I’ll have some wine with that dinner

I have been invited to a dinner party this evening. I rarely go out on Saturday evenings and I don’t usually have occasion to go to a brownstone on the Upper West Side.  But one of my colleagues, who I like very much and who came to my b-day dinner, is having a paella dinner [...]

Cranky…cranky…crankeleh

I don’t seem to have my brain turned on this morning.  I’ve been awake for well over three hours by now, but I can’t seem to get the synapses to fire.
Today is the final day of my boss’s vacation. I’ve gotten a lot done in her absence and expect that next week will be a [...]

Sugar and Spelling

Tonight is the finals of the Spelling Bee! I am very excited because I find it incredibly enjoyable to watch the Bee.  Anyone else watching?
Last night was swimming. A lot of people in my swim class are also training for the NYC Tri@thlon. I’m not signed up for any tris for the first time since [...]

In the bathroom

Last night, after my run, I fell asleep on the sofa while watching the show about M@rine Mammals that I had recorded.  It took me over 3 hours to awaken, realize where I was, and hoist myself off the sofa.
The cat had already taken herself to her bed in the bathroom, so all I had [...]

If I had a song

This year, because we are still starting to run relatively late in the morning (9:30), I have more of an opportunity to see a lot of people on their return trip from the Greenmarket. This has worked out very well for me in the past 2 weeks. Two Saturdays ago I saw someone with a [...]

holiday dreaming

Yesterday I went out to NJ to a friend’s barbecue. I was thrilled to get out of the city for a day and enjoy the cool breezes of the outdoors.
Since I last took the train to NJ three or four years ago, they have shifted to a double-decker train which seems to hold a lot [...]

The weekend. Yes!!

I love this particular day.  The weather is warm, but not too warm, and everyone seems to be in a good mood because we have early dismissal (2:30) starting today and lasting until Labor Day.  Three months of early Fridays…ahh. 
It’s one of those days in which the good news/bad news possibilities seem like good news:  [...]

This and that and

This morning is my least favorite meeting of the month.  It is characterized by a lot of arguing, back-biting and general difficulties. We will be discussing items on a questionnaire.  Professors X and Y are not allowed to make decisions based on their expertise because functionaries X and Y and Z (and Q and V [...]

Stumbling around

I have been running from meeting to meeting to copier today.  I don’t feel like myself; my glands are a little swollen and I feel run down.  The part time person who sits on the other side of my cube is having a loud conference call and keeps laughing her raucous laugh. I keep turning [...]

Cup of ambition

My mother should be getting on the train to go home just about now.  Bye Mom.
We saw N1ne to F1ve yesterday, which we found tremendously enjoyable.  The show was a present for me from my friend H and a Mother’s Day gift from me to my mother. The theater, which holds over 1500 people, was [...]