my open book

Subject:	It's Tuesday.
Time:	3:38 pm.

It's Tuesday and I am wearing a new dress...from Target. I am really into (for me) dresses this summer. It's more freeing than anything else.

This weekend was I was mad sick and disposing of anything in my stomach. I still don't fell 100% but I should by tomorrow. I also had to buy two new tires yesterday so my car has been really needy lately.

OH! If you know of any one looking for a place to live we have a room opening up at our house. Please let me know and I'll get you the details.

I also got a new phone. No more mini no matter how cute it was. Now I have a phone made partly by Walkman (remember them?).

Who's going to My Morning Jacket in August? I hope you are because it will be the concert of the summer. Better be there!

I do how ever enjoy cooking and last night reminded me how long it's been and that I need to cook more often.

I have this Saturday off (yes the whole day) any one doing any thing fun or want to go to the Franklin Farmer's market with me?

Ok those are the random thoughts of the day...

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Subject:	Early morning...
Time:	7:05 am.

Didn't sleep well and woke up too early...I guess I can get ready faster? At this rate though I'll be right on time. Way to waste some time with me internet.

I think about how it might have been
We'd spend out days travelin'
It's not that I don't understand you
It's not that I don't want to be with you
But you only wanted me
The way you wanted me

So, I will head out alone, hope for the best
And we hang our heads down
As we skip the goodbyes
And you can tell the world what you want them to hear
I've got nothing left to lose, my dear
So, I'm up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there
I'm gone, and you're still there
I'm gone, and you're still there

A little song lyrics...

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Subject:	Rope's end
Time:	10:26 am.

Let me tell ya...not feeling so hot today. Yesterday I had off but I was running non-stop with errands and cleaning. I wanted to make bread and foolishly started too late...I was up at 1am.

I also got sunburned again yesterday (I did finally buy sunblock yesterday) so this compounds the sunburn I had gotten a week ago. I don't think my body takes well to it and now I feel very tired. It also hurts to lay on my back and today my head feels pressure and my throat hurts. Wa wa wa...I know.

To make up for all this fussiness I did get alot done yesterday and my weekend was great! I'm excited for the future as long as I get some sleep and wear sunblock.

The future...
Going to Louisville soon (for a boy)
A trip to Boston
Best friend getting married this summer
NYC in September
HARVEST (June-November)

Oh and the continuing saga of the strawberries...I couldn't cancel them and they should be here later this week so it seems I'll still be planting them...

Seriously is you want organic spinach, lettuce and strawberries. Let me know. I am going to price them lower than Whole Foods I just haven't worked it out yet.

Over and out.

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Subject:	We've come a long way baby....
Time:	6:42 pm.

Here's a tid-bit on the past accomplishments of the EPA. Man there are a lot of environmental right we have but probably aren't know or exercised.

I woke up this morning at 5am to what I thought was the cat peeing in my closet but found out there was a leak in the roof! Ben is having some one look at it tomorrow. It looks relatively small but I still ran down the stairs to look for a pot. I think I freaked Katherine out a little. There seem to be no other leaks in the house.

The other day when I was on the treadmill my right ear was getting shocked (through my ear-bud) by the machine. It was weird. I switched machines and it didn't happen. I notified one of the volunteers at the Y and he was going to look into it. I didn't really hurt (just felt like some one was flicking my ear).

David Cook is going to start his own office!! Yay! Also I am going to help him unpack tomorrow. I'm kinda excited...I think that boy needs some organization ;-).

Next weekend I'll be in Atlanta for a wedding. I'm super excited and I hope the weather is nice.

Saturday is farm day. I lucked out on picking the one day it won't rain to take off work and go to the farm. It's been over a week since I have been there. I am trying to get Morgan Levy to go with me since she has more free time now...I'm sure her Saturdays were free before...but you get where I am going.

Ok, off to a meeting for work!

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Subject:	Black anf blue and I'm not taking about a salad...
Time:	2:11 pm.

This afternoon it snowed at bit. Frankly I think Nashville has the weirdest sense of weather.

I worked at Pier 1 this morning and I was only there for five hours which makes me happy. Today I am extremely sore from planting rows and rows of potatoes yesterday at the farm, but by far it was the most enjoyable day out there so far. We planted All Red, All Blue, Carola, and (somethingorother) Pink potatoes yesterday. I can't wait till I get to eat them...I've always wanted to eat a blue potatoes (and a purple tomatoe).

I treated myself to the Whole Foods salad bar today (and wow they had stuffed portabellos today) and also an affogado from their coffee bar. It was the best (Happy Easter to me).

Tomorrow through Thursday is Ten Thousand Villages. Tonight dinner with Annie and Jen. So now it's time to finish the laundry and then so kill myself at the gym, but sleeping tonight will be that much more of an award.

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1:01 pm.

Annie: I wrote down to call you Tuesday night and now it's early Saturday morning. Between you and me...we both hate the phone but I love you. I wish we did more things together.

