Things that are awesome, vol 1!
- my job! My new job is the awesome. I get to go in there three days a week and be a superhero at organization and efficiency and then I get two days to, you know, pursue my creative destiny, maaaan. And everyone who works in the studio space is this fantastic cross-section of artist and yogi and therapist and zen buddhist. they’re all really in touch with their mind/body relations and crap. It’s like hanging out with a whole lot of Janice from the Electric Mayhem Band.
- extended birthday goodness. I decided that when another bag like Martha came into my life, I’d be open to it, but for now I didn’t want to desperately buy any old leather handbag that came into town. So Stuart treated me to a decent pair of headphones and a cherry red bag, and now I get to wear all my gorgeous birthday gifts at once – the Skagen watch from my brother, my lovely grey pearl necklace, bag and headphones. Birthdays rock.
- HOUSTON. Whatever you people say, Houston rocks, and since I’d already shown Stuart the sights last time, we got to just spend maximum lady time peppered with some guys named Matt and my family. Maximum lady time (trademark Sarah Brown) was everything I needed it to be; just hours talking with Erin and Raych and hugging them a lot more than strictly necessary. I love me them ladies. When they both left at the same time from Luiz and Ozzie’s house (where we were graciously hosted for all our decadent debauchery) on Sunday night, I stood in the kitchen and cried a little.
- My Texan grandparents. They seriously rock. Poppa passed away two years ago and just getting to see Grandma and get wrapped up in a big Grandma hug was amazing. When we sat down in the living room and I saw Poppa’s picture on the coffee table I realized, wow, I really am only going to see him in pictures and I looked at Stuart and he knew what I was thinking and I had to hold back tears because that’s not a nice way to say hi to your Texan grandma.
We stood in the yard and I asked her where their sundial was, the one she gave Poppa back in the sixties, and she said she hadn’t set it up yet. I said I’d always loved it, and she asked if I remembered what it said. I told her yes, it said “Grow Old Along With Me, the Best Is Yet To Be.” We were quiet and then she said, we did grow old, and it was great. I said I missed Poppa and she said she did, too, and then gave me another hug. HAVE I MADE YOU CRY YET?
- also awesome: the mild weather today. Who loves you, Autumn? I do! Bring it on, cable-knit sweaters. And boots. And cotton scarves. I am ready, oh yes.
NOT awesome:
- my wallet was stolen/lost a few weeks ago and I am waiting on tenterhooks for the RI DMV to send me a letter confirming my driving record so that I can go to the NY DMV and get a new license before our trip to the Catskills on the 25th. I HATE YOU, DMV SYSTEM.
- smelly shoes.

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