Mundane participation for the tragically bored.

Wearing:light green sleep pants with purple and green flowers, thin green henley, pink flip flops
Hearing: my favourite weekend radio program
Eating: had the arthritis tab and then some toast
Drinking: Earl Grey Vanilla tea
Doing: A2K, going through the grocery flyers, 2nd load of laundry
Looking forward to: visiting New York in a few weeks
Feeling: almost awake, glad that Lash surfaced
Wanting: joy

Wearing:light blue sleep pants , thin blue henley, light blue jumper
Hearing: all the songs with 'beautiful' in it on my iTunes library. shrug.
Eating: grapes
Drinking: coffee
Doing: A2K, messenger, calling around, catching up
Looking forward to: ehBeth visiting New York in a few weeks - WHEN exactly?
Feeling: eh, I want to go back to Hyderabad.
Wanting: see above.

Dascha - whistling for you here ... click

Wearing:Long sleeve, black button down suedish black blouse. Pale khaki capris. Beige sandals...
Hearing: people murmuring, computer and cell phone symphony.
Eating: nothin'
Drinking: going for coffee in a few minutes.
Doing: Checking assignments, starting online portfolio, resume... (yuck)
Looking forward to: Self-sufficiency (and grade on ENG 3000 test.)

Feeling: Concerned.
Wanting: A schedule I can tolerate.

<smiles at chickies>

Hi Lash!

Wearing: White cotton lawn tunic with overall white embroidery over a tank top. Khaki knee-length skirt with zippers 'n' stuff (not too staid). Brown leather sandals. Yes, in October. Incredibly hot and incredibly volatile day -- high of 86, huge storms with impressive hail. Spent a fair amount of time hanging out in the basement with sirens going during tornado warnings (a couple of 'em). Etc.
Hearing: *
Eating: Just had a mango.
Drinking: Nothing. Should.
Doing: A2K, email, checking weather, ordering the catalogue that my brother-in-law art-directs to see what he's up to.
Looking forward to: Seeing bro-in-law and other extended family members at a huge (~70 people) family gathering next weekend.
Feeling: Residual exhiliaration from storms, relief that there seems to be no major damage (knock on wood).
Wanting: To get the World's Highest Tire Swing up and running.

Wearing: Long sleeve, brown v-neck knit shirt, taupe cords, jeans jacket. Merrels...
Hearing: quiet (for a change)
Eating: nothin'
Drinking: Diet-Rite cherry cola.
Doing: working, sending out violation notices, writing reports, reviewing reports, crappy inside stuff
Looking forward to: meeting an old friend for pizza after work
Feeling: stressed
Wanting: to go outside

<Soz, we had that intolerable heat a couple of days ago. We didn't get the storms though. They went south of us. Now we're enjoying typical Oct temps with sunshine. I want to go outside!>

Wearing: Blue Cubs t-shirt, jeans
Hearing: the soundtrack to 1776
Eating: nothing but considering eating a blueberry muffin
Drinking: nothing but I am thirsty
Doing: Reading a truly delightful biography of John Adams (I'm serious, I really love it)
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving Break!!!
Feeling: pretty durn good!
Wanting: it to snow...

Wearing:sage green yoga pants, sage green long-sleeved t over a kelly green satin empire-waist top, shearling lined wooden clogs
Hearing: a discussion on the radio about Quebec becoming a nation within Canada. huh?
Eating: flax toast with strawberry jam and a piece of fat-free cheese
Drinking: nothing. I'll drink a bottle or so of water during class. Can't start now. I'll have to pee during the warm-up.
Doing: relaxing
Looking forward to: practicing our choreography
Feeling: calm
Wanting: peace

wearing: Nice crepe-y 3/4 sleeved blouse of indeterminate age and lime- yellow coloration with blue jeans and fluffy slippers.
hearing: nothing but the ringing in my ears
eating: not yet
drinking: Baccardi gold and chocolate milk on ice
doing: relaxing after getting home from the grocery store
looking forward to: telephone calls tomorrow
feeling: about ready to tackle some paperwork, um, maybe Friday
wanting: some landscape trigger photos to inspire me to paint and yet wouldn't be copyright problems. My paintings often look nothing like the photo as I tend to riff, but once in a while they do, and I don't want to deal with image copying issues.

wearing: pink oversized t-shirt and zebra print pajama bottoms (Beth would be so proud.)
hearing: the tv from the other room. Jaimie Oliver.
eating: pumpkin custard that wouldn't fit in the pies, baked in a bowl.
drinking: nada
doing: baking pumpkin pies.
looking forward to: Thanksgiving one son will be home. Hope to talk to the other by phone.
feeling: relieved to have the next four days off!
wanting: not much at the moment.

Osso, here's a photo you might like. I took it in Washington St.

I am. I am!



I'm not OssoB - but I love that pic!

Thanks, Beth. It reminds me of the postcard of osso's painting she sent a couple of years ago. Not the image so much as the color pallate.

wearing: black sweatpants, burgundy t, white polar fleece with CANADA across the front, burgundy Swimpy shoes
hearing: news on the tv
eating: nothing
drinking: nothing. gonna get some ginger ale soon
doing: skipping belly dance class
looking forward to: the weekend
feeling: glad that the drive back was pretty easy
wanting: to stay awake to watch part 2 of 49 Up

Swimpy shoes?

Yep, loved that photo, Swimpy...

Thanks!

Yeah... Swimpy shoes?

wearing: Long brown corduroy skirt, brown cotton t-shirt with shirring at the neck, brown sweater. Too much brown but the sweater's comfy. Black boots, silver + teeny pearl dangle earrings.
hearing: ...
eating: Nothing
drinking: Nothing.
doing: The usual.
looking forward to: More feedback from board members on my website.
feeling: WAY proud of myself for figuring out how to get the "mywebsite.com" domain registered and working for my site.
wanting: More time.

wearing: weird sort of light sweat pants from travel smith years ago. They're grey green and look fine for the first five minutes. They never die, they just get baggy. Plus an old Venice Beach faded beige-y greenish tee shirt with frayed neckline and some globe graphic on the front.

hearing: "Peccatidi Gioventu by Fabrizio DeAndre

eating: Milk Chocolate Almond Clusters from Costco. Quite ordinary, I must say.

drinking: Perrier, plain.

feeling: pretty chipper. I stopped by Dys and Diane's this afternoon, wonderful catch-up.

wanting: This weather to last. November may have been the best month here in ABQ so far for me. A tad chilly, but glorious.

wearing: red t-shirt (blank Hanes beefy-T, XXL), brown corduroy pants with the wales worn flat around the knees and the hems all trodden on), mismatched white socks.
hearing: TV. wifey's watching heroes...
eating: nothing
drinking: nothing
doing: typing a list of what I'm wearing, etc.
looking forward to: going to bed at a reasonable hour tonight. next week or so is going to be hell.
feeling: misaligned.
wanting: more time.

wearing: heavy cabled charcoal grey sweater, pale bluejeans and comfy tennis shoes.
hearing: click clicky clickity click click clicky clickity click clicky clickity clicky
eating: nothing and I'm starved. I never eat on Monday. My all day school day. I'm going to buy some beans and weenies!! and a big coke.
drinking: nothing--but I swear a big coke is in my immediate future.
doing: Trying to finish my rough draft on feminist criticism of Anne Sexton's "Cinderella." Due Weds. Checking student account, email, working on my creative writing portfolio. Pah.
looking forward to: The End of This Semester. Oh God, let it end.
feeling: incredibly tired
wanting: Security. A bed. A computer. A TV. Groceries. My list is getting QUITE large in this category.