11.29.03. 12.20am.
and a partridge in a pear tree.
things i am thankful for - a day short and a dollar late. also, admittedly, an imcomplete list.
friends. obviously. even though many of them are far far away. which leads me to be grateful for modern communication and travel technology.
family. how did i get such an excellent one? no wonder i turned out so swell.
food, which is one of the best things there is.
music too.
my economic situation. i know i would make do with whatever i had, but i am so glad i don't have to. i am blessed with opportunity and good fortune and security.
i am, in general, thankful for my good luck.
and, not to sound like a cliche, but i'm thankful for all the crappy things too. not that there's been all that much, but what there has been has been good for me, and i wouldn't switch them. i wouldn't do them again, but i wouldn't switch them.
i'm grateful that i'm not on the atkins diet.
i'm grateful that my friends put up with the stuff about me that i'd get fed up with.
yesterday at two in the morning i sat in the dark in my living room and realized how fortunate i was to have a warm, safe place to sleep at night. and to call mine, and make my home.
i'm thankful that i live in the most liberal, active, well-informed place in the country.
i'm thankful that nothing is forever.
i'm thankful for the medical care that has turned a life threatening illness into a pain in the ass.
i'm thankful for apple computer, and national public radio, and independant bookstores, and farmers' markets. i'm thankful for chocolate, and the internet, and muni. i'm thankful for loveseats, and lesbians who sell cheese, and craigslist, and photoshop, and digestive enzymes, and the freedom to be ridiculous.
like i said, an incomplete, half-assed list. but a good life.