When I am at work I want to be at the farm...when the sun it out I want to be at the farm. I am afraid of the cold that will be here on Sunday because that is the day I am suppose to go to the farm.

Man I need to sleep. I've gotten really bad at that. I feel panicky at night and wake up unrested.

I am listening to some Buddhist teacher that Vandy brought to town but I'm really not listening closly.

I've really wrecked my body latly - cookies, cinnamon buns, donuts, girl scout cookies (BRAD) and coffee...my tummy is unhappy.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh.........man I am out of it.

Katherine, I think I am taking you to the airport soon?

**This was suppose to have been posted Saturday**

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Subject:	Getting to know you...
Time:	5:28 pm.

Annie tagged me for my ten random/weird/little known facts about me. I think I'll start young and build from there since I have not formulated a mental list for this.

1. When I was in elementary school my best friend and I thought the hill on the play ground was hallow. We were not allowed up on the hill because there was brush and then the teachers couldn't see you. We would sneak up there some times taking a boy with us as a decoy. We would jump up and down to find the hallow spot and then dig. If we thought a teacher was coming we would make the decoy run out and down the hill to give us a few more minutes. We never found the hallow part.

2. In 4th grade I joined my other classmates in an effort to get our pe teacher fired. She was mean and made us do all these dumb things we didn't want to do. There were three petitions that were scripted. Some how I was the only student to sign all three. In fact I was the only female to sign any of them. I got called into the office but missed out on getting detention. Also, Ms. France the pe teacher did not get fired.

3. Growing up I mostly hung out with a few boys from my youth group at church and most all of them happened to be home schooled. Every summer we would have a "super great big idea." One summer the plan was to build a stage in the back yard and put on Shakespearean plays. Well that plan never came to fruition but it would have been nice.

4. In the tail-end of middle school and the beginning of high school I was your basic sci-fi/fantasy reading, role-playing type of girl. I had a magic bag that we stitched together from felt and jute rope. Inside the bag was some glass beads I got from the Renn Fair and some salt we had colored with chalk to represent magic dust. We also made some gold nuggets out of a dough like clay.

5. I too was in a band - a ska band. I was the singer. We practiced all the time at the drummer's unconditioned house for one hot summer. Our band name changed every practice. We performed at the talent show at my church and school. We also made it to the talent stage of Atlanta Fest where were we judged by Christian industry professionals. Unfortunately I started off flat and never got back on track, but Switchfoot later took the stage that evening so I can say I've shared the stage with Switchfoot.

6. I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was in the fourth grade. I was a late bloomer in that aspect. My parents didn't even teach me. A friend in the neighborhood did. For a long time I had a scooter and I would just tell the other kids I would catch up, before the scooter I would just run. To this day bikes still make me apprehensive and I have to work up a lot of nerve to want to ride one. I also cannot skate. I think it has something to do with wanting to be in control of what my body is doing.

7. I wanted to be an actress in high school. I did every play my school offered and even auditioned for plays in the community and even got a part in one once. I took jazz dance and tap and voice lessons to aid in furthering my star-dom. Every Saturday when I was 16 I would drive myself in a navy blue Buick Century into downtown Atlanta to take acting classes.

8. No matter how hard I try not to secretly wish this I still do. I want to be noticed for something - like noticed in a big way. I want to be famous and respected for something.

9. I still sleep with a blanket. I have all my life. It's the same one I was given when I was born. It's a Winnie the Pooh blanket. At this point in life I would say I don't need it (I can sleep with out it) but I'm not trying to get rid of it either.

10. Man this is the last one...once my mom and I confided in each other that we have always secretly wished we could give birth to a black baby because we think they look so much better than white babies.

PS: I hate jello, pudding, carrots and shepard's pie.

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Subject:	Open Late
Time:	12:27 am.

For the last two weeks I have had a tendency to stay up late. I guess this is the reverse of my whole living habits of November-February.

I made bread tonight (normally a bi-weekly event) and this time I used Martha's recipe since my standard was producing more dense loves every time I fired up the oven. I don't know why I ever doubt the goddess of housekeeping but tonight I birthed the best two loafs that have been worked with my hands. I am so excited (and I have food to eat the rest of the week).

Sunday I started my farm internship. Go look at the site: http://www.arugulasstarfarm.com. I can go out there any time. Any one for a picnic or a frolic in the woods, walk the dog?

Also last week was disaster week at the store...it can't get worse right? Thank God we move out of there in August.

Saturday Katherine and I both had off and it was great to walk around in the beautiful weather even though we were still doing some sort of work (hanging posters, what a hard job).

That's my update for now. I work Tuesday-Friday and have Saturday off again!

Oh and we turned a closet into a pantry this weekend too (well I really finished the project tonight).

Here's to warm weather and being productive again...next up on the list...write my thank you letter.

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Subject:	New form of patritisum...
Time:	10:15 am.

