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Not much to report today. I am watching Pirate the cat for a few weeks, I have to make artichoke dip for a family get together tomorrow and I have to do laundry.

I know, It sounds like fun doesn't it?

My "free" wifi is gone again. I guess I'll just have to suffer for my art.

progress.

I am happy to report that took my annual Thanksgiving eve laundromat run and I went to a special Thanksgiving edition of Title This (when I list my annual things I'm thankful for tomorrow, Mark Kostabi is going to be on it... because he is helping me finance my art and he feeds me pizza).

My last official day at the today show was a bit sad... I've made friends there - I didn't think I would make friends... I don't know why I didn't think I'd make friends. I'm feeling a bit tired so I think I will wait until tomorrow to post my last official entry in I Heart Ann.

Is it going to be different without a sign? Maybe... I learned that Lenny's name is actually Linny. Who knew? Well, I guess Linny knew...

Tomorrow morning I am going to sleep in until 5:30 and then go to the parade. I told Richie I'd stop by the Today show if I was in the area. (he's the guy who let's people in the building.. you see him standing behind Meredith and Matt when they're at the desk).

I'll be back tomorrow with the list of things I'm thankful for.

Avoidance.

I am trying to put off doing laundry for as long as possible... or at least until Thursday (or Wednesday night)... I think it was last Thanksgiving eve that I went to a laundromat for the first time. I think I'll check back in my blog to find out.

I keep hand washing certain things that I can't wear when they're dirty...If I can do laundry once and make it through Miami that would be great...

The Today show today wasn't so great. Faith Hill performed and that was good, but the weather sucked and I didn't get on the air at all. My sign was all for nothing today... Ann is taking a few days off this week... hopefully it will just be Thursday and Friday... so it won't be a big deal for me.

My prints are supposed to be ready today so I am waiting to get a call...

More.

On the agenda today is finishing my bio (I think I said I was going to do that yesterday but I didn't). I did get a good portion done but I'm just not feeling it. I am also going to have to break down and do laundry... maybe I'll take the laptop to the laundromat and work on the bio there. I also should go down to the studio and deliver some of my memorabilia I have gotten from the Show over the past week.

Yesterday I went for a walk down to Tompkins Square Park and watched the dogs in the dog run. It made me miss Stinky... I did see a few doxies while I was out (although none as cute as Stinky).

I need to post to I Heart Ann sometime soon as well, before I forget what happened on Friday.

Almost normal...

I am... I suppose.

First an update on my dad... he didn't have a stroke. It was some sort of seizure. That's all I know - but he is doing better.

That's a relief... I can almost relax now.

I finally got around to doing laundry today -

I'm sick... Big Brother sucks this season... Can we not let either of them win? I won't reveal who they are because I am on the East Coast...

I went to Trader Joe's on the way home from the studio today.. the line was crazy... but they did have the horseradish hummus that I like so much (and you can't find in Seattle).. so I didn't mind too much.

Now if I was more social I could go out.. but I'm not so I am watching television. Surprise, surprise!


This is the corn I ate for lunch yesterday... it was good.

I'm running out of clothes...

I only packed for four days... now that four has stretched into six I am running out of clothes... I think I'm okay on the underwear.. but I'm really tired of my shoe selection. I feel like a schlub.

On another note I checked out the Jet Blue website and there is only one flight scheduled today and then three tomorrow. I was watching the news and I guess they are trying to get crews their mandatory rest periods and reposition planes. That's why they canceled so many flights.

I'm just glad I got on one tomorrow. I'd hate to be someone who actually had to be somewhere important, not that my stuff is not important but it's not like I have to go to a funeral or a wedding.

Maybe tomorrow morning I'll try to get to the Today show for real! (That's me trying to put a positive spin on things...).

Right now I've switched on the Weekend today show... I may take a shower when it's over and try to get some coffee.

Laundry.

I did some laundry today.. I could only do one load because I didn't have enough quarters. I counted and I have 30 pairs of underwear... I thought that was a lot but my friend (I won't name her here) claims to have 62 pairs. I was down to the last three pairs (one a bit small, one short-like pair and one that's just not comfy!) so I had to pick the whites to do.

If you keep track of my posts re: laundry I did a load when I got back from Italy but I did darks back then. with the assistance of long underwear (as a layering device) and pseudo-febreeze I have managed to avoid doing darks again. Once I get more quarters I'll do them.

On the weather front the ice on the inside of my windows is melting. It stayed in the teens today.. it's almost like a sauna.

You know it's not going to be a good day when...

You try to put your french press on the window ledge and manage to place it on it's side.

Tonight I will be washing pillows and sheets... I had to dump out my buckwheat pillow because it got all wet.. hopefully the hulls didn't get too wet so I can refill it once I wash the case.

It's days like these I wish I had a bigger apartment with a coffee table.

More Good News.

I did do laundry last night and I did manage to get on my jeans this morning even with long underwear underneath! Yay. I am in a better mood!

Another Day.

Okay, after nine and a half hours of sleep it is a new day. It's too early to tell if the mood is better. My coffee tastes better this morning - and I have to work so that will make me get off my butt and do something.

I WILL do laundry today. Even if it means I have to wear stretchy clothes for the next few weeks. I WILL get back on track. I won't buy junk food (I don't have any money to spend on it).

Hell, I might even break out the curling iron... I looked at lipstick at Sephora yesterday but it was too expensive - I guess I just have to pass on the pouty Angelina Jolie lips.

A Little Less Loopy!

Okay, I'm feeling a little better this morning. I held out until about a quarter to 7 last night and then I was out. I did manage to clean out my kitchen cabinet (I found a bug- ick), take a bath and have my last bad thing before I passed out. It was one of those things where you don't even drift into sleep, you're just out. End of Story.

This morning I was up around 5:15, I went to my Weight Watchers meeting and then walked to the grocery store to equip myself to get back on track. I weighed myself on my own scale this moring and it says I'm up 1.2 pounds. I'm okay with that because I did enjoy everything I ate and I have no regrets... well I take that back, I regret not having more gelato. At least my pants still fit - they're just a little tighter.

On the agenda today I think I will try to do some laundry and organize things. I'm feeling a bit run down and just need to get a bit back to normal. I can actually say I'm glad to be back in Chicago. It's been a very long five weeks with trips to Seattle and Italy and running around I am looking forward to getting back to work in my studio. I think I'll need to let things process before I can start making work about my time in Florence (if in fact I decide to make work about it...).

I am going to try and post more pictures from my trip but I need to wait until I get someplace with wifi. It's a little slow posting photos with dial up.

I'll check back later.

Buon Viaggio!

If I recall correctly that means have a good voyage (or something along those lines). I am still not ready to go.... I'm currently doing laundry and trying to get organized. I suppose if I forget something I can always buy it there... although it might be expensive.

On another note... I'm actually going to rant here - My apartment building sucks. I'm trying to do laundry... first off they raised the prices last year to 1.50 each per wash and dry - that sucks, but if you're going to raise the prices make sure the equipment works. Currently two of four washers are out of commission and one of the dryers doesn't heat up. One of the dryers I'm using sounds like it's going to die. I'm going to kick some ass if I have to pack wet clothes.

I am going to be taking my computer on my trip with me... hopefully I will be able to find an internet connection so that I can post from abroad. If you don't hear from me you can pretty much figure I haven't been lucky (or maybe I did get lucky and have better things to do than post to my blog)!

Ciao for now!