5 Good Things

5 good things (but there's so many, will i have to spread them out to 5 a day?)

2008-09-01T13:37:00.001-07:00

pottery.
clay is magic enuff and then you center it on a wheel
and more magic happens.

doggies.

kitties.

nada surf.

cj7
= the cutest thing ever. right up there with all the other cutest things ever.
and dicky is a girl. and she's the smartest girl ever (right up there with the smartest girls ever).
yay!

I love ur hair

2008-08-07T19:58:00.001-07:00

She said she loved my hair that it looked beautiful - excellent

Push ups + cardio

Excited about an old friend nemesis goddess visiting

Looking forward to long now expedition

Greatful for the space given to revise critical path

2008-08-06T19:09:00.001-07:00

Casual stress free-ness

Labyrinth walk with CL

Being right gracefully

Giving an old friend a new gift

Listening

2008-08-06T08:56:00.001-07:00

Feel great and biologically alive after 30 min cardio

New music

Non stressy day

Conversation w S on train ride home

Yes again

2008-08-01T19:25:00.001-07:00

Surprisingly unconcerned by missed train. will get there and feel
good about the work I will share

Spoke with F_. She's smells so great and admit to feeling more alive
when around her

Good one on one chat w S_. Asked me if I felt stimulated, how
everything was going, gave me an extra smoke. I was touched.

Weekend of doing stuff coming up!

Excited by interaction language I devised for NHM and look forward to
adding further detail

Looking up down left right in out ana kata

2008-07-31T19:03:00.001-07:00

Concierge said good morning and how stylish I always look

30 min cardio brings focus clears away the noise inside

Thought I'd really fucked up a design, revised it (for the better)
confided in my team members and proposed new solution but in reality
was being hypercritical and the older design wasn't as ruined as I had
thought

Fun chats w C and S at work

2008-07-30T18:59:00.001-07:00

Odd morning did not follow usual routine and was running late but made
it to train!

Confidence is honesty - acted on it

Props on new photos including validation of talon-like nail polish

Reached out to F without self consciousness

Monday. Yes!

2008-07-28T18:53:00.001-07:00

Included bench pressing in am fitness routine

Confident in weekend revision to NM design

Lunch with charming colleague

Fun cigarette run across the street with colleagues

Spoke to shuttle commute colleague who complimented me on choice of
jacket and whom I addressed by name, because had made effort to
remember it!

unsettled

2008-07-27T13:58:00.001-07:00

recognized as thrilling though awkwardly written fiction. proud of the experience it took to understand this.

Is it thursday?

2008-07-24T18:48:00.001-07:00

30 min cardio left me feeling alert relaxed

Coffee

None could change in me these things that I believed

Drastically simplified approach to current design inspired by powerpoint(!)

Discipline is its own reward

almost friday....

2008-07-24T16:26:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow is Friday! Yay!

Next week is vacation! Yay!

Expense check has been already direct deposited in my account! Yay!

Little bitty bottles of vodka were on sale for 99 cents! Yay!!

Got to work on building out a web site for Archer Road/16^th Ave. PD&E Study! Yay!

Reaching out no ego

2008-07-22T19:12:00.001-07:00

Written testimonial for C_.

Hair looks better than realized

No stress negotiating commute to work

Extended discussion w M_. about neighborhood management design

Camaraderie over lunch with old & new colleagues

But, we thought monday was last week

2008-07-21T19:44:00.001-07:00

Woke up when I said I would 30 min cardio before work feels great

Chatted w E_. over a smoke

Setup lunch w a certain sophisticated french and female colleague

PG13 rated email from a friend

Written testimonial for a friend

some good things....

2008-07-21T18:57:00.001-07:00

Got 3 drawings done in marker/prismacolor….my boss and the project manager thought they were great….they are going to be part of brochure and poster designs about improvements in safety routes for school kids for the FDOT. They want me to do a couple more.

Got in to work 10 minutes early this morning.

Had even enough time to blow dry my hair and make coffee.

Should be getting my expense check any day which includes almost $300 in mileage for driving my own car J

Went to a party over the weekend, saw a few people I used to work with, had fun, took advantage of the free food and drink. I am an opportunist J

Flow

2008-07-17T22:56:00.001-07:00

Friendly today

A new confidence. Stood my ground on current critical path revision but also listened to solid advice

Google's endless collection of features

This lyric:

You had to sneak into my room
Just to read my diary
It was just to see just to see
All the things you knew I'd written about you

Plans for batman imax this weekend

a few good things

2008-07-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

Morgan got his first dose of ivermectin for heartworms, doing good, did not have any reaction and is still very active.

He also has gained 3 pounds the past few weeks.

Get to work on a fun project at work which will involve some illustration. Just wonder what happened to my old set of prismacolors.

Been raining so much but the good thing is that I have not had to turn on my sprinklers!

Got to stuff myself at Sweet Tomatoes for lunch today! Yum!!

i dunno if it works better public or private

2008-07-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

1 nice dinner

2 nice chat

3 thinking of leaving

4 radical acceptance

5 me smart

you are featured on Cliff Pickover's Reality Carnival

2008-07-16T22:29:00.000-07:00

Cliff Pickover's Reality Carnival Unleashed

can you stop labeling things as "good" or "bad"?

2008-07-16T22:04:00.001-07:00

Nothing is intrinsically good or bad, it just is. But we, due to our conditioning (the way we were trained to be adults), we completely lost that knowledge.

And we all know that happiness really has nothing to do with circumstances we are in. There are plenty powerful, beautiful, and rich people who are unhappy to the core.

