~Monday~ Speaking of Dame Maggie Smith, my friend Jen and I have finished up season 3 of Glee, and in her desire to have something to watch over the summer, she has chosen Downton Abbey, and has invited me along for the ride! She’s already seen season one (or “series one,” as they call it), … Read more
~Thursday~ At lunch time today, I went to the NC State Bookstores‘ Sidewalk Sale, and while I found it had been moved indoors, I serendipitously came upon the NCSU Libraries‘s Friends of the Library annual book sale in progress in the general vicinity. A tent was set up for the book sale, and I walked … Read more
Ten years ago today, in ending a relationship, I moved out leaving behind a 55-inch television, about which I said to my ex-partner: "I reserve the right for six months to come back and get this television." I've never looked back. Needless to say, a lot has changed with regards to television in the last … Read more
~Thursday~ In March of 2012, I will mark 10 years without a television in my home. Being a writer, one of my biggest concerns about not having a TV is the fear of potentially, eventually missing cultural references in conversation and news stories and articles I might read. So, you can imagine my delight when … Read more
~Friday~ The prodigal porker returned to the gym today. My fatted calf—and my fatted thigh and other parts, for that matter—were like, “WTF?” I had the following short conversation with myself at about 6:00: Superego: How are you going to feel if you don’t go to the gym tonight? Ego: Shitty; down on yourself. Superego: … Read more
~Sunday~ I slept in and had a pretty lazy day. I peeled the bread off my lunch sandwich that I made at work yesterday, but didn’t eat, and which had become soggy, and I stuck it in my toaster oven on broil to “stiffen” it back up some. When I reached in the oven to … Read more
~Wednesday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8:15, and the bus arrived at 8:30. There were three kids in the back of the bus, two of whom talked loudly non-stop, while the other one, a baby, wailed intermittently. The bus made a stop in front of the new Bristol Creek apartments at the … Read more
~Sunday~ I woke up at just before 10:00 and immediately called the front desk asking for a late checkout, which they granted until 1:00. We were actually out of there by about 11:30, and we stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts, where I ordered a bagel with cream cheese, and a small coffee, which came to $3.65. … Read more
~Monday~ The weather was beautiful again this morning, and it’s the type of weather that if I had to pick weather that I wouldn’t mind living in for the rest of my life, this would be it. I’m sure some of you would argue that I’d get tired of it—miss the seasons, perhaps—but I’m an … Read more
~Tuesday~ I left my house by car at 8:18 and just missed both the Wolfline #1 and #9 buses. I checked the buses’ GPS via TVS and chose the #9 stop, as it was next to come. As I waited, I realized that I’d forgotten my hard-boiled egg whites this morning to go with my … Read more