the things i did today

EVENTS:

i woke up and headed to the office of dr. carolyn heineman, phD for therapy! it was pleasant. she smells warm and has nice rosy skin. she's quite fat, but in that pleasant mrs. claus kind of way. her lobby is filled with wrapped chocolates and asian-looking art. i told her that i enjoy eating and that when i was little i threw a rock at a car. she told me i was smart. finally, someone who GETS me!!! she digs eastern philosophy and i dig her wrinkled upper lip. if things with The Insurance work out, i would like to continue seeing her.

i went to rockestar and drank coffee. i perused the ol' interweb standbys--facebook and myspace--but got too jealous to continue when i saw everyone else's cornucopia of comments and msgs. from people who never leave them for ME! ugh, my internet life is so lonely. i started to read "the great divorce" by c.s. lewis, but a few inconsiderate "loud mouths", ignoring the fact that i was trying to concentrate, drove me to the solace of my silent bedroom. i finished the book there. it only took me about three and-a-half hours to read, which made me feel smart and highly literate.

after a twenty-minute "power nap" i visited aaron and calvin and after a period of time we went to steak and shake. our waitress was frightening and had naturally long fingernails, which struck me as odd and slightly disgusting. i left her sixty cents as a tip. it doesn't sound like a lot, but i only got a coffee (one refill, which a DIFFERENT waitress poured). i think that's about sixty cents worth of work!

when we returned to "the apartment," calvin played some chinaman video game while aaron and i browsed www.blackpeopleloveus.com. we had a few good laughs, but they came to an end when i realized it was nearing bedtime and bid my adieu.

REFLECTIONS:

i hope therapy with dr. carolyn heineman, phD works out. i want to be a calmer, more mindful person. and i really love those chocolates she provides "on-the-house." they were the spherical kind with a creamy fudgy center. delish!

"the great divorce" is a good read. i would recommend it to someone (i don't yet know who), even if they don't love christians/being a christian as much as mr. lewis. as a fantastical piece of what some might call "high literature," it is as intellectually stimulating as it is creative or morally charged. TO TEMPT A POSSIBLE READER: it features heaven, hell, and a stampede of angry unicorns!!! if i weren't too proud to admit i've read "the five people you meet in heaven," i might compare it to that and say that "the great divorce" is much better. but, i mean, duh.

power naps are one of the most refreshing kinds of naps. i like most naps--cat naps, i'm-just-going-to-take-a-nap naps that always end in deep sleep for five or more hours, naps out of boredom or depression or coming down off marijuana--but power naps always give me that extra little kick in my giddyup. it's a very modern kind of nap, the power nap. it's a nap for a new kind of woman.

now that i'm not tied down to wmu (i'm "taking a semester off"), i really think it's time to move somewhere new. PLACES THAT SOUND LIKE THEY MIGHT BE COOL TO LIVE IN: nashville, denver, portland, new york city, boston. that's all i can think of right now. i'll have to do a little research, and with all my newfound free time, i should come up with a semi-sturdy conclusion by six-or-so months from now. oh my god--i hope my life isn't COMPLETELY fucked!!!

help! dance with me!!

i've been forced to perform sexual favors, received a spinal tap due to viral meningitis, AND have experienced death in my extended family, but i must say that not having money is the worst feeling i've ever had. i can't leave a decent tip let alone buy a pack of cigarettes! christmas is in three days and it cannot come soon enough. i will be ROLLING in money (hopefully). THINGS TO SPEND XMAS MONEY ON: rent, food, cigarettes, court fees, skin care products. but this is only a rough fiscal plan. you can't count your chickens before they hatch, but you can get a pretty good idea of how many omelettes you'll be able to make (a lot)!

in twelve hours i'll be almost done with my work shift. already i can't wait!!!