Thursday, September 30, 2010
Telephone
Yesterday my boss had a telephone conversation with his sick mother. She's been having heart problems. Apparently she was complaining about one of her nurses because I heard him say:
You think he's a sourpuss? Well maybe you shouldn't tell him that. He cares about you, and he wants you to get better even if it doesn't seem that way. He told you his age? And you told him he seemed older than you even though he's much younger? Oh good. Don't tell him that, it might hurt his feelings. Goodnight sweetheart. Let's talk tomorrow.
It made me sad to think of leaving New York and missing this.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Atonement
Yesterday was Yom kippur and instead of atoning for all things I should atone for (which are plenty) I thought about what play I wanted to write. I sat around on my bed, in the living room, watched Mad Men, spoke to my mother and stared at my toenails. I made pasta for dinner, decided not to meet up with anyone and looked at words I had written. It was not until this morning, after a sleepless night filled with anxiety, that I figured out what it was really all about. It might have been some sort of atonement for the things I shouldn't have written this past year. Or maybe it was just a much needed day of thought and nothing else. Here are some of the things I should've atoned for but didn't have time for:
Being addicted to Mad Men (there are other things to do)
Gossip
Not calling my little sister enough and making fun of her boyfriend
Not reading books I promised to read
Canceling appointments last minute
Being late
Judging people by what they wear (as if it actually says something about them?)
Saying I hated someone, when it really wasn't necessary
This year will be different.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Things I wondered about while watching the US open
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The day I thought I didn't have good ideas
We went to the beach, and had sardines and roast for dinner.
We gossiped about someone I didn't know who came from Minnesota.
We gossiped about someone I didn't know who came from Minnesota.
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