Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, PA.
this is where my heart lived for a while.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
have I told you, lately ...
... about WORK?
i have been labeled "top choice" for a job that i interviewed for, and want, even though it's on contract.
... about CRIME?
a woman got raped a block away from my friend's house in NE mpls about a couple of weeks ago. my friend was home at the time, but didn't hear the woman's screams.
... about LEISURE?
i went to a wedding last weekend at a brazilian restaurant that had good food but not enough seats for everyone. we had to ask the kitchen staff for plates and forks and sat on a bench in the garden.
... about ART?
i got a piece in the popular show at the MN state fair in st. paul. opening reception for artists is tonight!
... about FAMILY?
my folks are coming to visit for 10 days starting this friday. time to gear up for that...
... about MONEY?
i just got dumped by my health insurance because i can't afford to pay the COBRA premiums. i need to figure that out as soon as possible.
... about MY DRIVING?
got a ticket from st. paul's finest yesterday driving to work. looks like i can get it off my record if i meet with a hearing officer. still have to pay the $121.00 fine though.
... about MUSIC?
going to De La Soul this thursday! so excited.
... about FOOD?
had a delicious pizza at punch today- it had been too long.
... about TRAVEL?
i am 90% sure i'm going to dallas for the red river shootout in october. that will be a hoot. will check out the texas state fair!
i have been labeled "top choice" for a job that i interviewed for, and want, even though it's on contract.
... about CRIME?
a woman got raped a block away from my friend's house in NE mpls about a couple of weeks ago. my friend was home at the time, but didn't hear the woman's screams.
... about LEISURE?
i went to a wedding last weekend at a brazilian restaurant that had good food but not enough seats for everyone. we had to ask the kitchen staff for plates and forks and sat on a bench in the garden.
... about ART?
i got a piece in the popular show at the MN state fair in st. paul. opening reception for artists is tonight!
... about FAMILY?
my folks are coming to visit for 10 days starting this friday. time to gear up for that...
... about MONEY?
i just got dumped by my health insurance because i can't afford to pay the COBRA premiums. i need to figure that out as soon as possible.
... about MY DRIVING?
got a ticket from st. paul's finest yesterday driving to work. looks like i can get it off my record if i meet with a hearing officer. still have to pay the $121.00 fine though.
... about MUSIC?
going to De La Soul this thursday! so excited.
... about FOOD?
had a delicious pizza at punch today- it had been too long.
... about TRAVEL?
i am 90% sure i'm going to dallas for the red river shootout in october. that will be a hoot. will check out the texas state fair!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
satisfaction
today's question:
would you rather have a generous slice of your favorite pie,
or a whole pie, that is not your favorite, but may be "good enough"?
would you rather have a generous slice of your favorite pie,
or a whole pie, that is not your favorite, but may be "good enough"?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
lightning and leather kilts
well, spending the weekend at irish fair here in mn was pretty great. i heard some fantastic music, watched talented dancers, drank lots of free beer, hung out with my friends, ate baked potatoes, and even showed off my darling dog. oh, and did i mention SURVIVING THE 5K?
it was very, very humid and rainy, and i had to stop to walk a couple of times, but i did make it through the race with the help of my friend jimmy the piper running along with me. i looked like a wet tomato by the time we crossed the finish line, but it was well worth it. a little different than the treadmill at the Y. seeing the "end of the line" the whole time definitely would have helped! i think i just need to get outside and try running some more, because apparently people think that this is what i do, now, running. what have I gotten myself into...
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
what's hiding right in front of our faces?
this quote was, for starters. it is posted in a semi-obscure area of my workplace and i just noticed it this week. (i have been here since march.) i think it was meant for me to see.
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
- Alexander Graham Bell
it is hard for me to remember to keep my eyes open sometimes, and recognize opportunity when it presents itself. and it is also difficult for me to look forward instead of back. but i'm trying. the idea of keeping options open is a frightening thing, though, because i feel like i do a lot better when i have a clear path or role that i am supposed to play. ambiguity, i'm finding, can screw with your expectations. i think, for me, it needs to be a system of alternating between surveying options and taking a path. it's just tricky to do this with a lot of things at once!
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
- Alexander Graham Bell
it is hard for me to remember to keep my eyes open sometimes, and recognize opportunity when it presents itself. and it is also difficult for me to look forward instead of back. but i'm trying. the idea of keeping options open is a frightening thing, though, because i feel like i do a lot better when i have a clear path or role that i am supposed to play. ambiguity, i'm finding, can screw with your expectations. i think, for me, it needs to be a system of alternating between surveying options and taking a path. it's just tricky to do this with a lot of things at once!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
against my better judgement...
... i am doing a 5k this weekend. "run/WALK", i keep reminding myself, since i haven't exactly been "training". (i hear that's a good idea, even for 3 miles, apparently?) anyway, back in the day i was a 5x/week Y-goer, very consistent and comfortable with an hour of cardio. but that routine never quite got back up to par since my personal life took an unexpected turn over a year and a half ago. so i am pretty nervous about getting out there in an organized event at this point, in front of a bunch of people, people that probably run on a regular basis. part of me thinks that it will be hard, part of me thinks it will be no big deal. but a little different than the treadmill at the Y. really, i think i want to do it because i don't know if i can. so wish me luck!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
target practice / daily inspiration
Mark Morrisroe's Two X-Rays of Mark Morrisroe's Chest With Embedded Bullet, 1989.
last week and again today i feel like i have a bullseye painted on my face. apparently some of the things i am doing, what i thought was very delicately and thoughtfully, are not sitting well with others. i am starting to feel a bit beaten up by this, and i am trying to take deep breaths and wait for the dust to settle, slightly confused and exercising my patience. but i need the end of these recent stresses to be in sight, seriously. i plan on curing these feelings with heavy doses of art and music for the rest of the week.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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