wednesday--things that are orange

happy halloween!

tuesday--things that displease me

how cold it is here in the morning. good thing i'm going to vegas at the end of the week!

monday--things that please me

• mike lowell
• that the series is over and i can finally get some sleep
• that a few colorado residents will be coming to see me this spring!

friday--things that amuse me

jonathan papelbon, lord of the dance (youtube link)

thursday--things that make the heart beat faster

food allergies--at least according to the today show

wednesday--things that are orange

tuesday--things that displease me

• the smell of old dish sponges
• centipedes
• doing laundry

monday--things that please me

that the red sox can still win, even if i can only watch the game through a nyquil daze. seriously, i dozed off for a second and they scored 6 runs.

now, my 6 readers are divided. there is a decided colorado contingency here. will there be wagers? taunting?

it will have to wait until i take more advil cold and placebo and perhaps some coffee...

friday--taking suggestions

having given up my swank office for half an office and a cubicle, i now need decorating advice.

how do you, my 6 readers, suggest that i decorate said cubicle?

thursday--things that make the heart beat faster

being a red sox fan this week. dear lord.

josh beckett--red sox nation turns its lonely eyes to you . . .

wednesday--things that are orange

good to know. . .

tuesday--things that displease me

• waking up with a sore throat.

i do not have time for this.

monday--things that please me

• potato leek soup

i made a big vat of it yesterday, and it is providing some solace from the ever dropping temperatures.

friday--things that make me beam with pride

that today, Drew Gilpin Faust will be installed as the 28th president of harvard.

thursday--things that make the heart beat faster

guns in movies.

nix can testify to this. we watched the lookout the other night, and despite my undying love for joseph gordon-levitt, i had to keep leaving the room when the guns came out. i'm not sure what part of 'heist movie' i was unclear about.

still a great movie.

wednesday--things that are orange

tuesday--things that displease me

having to leave so early for yoga. ugh.

monday--things that please me

season one of veronica mars

(yes, i did have a whole lot of work to do on my thesis this weekend, why do you ask?)

friday--things that amuse me

larry craig. there is something almost dickensian about this whole thing. he would have needed a better name, though.

thursday--things that make the heart beat faster

more under the category of things that raise my heart rate:

messes

• the mess that is my apartment
• the mess that is my job
• the mess that is my life

sadly, you can't hire a maid to clean out your life...

wednesday--things that are orange

tuesday--things that displease me

• i can't find my shoes
• i haven't packed my old office, though i've started at my new office
• this computer is so slow!

monday--things that please me

on-line bridal registries--how did we get along without them? shopping for wedding gifts has gone from a day long chore to a 10 minute process. i love it!