Back from the storm-squalled Oregon Coast and so many panels, craft talks, and readings that, sadly, I’m dying for television, some good coffee, and a little down time. This morning after a shower in my own bathroom (ah, heaven) I raced out, hair still all wet, for a walk beside the flooded river near my house in the brief January sunlight we in Seattle are suddenly experiencing – after about 26 or 27 days of rain, you know, you start to go a little stir crazy. I consider myself an extrovert but after 10 days of spending 12 or more hours a day with groups of people I am craving silence, solitude. Even the dogs barking was too much company. I’m looking forward to catching up on blogs today and tomorrow, and not looking forward to catching up on overdue work. One note from the residency: Madeleine DeFrees, who is, I believe, 87 and an ex-nun, is a surprisingly fun person. If you get a chance to talk to her, do it!
I noticed that while I was gone, I was tapped for some meme by Kelli, so here it is for you meme fans:
4 Jobs You’ve Had: Makeup Artist; botanical genetics lab research assistant; manager of web designers and programmers; food writer
4 Movies You Could Watch Over and Over: Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind (see earlier post re: Miyazaki,) the first Star Wars, Grosse Pointe Blank, Joe Versus the Volcano
4 Places You’ve Lived: LA; Richmond, VA; Knoxville; Cincinnati
4 TV Shows You Love to Watch: Buffy; Alias; Lost; Futurama
4 Places You’ve Been on Vacation: Montreal; Paris; Big Sur; Vancouver Island
4 Websites You Visit Daily: aintitcool.com, MSN, Seattle Times, and someone’s blog from list at left
4 Favorite Foods: Lobster, St. Andre cheese, good dark chocolate, woodfired pizza with figs and prosciutto. And twinkies, damn it.
4 Places You’d Rather Be: Montreal, Hawaii, Barbados, Colorado
4 Albums You Can’t Live Without: Whatever, Aimee Mann; Oh, Inverted World!, The Shins; Rufus Wainwright; The OC Soundtrack volume 1