweetest most genuine laugh you'll ever hear.
Friday, January 5, 2007
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Now Playing on My iPod Shuffle
• 7 Sammy Davis Jr. songs
• 2 whole Spoon records
• Sun Ra, Holiday for Soul Dance
• A bunch of Tom Waits
• A little Van Morrison
• Wilco, Summer Teeth
• 2 whole Spoon records
• Sun Ra, Holiday for Soul Dance
• A bunch of Tom Waits
• A little Van Morrison
• Wilco, Summer Teeth
How I Am Both Really Smart and Really Stupid
1. Smart: I, default tech person of a non-profit organization, and an art major, figured out how to put our new computers onto our old network. That is the equivalent of doing algebra. Seriously.
2. Stupid: It turns out, just because I didn't have the password for that computer didn't mean we couldn't still access it from our computers. Who knew?!
3. Stooooopid: Apparently there is a feature on pc's where you do not need a password. All I had to do was hit enter.
2. Stupid: It turns out, just because I didn't have the password for that computer didn't mean we couldn't still access it from our computers. Who knew?!
3. Stooooopid: Apparently there is a feature on pc's where you do not need a password. All I had to do was hit enter.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Irritating Things That Happened Today
1. At the grocery store I dropped a blueberry yogurt and it exploded on my pants. This was not the first thing that happened, but it was the least irritating, as I have already stated that I do not mind doing laundry.
2. After picking up our new work computers (that part was definitely not irritating!) I decided to feast on some fish tacos at nearby Las Tortugas, but when I got there it was closed until January 8th. I knew I shouldn't have gone back to work this week.
3. To emphasize that I shouldn't have gone back to work this week, while I was attempting to set up our new computers (as the default "tech person" because my husband used to work with computers), I accidently caused our main computer, the one with all of the files on it, to shut down and require signing in with a password - a password that I do not know and do not have written down - causing me to have to call the actual tech people, the ones who charge us money, the ones I was trying to avoid having to call so often by getting new computers.
2. After picking up our new work computers (that part was definitely not irritating!) I decided to feast on some fish tacos at nearby Las Tortugas, but when I got there it was closed until January 8th. I knew I shouldn't have gone back to work this week.
3. To emphasize that I shouldn't have gone back to work this week, while I was attempting to set up our new computers (as the default "tech person" because my husband used to work with computers), I accidently caused our main computer, the one with all of the files on it, to shut down and require signing in with a password - a password that I do not know and do not have written down - causing me to have to call the actual tech people, the ones who charge us money, the ones I was trying to avoid having to call so often by getting new computers.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Fun Things I Found While Cleaning Out the Files in My Studio
1. First notes from my one and only sculpture class.
2. Invitation to my BFA show. This is awesome because for the past 8 years I have been unable to remember the names of most of the people I graduated with.
3. You just have to see it to believe it.
2. Invitation to my BFA show. This is awesome because for the past 8 years I have been unable to remember the names of most of the people I graduated with.
3. You just have to see it to believe it.
Travel 2006
Places I Went
1. January – New York City – T had bizness, I looked at art, we froze our butts off and ice skated.
2. February – South Florida – I had bizness, stayed with my sister, drove back and forth from Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, and to Naples to see the folks.
3. April – Chicago – With the girls!
4. April – Las Vegas – T had more bizness.
5. May – New York City – More biz! More art! More food!
6. June – Calgary, Canada – Yes more biz. Lots of overly friendly Canadians. More art. The zoo. A couple of movies.
7. July – Statesboro, GA – My grandmother’s 75th birthday with the whole family.
8. October – San Francisco – T ran a marathon.
9. November – Greensboro, GA – Thanksgiving with the family.
Places I Went with my Arm in a Sling
1. Chicago – Where I was alternately insisting on being self-sufficient, and getting irritated when no one would automatically help me do stuff.
2. Las Vegas – Where my story about what happened to my arm was that I got into a fight with a slot machine.
3. New York – Where I was not cut any slack for having one arm in a sling. Still had to get out of everyone’s way fast!
1. January – New York City – T had bizness, I looked at art, we froze our butts off and ice skated.
2. February – South Florida – I had bizness, stayed with my sister, drove back and forth from Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, and to Naples to see the folks.
3. April – Chicago – With the girls!
4. April – Las Vegas – T had more bizness.
5. May – New York City – More biz! More art! More food!
6. June – Calgary, Canada – Yes more biz. Lots of overly friendly Canadians. More art. The zoo. A couple of movies.
7. July – Statesboro, GA – My grandmother’s 75th birthday with the whole family.
8. October – San Francisco – T ran a marathon.
9. November – Greensboro, GA – Thanksgiving with the family.
Places I Went with my Arm in a Sling
1. Chicago – Where I was alternately insisting on being self-sufficient, and getting irritated when no one would automatically help me do stuff.
2. Las Vegas – Where my story about what happened to my arm was that I got into a fight with a slot machine.
3. New York – Where I was not cut any slack for having one arm in a sling. Still had to get out of everyone’s way fast!
Monday, January 1, 2007
Books I Read in 2006
• The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
• The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
• The Myth of You and Me, Leah Stewart
• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (2nd reading)
• If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, Italo Calvino
• The Optimist’s Daughter, Eudora Welty
• The Awakening, Kate Chopin
• Breath, Philip Levine
• The Floating World, Cynthia Gralla
• The Hummingbird’s Daughter, Luis Alberto Urrea
• Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (2nd reading)
• The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
• The Myth of You and Me, Leah Stewart
• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (2nd reading)
• If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, Italo Calvino
• The Optimist’s Daughter, Eudora Welty
• The Awakening, Kate Chopin
• Breath, Philip Levine
• The Floating World, Cynthia Gralla
• The Hummingbird’s Daughter, Luis Alberto Urrea
• Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (2nd reading)
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