Three Good Things Happened To Me TodayThree Good Things Happened To Me TodayThree Good Things Happened To Me Today. No matter how bad the day - and yes, some days it's really hard - I will document something good! A personal exercise in positive thinking. A daily journal inspired by UPenn's Positive Psychology branch. Articles
08 April 20: Dirt
2008-04-26 04:27:00 1. ?I'm queen of my own compost heap, and I'm getting used to the smell.? Ani Difranco2. ?I prefer the smell of sweat to the smell of the Christmas tree.? Coach Bölöni, Football Portugal 3. ?In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.? Margaret Atwood More About: April , Dirt
08 April 22: Vino II
2008-04-26 04:27:00 1. Shiraz: black fruits and black pepper; more intriguingly, raspberries, spice, herbs, grilled meats, charcoal, smoke and tar. When aged, may develop rubbery aromas.2. Sangiovese: slightly bitter, mouth-watering sour cherry and black cherry aromas, with spices, herbs and tobacco.3. Nebbiolo: black cherries, liquorice, tar, hung game and chocolate. More About: April , Vino
08 April 21: Vino I
2008-04-26 04:27:00 1. Cabernet Sauvignon: blackcurrants, cedar, old furniture and cabinets, coffee, tobacco, cigars, cigar boxes, violets, minerals, green pepper (especially if grapes are under-ripe), chocolate. Young wines start off intensely fruity; more complex aromas develop with age.2. Merlot: spicy fruitcake, Christmas cake and chocolate; may also display blackcurrant, black cherry and plums. Less tannic than Cabernet Sauvignon.3. Pinot Noir: redcurrants, cranberries, strawberries, blackberries, chocolate (when young). Secondary aromas (that develop with age) include horsehair and animal fur, farmyard aromas, manure and compost. More About: April , Vino
08 April 17: Anvil!
2008-04-26 04:25:00 1. The smell of music: Anvil !2. The smell of persistence: Anvil!3. The smell of friendship: Anvil! More About: April
08 Bonus: Joe
2008-04-16 06:49:00 Today is April 15, 2008. Not to worry, I have posts waiting in the wings . . . they're coming. I'm still on the lookout for Goods. Toronto smells interesting this time of year.Forgive the delay. My recently deceased grandmother's husband, my sweet (and sweet-smelling) Uncle Joe, my lifelong Grandpa, died in a terrible car crash on Saturday. Two weeks hadn't even passed.Joe and I regularly shared (i) laundry detergent, (ii) red wine and (iii) stories from the Economist. He lived downstairs, my neighbour and friend. My favourite recent post about Joe is this March 2, 2008 entry.More happy memories to come . . . More About: Bonus
08 April 10: Unoffensive
2008-04-16 06:44:00 1. Fresh strawberry licorice on my fingertips.2. Buttered microwave popcorn on my fingertips.3. Light soap, unoffensive, on my fingertips. More About: April
08 April 9: Commuting
2008-04-10 18:06:00 1. Vanilla in the taxi cab.2. Caramel in the train station.3. Flora in the automobile. More About: April , Commuting
08 Bonus: Elected!
2008-04-09 04:38:00 Abraham Lincoln's road to the White House:Failed business in 1831. Defeated for legislature in 1832. Second business failure in 1833. Suffered nervous breakdown in 1836. Defeated for speaker in 1838. Defeated for elector in 1840. Defeated for Congress in 1843. Defeated for Congress in 1848. Defeated for Senate in 1855. Defeated for vice president in 1856. Defeated for Senate in 1858. Elected President of the United States in 1860! More About: Bonus
08 April 8: Chai
2008-04-09 04:38:00 On Queen Street West this sunny afternoon,1. hot dogs,2. coffee, and3. chai tea.Bonus: Lush trailing me down the sidewalk, as always. More About: April , Chai
08 April 7: Floss
2008-04-09 04:37:00 1. Entering Hallway: freshly showered, moist, post-soccer friend.2. Settling in Living Room: fruity wine in colourful Czech glasses.3. Escaping from WC, floating through halls: hint 'o mint floss. More About: April , Floss
