Andee from the internet.

Reasons why today was good/amusing:

1) Warm purry sunshine. Took a few opportunities to get out in it and give my face a good bronzing.

2) Confronting the ugly reality that living three blocks north of Smith subjects one to all sorts of horrendous things. Like running into old professors on their morning jogs before gleefully setting out to destroy the academic careers of another generation of Smithies. I did that this morning - ran into one of my old English professors, doing what was supposed to be his morning jog, but . . . lets just say he runs like a typical uptight old white man. You know of which I speak, those men over forty that somehow manage to jog while moving no joints other than their knees? And then they have the nerve to be wearing little white tennis shorts . . . oh well, I needed my morning giggle.

3) Productive day at work. Despite the distractions.

4) Today seemed to be the perfect day to give everyone I know who has been feeling sick or poorly lately a little "make you smile" present. I got my boss a copy of Bunnicula by James Howe (she loves dogs, and this has to be the funniest book ever written from the point of view of a dog. How could you go wrong with neurotic cats believing in vampire bunnies that suck the lifejuice out of vegetables?), and while I was looking for it on the shelf another book leaped into my line of sight entitled The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (The things you can find in the scholastic book club circulars these days!) After I died laughing from the title, I resurrected myself long enough to think, hey, this might be a good book for sundart as she's been having tummy trouble of varying severity for the past month. Also it was Austin's first day back at work after the panic/anxiety jamboree, so on my way from work I stopped by A2Z and got her a bumblebee finger puppet, then dropped by her office to give it to her. Some days, I feel like my only reason for living is the knowledge that I've made someone smile or feel better.

5) Several aspects of that alien story type thing I've been percolating came together - I now have an idea of where to begin the story, and a really good description of the human girl. Will probably work on that a bit before everyone comes home.

6) Coming home to find tasty eats on the stove from one of the girls. Mmm, leftover couscous! yummy. Not to mention just coming home to the site of four cats basking in four sunny spots around the house.

Good day. me go eat some couscous now.