12 posts tagged “tuesday”

The bad things:

• The sweating
• The things at the back of the cupboards
• Self-deception
• Breaking up is hard to do
• Heartburn and other forms of indigestion
• Sleep shortage
• Negotiating, particularly with an attorney involved
  
• The proliferation of homeless people
• Schizophrenic in the showers at the gym, having loud arguments with herself
• Anorexic/ skeletal girl changing at the gym to whom I would like to feed ice cream
• Missed deliveries
• Phone books

• Sun and thunderstorms
• The Oregon Coast
• mint.com
• Cute bird who wants her head scratched
• Guided by Voices
• Morning Pages
• The sunlight in my living room
• Flex-time
• Health insurance, for free
• Chocolate Chunk cookie from Dahlia bakery
• New laptop @ work - no more carrying mine back and forth
• Powell's books
• Yoga
  

Hey it's Tuesday!  I'm finally back to being able to keep track of what day it is.

What's bad:

• Clutter
• Rick Moody's memoir.  Its tangents are much too long and dull.
• Sore bottom from first long bike ride in ages
• The fact that I hadn't ridden my bike in nearly two years until last Sunday
• Impulse purchases
• Pre-menstrual weirdness
• Sugar cravings
• Having a desk job
  

• The B-52s
• Bike ride to Vashon
• Granta
• Things: Mac to-do list application
• Being in demand
• REI sale items
• A bit of sunshine
• Looking forward to condo ownership
• Getting rid of stuff
• Salmon burgers
• White asparagus
  

ech:

• I ate too much dessert last night and the night before & now I have a sugar hangover
• I'm indecisive about my career options
• I am leaving just when the warm weather is about to arrive
• Heartburn
• Being busy does not seem to lead to personal satisfaction
• Feeling dehydrated
• Packing... too many options!
• The state of my bathroom floor

• Leaving for Europe TODAY!
• I am pretty much ready to leave without last minute panicking
• Going to see Nick Cave in Berlin... Just like in Wings of Desire, eh
• Berlin biennial of contemporary art. Yes.
• I get to use five different currencies on my trip.
• Money in the bank
• Having options
• The airport lounge
  

The loathelies:

• When the procrastination of others messes with my bizness.
• How expensive everything is!
• Pants that are too tight.
• Too much stuff.
• The things that lurk at the back of the closet.
• Missed deliveries.
• Anal-retentive project managers who actually use MS Project and fuss over it no less.
• Allergies.

• Leaving for Europe 1 week from today!  (I am)
• An organized closet.
• Moleskine notebooks
• David Foster Wallace
• I bought a waterproof pouch for my camera.  A pouch!
• Vigorous vacuuming
• Cashews
  

I loathe it:

• stress
• clutter
• voicemail
• advertising
• re-shoots
• unfolded laundry
• wasted food
• working in the evening
• forgetting to take daily photos
• forgetting in general
• discomfort
• fitful sleep
• bank of america

• natural hot springs
• moss
• spring in seattle
• getting ready to go to europe
• funny little bird noises
• projector!
• ikea.  i admit.
• river rapids
• body heat
• professional respect
• strong coffee
• new lamps
  

Awful:

• The cold rain... goes on and on
• I miss yoga
• Playing the Bad Cop
• My grandfather has both Alzheimer's and a loaded shotgun
• Faxing
• Tight jeans
• Spare tire of flesh
• Hypocrisy
• Getting up in the morning
• painful shoes
• too much stuff
  

• Bird cuddles
• Being adored
• Galaktaboureka
• Pumpkin bread
• Sleep
• Saturday afternoon in the sun
• Being appreciated
• The breakfast nook
• Hot baths
• Rental cars
• Good burgers
• Theater
• Elliott Bay Books
  

tuesday seems to be difficult to attain.

worsts:
• sitting on a folding chair all day
• car exhaust
• idiots (yes, it is "idiot week" in my town... I wish I had had some warning)
• getting sleepy at 9pm
• dust
• the hesitancy of spring to spring
• neck spasm
• complacency
• bureaucracy
• people who don't check their email for over a month
• clients who do math, badly

bests:
• seeing a friend on the Martha Stewart show (surreal, but good)
• good sex
• Vio's and their galaktoboureko.
• red wine prevents senile dementia
• travel planning
• work satisfaction
• furniture rearrangement
• parrot baths
• an aunt who will bird-sit for 3 weeks, saving me $15/day boarding fees
• girltalk
• waiting for waiting for godot

Not Good:

• Being yelled at on IM, via email, on the phone, or in person.
• Unhappy endings. (French endings are ok)
• Being emotionally exhausted
• Having difficulty concentrating
• Snow in the Spring
• Not getting to yoga/ the gym enough
• Not having enough to do at work
• Having finicky skin
• Cockroaches
• Taking the elevator to the basement to go to the bathroom
  

• Jose Gonzales live
• Xanax
• Going to the movies with Aunt Rosie
• a Flexible schedule
• worker retraining funds
• tulips
• laughing at work
• listening to the radio at work, instead of uncomfortable silence
• Kader Attia exhibit at the Henry
• sleep
• meeting new people
  

Getting closer.

Unlovable:

• Reverting to Winter
• Working full days
• Meetings
• Walking up hills
• Not eating donuts or cake or chocolate
• When the gym is full and I have to work out near grunty guy
• Breathing in car exhaust
• The new 5 dollar bill is embarrassing. We are a nation of shitty design.
• The cost of prescription medications
  

Lovable:

• Making mad change. I mean bucks
• Walking as transportation
• Gantt charts
• Greek food
• Jazz
• Writing
• Working amongst people who like what they do
• Beckett on Film
• Being un-sick
• My Peace Lily is blooming.
  

I'm a bit behind on things...

I do not like:

• The common cold
• Seasonal allergies
• Standing on the bus
• Health insurance companies
• Cold feet
• The cost of higher education
• Dry skin
• Phlegm

• Tea
• Donna Tartt
• Bamboo towels
• Travel planning
• Massage
• Self confidence
• Asparagus
• Downtime