TCTC downtime

sitting on the bed in a motor lodge, with the balcony door open, listening to Pandora on a borrowed laptop, and the sound of passing cars on wet pavement, and the occasional little cheepy sound from a bird out by the street. my group of teens is still wandering about town before coming back to my room to play spoons, so i'm taking a few minutes of downtime to sip a quiet cup of coffee and just be still. There are no lights on in the room; the only light is through the open window and balcony door, and even that is from a mostly overcast sky. it's not an unpleasant sort of dimness, though. on the contrary is vaguely familiar and and promotes a reflective, pondering sort of mood. i think i'll go ponder.

got some whack back

Good Mornng!
I've been finding little bits of whack and stuffing them in my pocket, so things have been better. It is kind of funny all the places you can find whack. Friends with extra have been really good about sharing, and I found a little bit here and there about town (lying on the sidewalk, mixed in with grocery change, etc)

Speaking of groceries, Used Grocery has an enormous stock of canned artichoke hearts for .69. I got two cans yesterday to try it out, and made a yummy dish of chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes, black olives, and artichoke, all tossed in an italian dressing. It was pretty freakin' tasty, and I got the idea from my pal Tara. We went to her house for NYE and played some great games with some of our favorite teenagers.

So... the standard topic and conversation starter these days seems to be resolutions. did you make any? Originally I'd planned something I felt would be acheivable and settled for becoming more cynical and drinking more alcohol. Eventually, though, I settled on the resolution of setting myself weekly goals, like not eating fast food, or washing the dishes, or remembering to take out the garbage.
Have any yourself?