2010 summer goals

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go to Mainehave a Frappuccino walk by the water almost every day drink (most of) our wine read "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" reread "Wuthering Heights" make mint iced tea with my mint plant run a road race grow and eat our own tomatoes see the coffee exhibit at the Peabody publish another first person essay eat at Lenny's (again) go to Poland see some fireworks take Nora to the beach take a walking tour of Yale read "For Whom the Bell Tolls" show my parents how to video chat publish another first person essay buy some new bookcases read a non-fiction book read another non-fiction book take a class, any class organize the basement go to Scranton bake my own bread steam my own mussels see a live concert have a picnic in Prospet Park have coffee on the patio

Thinking about

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1. The oil spill. Are you kidding me? What's going on now? Top hat? Kill level? What? I've been alternately obsessed with and disgusted by the coverage. And always depressed. 2. All the pollen. Nononono no no no no no no no no. Stop it with my head.

3. This, oh my God, let's discuss this.

4. How J's mom got him an espresso machine for his birthday this year - in fact I'm having one right now - and it's one of the very best presents I've ever received. Um, wait. He's ever received. Because it was his birthday.

5. My life. I've felt a little overly domestic recently. As in, I've already done some vacuuming today and started on dinner for us later (quite a feat as J and I usually eat at 9 p.m.). But...

6. ...my summer goal is to work on doing more writing...and to get paid for it.

7. The pink petunias that I planted out front.

8. Our Memorial Day weekend, which was perfect.