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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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

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25 September 2009

  • food club
  • a dinner invite
  • open mouth, insert foot, move on
  • dog nap and cat lap
  • porch buddha
  • Robin & Alex’s hospitality
  • driving time with Kimma

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18 September 2009

  • the way evening light hits the trees along the median park on Comm Ave
  • slowly organizing my office
  • birthday hike plans
  • traveling to Tampa for Regan’s first birthday and good friends

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17 September 2009

  • the hallway of birds and words
  • cinnamon coffee
  • cat on lap reading time
  • froyo for lunch with Ronny
  • slowly slowly figuring things out
  • the wonderful people i work with at Back Bay Yoga

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10 September 2009

  • puppy love
  • bike riding to the DeCordova
  • a patient ride partner
  • kickball & bbq wonderfulness
  • dinners with Erin
  • sunlight in my new office
  • getting closer to finishing my management degree
  • throwing it all up in the air and seeing where it lands
  • feeling more dedicated

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22 August 2009

  • decandence at various ballpark with Gonzalo and Jason
  • roller coasters!
  • seeing the end of the doing-two-jobs tunnel
  • getting back on the mat
  • dinner with Jack
  • a poem acceptance from cream city review
  • warmth and sunshine and bare feet
  • an “A” on my Neruda translation paper