#52: Why Today Didn’t Completely Suck
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Those who know me in real life know that I have spent the past six weeks in varying degrees of pain. I had no idea what “pain management” meant, but I do now. Every day is a different struggle to find the will in myself to do things I took for granted before. During the worst times, I find solace wherever I can - I have become a consummate pill-swallower, my first-person-shooter skills have improved tremendously, and I have devoured the Olympics coverage.
And today - or rather tonight, after I left work early - I had the following pleasures, which distracted me (somewhat) from my daily agony:
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. I read this in college, but no summary can really capture the beauty of each passage and the terrible, vivid story of the Joads.
- “Carry Me Home” by Polly Paulusma.
- Haagen-Dazs’ Vanilla Honey Bee Ice Cream. I’ve been following the plight of the honey bee for the past year or so, and when I found this ice cream at my store two days ago, I had to buy it. Honey ice cream! It’s divine.
- Clueless. God, it takes me back to high school. And Bravo played it twice tonight! I was inspired to put on heels :)
