touch
28 January 2009
In Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace wrote: touch all things with consideration and they will be yours. I find that, particularly in the winter, I complain too frequently about trivialities. So on this snow-turning-to-sleet-turning-to-rain day, I’m embarking on the path of good intentions – a gratitude journal.
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29 November 2009
- down time
- wagamama
- staying positive despite injury
- planning small ways to make big changes
- looking forward to swim class rather than dreading it
- sunshine
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25 November 2009
- surprise lunch date
- pie, board games, friends gathering for the first time at my new home
- time spent with my roommate
- planning for next year’s resolutions
- going home early from work to clean
- soon: Thanksgiving yoga with Ame and then dinner with Amy, visit from S.lo
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23 November 2009
- hiking and book milling and talking with Heather K.
- 5 6 7 times
- a long weekend of yoga and friends
- imminent Pie Night!
- nice authors who call to check in about their books
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18 November 2009
- afternoon sunlight in my office
- ashtanga with Rochelle
- working on my resolutions
- scheming how to make yogaworks training happen next year
- looking forward to a day out of the city with Heather K
- silly email about my umbrella
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15 November 2009
- old books with Jack – including a book made out of skin, skull bone, and teeth
- support from Matt and Elizabeth
- vinyasa with Kate
- hang out time with Erin
- warm fall rain
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1 November 2009
- headstands
- partying it up with my fabulous roommate, Cyndi Lauper
- my Thierry Ona print hanging above my bed
- a few good breaths at swim class
- improvising dinner
- active thoughtful updates
- felt poppies
- getting back on the submission wagon
- a beautiful, perfect, crisp, colorful fall day for Halloween
- feeling comfortable with asking a student to leave
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29 October 2009
- fire, ghost stories, friends, Jason
- navasana
- learning powerpoint
- cooking more often/leftovers
- seeing Nick and Nicole
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16 October 2009
- fall colors – hello to my color palette!
- attending a photo lecture on Havana y lo entiendo
- inching towards an organized office
- vinyasa with Heather Stewart at O2
- this
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6 October 2009
- being in a room with Dave Eggers – the man is pure inspiration
- wearing a crown
- getting closer to caught up
- Project Runway
- walking and talking and being part of the cooling system
- kidney desk
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3 October 2009
- Ashtanga class with Rochelle and Roni
- teaching some pretty good kids
- the promise of a short work week
- last day at Fenway for ‘09
- keeping with the swim class
- Keir, Kate, and DJ
- ice cream with Dann
- catching up somewhat