Well, sort of.
Just staying in today was enough.
I realized as I slept in that today was actually the only day until I leave for Burning Man, that I don’t have something scheduled, something committed to, something to do, somewhere to work or to be.
Which meant, sleeping in.
Tomorrow the alarm is set.
And for every day there after, with perhaps Sunday being a day where I do have a commitment to be somewhere, it is later in the day and as such not an alarm sort of day.
Nine days until I leave.
I don’t want my blog to be all about Burning Man, but that’s about all my head is filled with. Aside from the fact that someone google searched ‘Elizabeth City’ found my blog and read my book that I posted up here years ago.
I wonder how it looks.
I never read it on the blog.
I just chapter by chapter pasted it into the server and published it.
It’s not the same book that m friend has, it’s not the same book that I will end up publishing, I will publish it, but it there are a lot of similarities.
I suppose the writing has gotten better since I posted it.
How could it not?
I practise every day.
I write twice a day every day.
Sometimes I thrash myself a little for not actually writing more, but that is silliness.
Sometimes I trash myself a little for not actually being a published author.
But that is lie.
I have a published song, a published photography essay, a short story, and of course, my blogs. They get published you know.
I suppose you do.
It was titillating to see the hits on my site and nerve-wracking too, every time someone hits a run on my blog I wonder if I know them.
Who is it from my murky past looking me up?
But that is both egotistical and self-deprecating at the same time.
I am the piece of shit that the universe revolves around sort of thinking.
I mean, I am all I think about, but occasionally, I do want to be there for you too.
I do.
I wanted someone to give soup to today.
I made a big lovely batch up.
French red lentils, one yellow onion, garlic, fresh picked rosemary out of the yard (and I did not get locked out this time!), Italian Roma tomatoes, a can of organic tomato paste, one container of organic vegetable stock, two heads of broccoli, five carrots, one pound of fresh spinach, lots of salt, black pepper, cayenne, and something new for me, quinoa.
I made a pot of red, or ruby if you will, quinoa.
I was surprised and happily so, it is a nice little addition.
I normally make brown rice with this, but I wanted to try something new and I have a friend who raves about quinoa and well, it’s good to find new things in my cooking vocabulary.
It says hippie earth mother muffin when I say it’s vegan, gluten-free, and all organic.
But it’s true.
It also tastes ridiculously good.
And it cooks in less than one hour.
And makes a pretty picture when all portioned out for my weekly meals.
Red Lentil Soup
That was my work for today.
That and a little check in with the e-mails for the design firm. I will be seeing the boss lady, and my dear friend, tomorrow for lunch.
Super excited to hear about her travels and to catch up.
The only other thing I did today was laundry and some reading.
I drank a lot of tea.
I confirmed my hair appointment for tomorrow and made lunch plans.
That is it.
A really chill, relaxing, mellow day.
The rest of the week up until I leave is work.
And this is good.
And then there will be the work on playa.
And this is good too.
I am ready.
I am rested.
And I am off to relax for a few more hours.
This may be my last chance for a bit.
Auntiebubba 