If going away from ones country it was it takes to make them love the soil they call home then call me a patriot. I've never been big on "America is the best" and "I'm proud to be an American." All that's changed now! No, I'm not going to post a rebel flag outside the house - I believe in moderation, but I'm going to be a little more loving of this country. Nicaragua helped me see that.

See I just got back from a week in Nicaragua and boy do we Americans have it made. I am glad we are privileged and that I have a clean house and food that doesn't make me sick (or water for that matter). So, I'll take the hand that's been dealt to me and love it.

All that being said Nicaragua has it's nice points too. It's beautiful and it has some what of a growing economy. So there's hope for the place. I am still recovering from the fact that I got sick down there and had to go to the hospital. It started off as some kinda flu...achy legs, headaches, fever...and then turned into a stomach virus. All this while still hiking and throw in the fact that I stopped eating for three days. I was bound to crash. IVs are God's miracle answers to a quick fix. That stuff brought back my appetite and by then all my nourishment was not exiting my body through the rear.

I still have a cough and today I feel worse than I have been. I kinda want to throw up. BUT I'm thinking I can pull through and it's not a life or death situation.

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Subject:	You say I need to say more...
Time:	8:28 am.
Mood:	okay.
Music:	Cat Power ~ Maybe Not.

I was told last night by the other two musketeers that my livejournal is boring as heck! Well, I had no idea that I was really here to entertain other. If some one wants to read what I write go head but really do I care if you are entertained.

I guess truthfully I care to a degree, obviously since I am talking about. So, what does one write in these things that entertain people. I mostly use this to tell people what I have been doing recently or what I want to do if by chance someone wants to do the same thing.

This weekend began the working over the holidays extravaganza! I am moving from one day job into three part-time jobs. I mean how else can you feel fulfilled if not making every second a money making opportunity! Currently I hold down retail space at 10,000 Villages and Pier 1. I'll start some time at a Starbucks a week from today. I've been putting in time at 10,000 Villages for awhile but now they've decided to throw some cash my way. I like it there because all the ladies are really nice and every thing there is fairly traded. It's actually more busy there then at Pier 1. I'm excited fro Pier 1 because I'll get to interact with gay men! YAY! Also, I perfectly want to buy every thing in the store. Hopefully that won't be the case since the point is to keep the extra money I'm making since I am putting in the extra effort.

So I went to an early 8am Pier 1 training yesterday and in between the training and my actual shift I thought it would be nice to try to eat some food! Funny me. I went to the new Whole Foods to see what I could hunt for. I didn't quite have enough time to actually get something and purchase it but I'm glad I spent the 5 minutes looking around because I'd move in there if they'd let me. Also, they have a cooking school on the second level...any one know anything about this??

My weekend was concluded with making candles and watching The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It was a good night and I have glad I have two other people willing to hide in fright under a blanket in the night time hours.

Hope this met some one's expectations or at least made it half way there...but don't expect this to be the norm.

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Subject:	The minitues tick by...
Time:	4:01 pm.

This week has really brought nothing special and I feel the world of music grinding to a halt. I'm really set for booking through January.

The stuff at the office is fine...not sure what to do with myself. I'm sure I could use my time wisely for some thing.

I went to bed at 8:30pm last night because I was tired and had nothing better to do. Tonight I am going to volunteer training at the Red Cross and then it's home for Grey's Anatomy and Katherine is cooking tonight! What a nice change of things.

I am ready for some thing different, an actual challenge in life. That's why I keep thinking of school...just so I can learn some thing new and be challenged again.

I feel like I should be doing more for my artists but I am not sure what's next. Some are recording some are almost done...I'll be done with SXSW submissions tomorrow...

I'm not sure if I am slacking off or being impatient.

I went to the garden today and that makes me smile. I feel like Karen is some secret sister I have. I watched as her and Sizew tired to start the greenhouse while fighting over it the whole time. I plucked some lettuce from the garden and so Katherine and I get to eat the fruits of my labor.

There's a step class I go to on T/Th in the morning. We did this stomping step ant it made me want to dance again...I'm going to look up some classes.

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Subject:	Hello
Time:	9:30 am.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th

Above is an article from the New York Times about the farm bill and how Americans are starting to voice their opinions.

I think I've found one or two new girls I could hang out with...at least from time to time. One of them, Sarah, is going to do some thing with me for Thanksgiving because she will be in town also.

I have been sick for about two weeks now but I am almost over it. I gave it to Katherine and she still sounds horse.

We had dinner all together like a family last night which we hadn't done in weeks mainly because Jen and I have been out of town on the weekends.

Booking shows has slowed down for the holidays and I will soon be temping at 10,000 Villages. I need to start thinking what I want to do come January.

So, if any one knows of any jobs around the first of the year let me know...

OH and Annie and Peter got married this weekend and it turned out great!! I can't wait to see the pictures what I have seem already looks amazing!

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