Silver Linings
Friday, August 14, 2009
This is tonight's sunset. I really liked the blue sky peeking through and the sun backlighting the whole works. It wasn't colorful, but there seemed to be a lot going on. Ah, the metaphor.
Life right now is a mixed bag and Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. Tuesday is Wild Vines' first official event: a wine tasting at Sweet Basil's Cafe using products from the CB Farmers Market. I did two of these last year at Spirited which were really fun. I hope this goes well. A few months ago I mentioned (here) that a friend was going to begin chemo treatements. She recently passed away, and tomorrow is her memorial celebration. I've had a "roomie" this week, the 16 year old daughter of friends with a condo around the corner. She's adorable, and we've coexisted well. Three of us went out to Tora Sushi the other night in the pouring rain. We're beginning on the Fall/Winter issue of the magazine. My mother is ill again. I've bought the glassware, plates, fabric, folding tables and candle holders to set the stage for the wine bar atmosphere.
Sorting through all of this and more simultaneously, hmm. Take in all of it, but focus on moving forward and being positive. No wonder I'm not sleeping well and am forgetting to eat. After this coming week, I'll be able to step aside and look at all of this and move to the next steps. I'll be pet/house sitting at friends', Tom and Marga's, in Astoria; a change of scene will be a good thing. I'll try to photograph Kitty-poo, most likely scowling at me.
In reading this over, I realize it looks and sounds a bit fragmented and stream of consciousness. Short bursts of info and activities, mists and bright spots whirling around me. Stay focussed, and look for the silver linings.
This is tonight's sunset. I really liked the blue sky peeking through and the sun backlighting the whole works. It wasn't colorful, but there seemed to be a lot going on. Ah, the metaphor.
Life right now is a mixed bag and Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. Tuesday is Wild Vines' first official event: a wine tasting at Sweet Basil's Cafe using products from the CB Farmers Market. I did two of these last year at Spirited which were really fun. I hope this goes well. A few months ago I mentioned (here) that a friend was going to begin chemo treatements. She recently passed away, and tomorrow is her memorial celebration. I've had a "roomie" this week, the 16 year old daughter of friends with a condo around the corner. She's adorable, and we've coexisted well. Three of us went out to Tora Sushi the other night in the pouring rain. We're beginning on the Fall/Winter issue of the magazine. My mother is ill again. I've bought the glassware, plates, fabric, folding tables and candle holders to set the stage for the wine bar atmosphere.
Sorting through all of this and more simultaneously, hmm. Take in all of it, but focus on moving forward and being positive. No wonder I'm not sleeping well and am forgetting to eat. After this coming week, I'll be able to step aside and look at all of this and move to the next steps. I'll be pet/house sitting at friends', Tom and Marga's, in Astoria; a change of scene will be a good thing. I'll try to photograph Kitty-poo, most likely scowling at me.
In reading this over, I realize it looks and sounds a bit fragmented and stream of consciousness. Short bursts of info and activities, mists and bright spots whirling around me. Stay focussed, and look for the silver linings.
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