Tuesday

Back to work already. One long day off wasn't enough. I've been thinking about Florida next week. How could it be so soon? I need a pedicure and to review warm weather clothes. Working out bead weaving designs based on my "cast of characters." Let's see where this goes.

Today's thought

Creativity requires constructive discontent--
--Aly Khalifa at Friday's symposium

Symposium

That was fabulous! It was so great meeting and talking with artists and hearing them talk about their work and life views. Raleigh is such a great place to live!

Another energizing day

The symposium at work began last night. Today all day and tomorrow until lunchtime -- for me. I need a rest from activity and maybe a massage. I'll see what I can work out over the weekend.

Drawings

But I also made drawings for bead weavings of my "cast of characters" including "Invisible Girl" and "Missing Person". Let's see what happens.

Public me

This week at public me. Class visit at work, workshop and yoga, inventory the rest of the racks, teach, teach and teach, symposium at the end of the week -- Thursday pm and Friday and Saturday all day. Then graphics. And research. And homework. There are far too many balls in the air right now and I'm feeling fried.

Today

We drove back from Gary's after hanging out with Nattie and the family. She's such a great little kid. We met with the Threads group which I always so enjoy. Tonight, I need to prepare for a long week.

Lists

And more lists. That was today's task.

I love how the dogwood has been blossoming slowly - and I've been paying attention to it daily.

Tuesday

It was a short day at work. One more rack was done. Tomorrow, research in database. Tonight, research in books. Lat afternoon at therapy. Thursday will be teaching. Next week and the following should be busy. There are too many balls in the air right now.

Meanwhile back at the ranch

Today I inventoried three racks of clothing in the way back. So many things need to happen to this collection it might not ever get fully resolved. Talked with Jennifer from Oakview Park about her textile exhibit about textile production in women's lives -- perhaps I really am a textile consultant.

Birdhouse thing

The Dennis tribute birdhouse was auctioned off last night. Dennis' parents won it -- it went for $105. Which is just great. The proceeds go to the music school where he taught -- WO Smith.

oooh look at me---

Hanging out with rock stars.

Who is out there?

There have been 252 views of my blog so far. I find that amazing. Today we'll meet with Jenny for lunch then the Birdhouse Thing tonight -- the reason I'm here.

The answer is "baseball card collection"

So, I'm here in Nashville with Karen. I'm looking at Dennis' baseball card collection with Wheel of Fortune on the TV. And the answer to the puzzle was "baseball card collection". Trippy.

Yesterday in Nashville

It's Ash Wednesday so I'm giving up sweets again for Lent. The first year was 1993 -- the year after I quit smoking. So I did indulge yesterday. Karen and I went to a Tin Pan South songwriters event. I had some totally random conversations with people and felt so much more self confident. I used to be so self conscious and awkward at these things. But then, I don't know these people and have nothing to lose. They had free Jack Daniels -- that was tempting. And lots and lots of cheese. At the end of the event the caterer had put out to-go boxes and we took some home. How great is that?

Yoga today

First design work. Then yoga. I'm preparing for the Nashville trip. Mostly it means trying to stay calm and organized about the tasks I need to do when I get back -- and before I go. There were incredible storms tonight but they were short lived.

Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson is a freaking genius. That's my post for today.

Friday

I feel like I'm finally figuring some things out.

Today

The laser treated ankle is still a little tender. But I'm goo-ing it up so it should heal just fine. I finished the deaccession racks today, all three of them are done. It would so help to have had proper numbers on everything. At least a hint of what it could be. They all do now. Tomorrow I get a haircut and work on some more graphics. The Nashville trip is Tuesday and I need to feel like I'm ready. And as of today, I'm not at all.

Laser treatment

Today I had laser the laser treatment to get rid of the discoloration on my ankle. Since I got 15 minutes with the doctor, and the ankle was pretty easy, they threw in treatment to the veins in my legs. Bonus!. The ankle is a bit tender. Two days of goo. Two weeks of protection from the sun. Two months and I see the doctor again.