So, what do you think would be a way to uncondition our minds, to stop calling things bad or good? To accept them and to remain happy in our core at all times?

Cinque

2008-07-16T22:01:00.001-07:00

sleeping till 6:30, yay!

having time for breakfast, too!

overall confusion, it was beautiful

being trusted

connecting on a deeper level over dinner in the sun

Anchor me in a sea of silence

2008-07-16T20:01:00.001-07:00

Any lolcat

Collaborative design process in effect at work

Not getting sucked in to someone elses drama, trying to remain compassionate

Seeing my work appreciated

Lighting conditions on the bay bridge so sublime

my five good things

2008-07-16T07:08:00.001-07:00

I love laughing with my husband

My adorable puppy wakes me with a kiss on the nose

Waking early to hear the whisper of the morning

Annie is coming to visit

Friends will make me smile today

5 for today

2008-07-15T21:55:00.001-07:00

kissing

getting an earlier flight

swimming

saying to people they are wonderful

talking about happiness as inner state of being

Tuesday wins again

2008-07-15T19:04:00.001-07:00

Woke up early 30 min cardio

I am still amazed I live here

Seeing familiar faces from LucasArts

Charles deep knowledge shared in his studio seminar.

Sid gave me change for vending machine when I was hungry

Monday again?

2008-07-14T17:38:00.001-07:00

This beautiful landscape the light and fog

Woke up early to 30 min of cardio

Laughed at the fear for a while

Smiles exchanged with willowy girl

I can solve this

5 good things

2008-07-14T09:09:00.001-07:00

1. Looking into my partners eyes.

2. Feeling that I am connected to everything and everyone.

3. Knowing that no one can take my smile away.

4. Seeing beauty in simplicity.

5. Tasting a great cup of Ethiopian coffee.

5 things

2008-07-14T09:00:00.001-07:00

1. sleeping in the embrace of my partner

2. spending time with true friends, having meaningful conversations

3. hearing my son say he loves me

4. watching my daughter go through yet another teenage phase (i am going for "ghetto" look today mom)

5. knowing that i can always choose to be happy

My Good Things

2008-07-14T05:56:00.001-07:00

I had a marmite and cheese sandwich for lunch - YUM

Found a pound in the bottom of my bag

Saw my holiday photos on screen they are great

The sun is shining

Didn't swear once on the drive home from work!!

My 10 weekend things

2008-07-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday

Hung out with my family (which I don’t do all that often)
Had a good discussion with my youngest brother (almost never happens)
Watched several episodes of Lost series 4
Finally found a countertop for my kitchen
Had a nice smoke for the first time in ages

Sunday

Went for a nice excursion to Gunwharf in Portsmouth with my other brother, his fiancée and their baby daughter
Saw my boyfriend again after two days away
Watched an episode of Ren and Stimpy for the first time in years
Caught up with my friend Barry
Made a good decision about my new kitchen

Chez Ricardo xxx

new arrivals

2008-07-13T19:54:00.000-07:00

So awesome to see things on a web page that I didn't put there.

Beautiful combination of fog & sunset crawling over the buildings

Threw away ashtray and generally smoking less inside

Productive design session in progress

An apple as a snack later

trying harder

2008-07-13T19:18:00.000-07:00

good discussion with agent's broker

reasonable, nice and intelligent client

couple may want to write offer on listing

my life is simple and I can control my emotions with some effort

Referral

more 5 good things

2008-07-13T19:16:00.000-07:00

maybe I need my own!

hot chicken from whole foods

thinking of kitty cats

afternoon light on pastel buildings

celebrity gossip

red leather boots

my five today Sunday 7/13 at 5:02pm

2008-07-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Gary made a blog for 5 good things

Mom is available by phone

cherries are sweet and cold

Nothing expected of me on a Sunday night

view of the Bay

feetsies

2008-07-13T17:06:00.001-07:00

a few good things...

2008-07-13T16:42:00.001-07:00

Got lot done yesterday, more time to myself today….

Had a good work out, and ran a mile on the indoor track at the gym

Had a nice conversation with someone who has been a regular at the same gym for 20 years, also used to live in The Springs, recognized me

Started listening to CD’s that I have not played in years

Zits clearing up, hopefully won’t get any new ones!

2008-07-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

She is going back to school

Woke up early so full day is mine

Tibault in the sink looking cute

Simple blog setup for mobile posting (of daily goodness)

Set work/home boundaries to make me more productive when at the office

2008-07-12T20:21:00.000-07:00

Hair is growing nicely

Time to myself

The row of owl statues on each apartment balcony

Wallis and tibault

The older sort of severe french woman who complimented my nails

2008-07-11T19:03:00.000-07:00

Look forward to deciphering those lyrics

Ride home w sid and other coworkers

Friday!

Personal conversation w simon

Older cats are called veterans

2008-07-10T20:20:00.000-07:00

Goth looking guy in car beside taxi fun music

Shuttle to work was at station

The willowy girl smiled at me and I smiled back

Taking charge of menu design

Shared icon books with sammi

2008-07-09T18:50:00.000-07:00

30 minutes of cardio when I woke up

First coffee of the day

Feeling lean and eager

Enthusiastic discussion w adam and sid led to better layout ideas

Better idea of workflow after todays discussions

2008-07-08T22:55:00.000-07:00

Someone said I looked beautiful

Lunch was delicious

Danas familiar voice

Finished work in utf designer

New phone is fun

2008-07-07T21:39:00.000-07:00

taxi arrived on time so I didn't have to stress getting last available train

the designers like my menu design

deposited EA paycheck to checking acct.

working in UTF Designer

spoke to woman named Danielle on EA Shuttle to train station

they want me to succeed