08 April 6: Mo?iut?
2008-04-07 04:44:00 It is Day Three of my exotic virus and I am still smell-less, missing what I am told is beautiful weather in Toronto. Here is my last offer memorial for the weekend. This one's for grandma.The aromas of family gatherings at mo?iut?'s extra-warm condo:1. Juicy roast beef and Kugelis, a true Lithuanian potato delicacy!2. Homemade cherry cheesecake, always, to complete every meal.3. Running through grandma's walk-in closets, throwing myself at her vintage dresses, embracing their very specific air of retro fabulousness: not quite pleasing, but not quite uninviting. More About: April
08 April 5: Memories
2008-04-06 00:42:00 Some smells bring us back years. In order of significance, I hereby list three men's scents I wish never near my nose again. They are memories, magnified:3. Kiehl's The Ultimate Man After Shave Balm2. Polo by Ralph Lauren Eau de Toilette Cologne1. Calvin Klein Eternity for Men After Shave More About: April , Memories
08 April 4: Nut
2008-04-05 04:15:00 My sister brought me an exotic virus from her exotic travels. I can faintly smell fabric softener on my clean sweatshirt, but my sense of smell is otherwise suspended.In lieu of, I offer you memories of my favourite toiletries:1. Body Shop Classic Vanilla Oil (now substituted with a new kind of vanilla, but how appropriate that it be a memory),2. Body Shop Cocoa Butter Body Butter (or is it Brazil Nut, or Coconut? I only know for sure by its sweet smell),3. Lancôme Trésor Body Lotion (which I used to work into my curly hair), still one of the top fragrances sold in Canada. More About: April
08 April 3: Wool
2008-04-05 04:01:00 1. Inhale: hot, milky English Breakfast tea in the piercing sunshine.2. Inhale: hair, cheeks, little noses and necks of my little nephews.3. Inhale: warm wool blanket in a dark room for an afternoon nap. More About: April
08 April 2: Cheek
2008-04-05 03:55:00 1. Lingering: the essence of a friend who comforted me.2. Immediate: an abundance of beautiful fresh flowers.3. Heartbreaking (but nothing ever smelled so good): the soft cheek of the man leaving me wanting. More About: April , April 2
08 Bonus: Literary+
2008-04-02 08:43:00 Three great Canadian magazines:1. Geist2. Walrus3. ThisHmm... Geist. Feist - another dash of greatness. More About: Bonus , Literary
08 April 1: Pressed
2008-04-02 03:04:00 1. Wafting aromas freed onto the streets from the Eastern European bakeries of Bloor West Village in Toronto.2. Breathing deep the warmth of publishing's pressed papers in the bookstore [the one in the restored Runnymede theatre].3. Catching a hint of floral from the rows of miniature plastic trays of colourful spring flowers with my little Lukas. More About: April
08 April: Smell
2008-04-02 02:42:00 I fell asleep to the scent of licorice the other night. And got the Idea: smell, the most underrated of senses!My sensitive nose and I will bring you a bouquet-filled April . I thought of waiting a month, as May and April have distinctly different smells... but I want to seek out the good ones in the mustier, wetter of the two. More About: Smell
08 Bonus: Mo?iut?
2008-04-01 07:24:00 My grandmother has passed away. Some of you have read about her here - she's made the blog. Nothing I write could ever be a full enough tribute to her life . . . I hope she knows how much I will miss her.1. The woman who visited and travelled Eastern Europe with me.2. The woman who shared family secrets and spoke the plain truth.3. The woman whose bony, fragile body I always fully embraced.Bonus Fashion Statement: That crazy red hat of hers! Beautiful . . .
08 March 30: Latin
2008-04-01 07:22:00 1. Latin American music in produce section.2. Fresh strawberry banana smoothies to go.3. Blast of cold, wintry March sunshine!
08 March 31: Colours
2008-04-01 07:22:00 Transit ad teamintraining.ca read to me as:1. tea mint raining DOT ca,2. at St. Patrick subway [the mintiest green station].What else? Whilst playing Ring the Elephant, my nephews fought over differently-coloured toss rings. Both demonstrated a vehement hate-on for green. I showed them my green eyes and asked how they would feel if I didn't like brown, the colour of theirs. In the end:3. ?Auntie, I love all colours.? More About: Colours , March
08 March 29: Go!
2008-03-30 05:10:00 Green means Go!1. After your lifelong dreams.2. Before you leave the house.3. Towards the best windowed corner table in Little Italy, to see and be seen on a sunny Saturday afternoon. More About: March
08 Three Things: Pretty
2008-03-30 03:53:00 Liking and enjoying:1. Old: my enduring Ikea wardrobe.2. New: my pretty green eyeglasses.3. Always: Carlsberg's classic label. More About: Things , Pretty
08 March 28: Charlie
2008-03-28 22:52:00 My co-workers kidnapped me into watching videos. Funny or Die is funnyman Will Ferrell's project. So I got my dose of laughter!1. The Landlord2. Charlie Bit Me (1.0)3. Charlie Bit Me (2.0) More About: March
08 Bonus: Cynthia Weston
2008-03-28 19:26:00 New creative blog project cynthiaweston.blogspot.com - enjoy! More About: Bonus , Cynthia , Weston
08 March 27: Jelly
2008-03-28 17:57:00 3. Sound. The Art of Noise, courtesy of Limewire.2. Taste. Green jelly beans, tastier than expected.1. Sight. The elderly lady at the streetcar stop looking up at me from behind her wide, round glasses, magnifying her generous green eyes. More About: March , Jelly , March 27
08 March 26: Swag
2008-03-26 19:20:00 1. The Gmail Chat experience.2. The Free Swag experience.3. The Ativan Experience. More About: March
08 Three Things: Love
2008-03-26 18:38:00 More Leftover Love from February.?Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the world than that of a man all wrapped up in himself.? William Sloane Coffin, Jr.?Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.? Antoine de Saint-Exupery?Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.? Roger de Bussy-Rabutin More About: Things
08 Bonus: Be
2008-03-26 03:12:00 ?The man who sticks to his plan will become what he used to want to be.? ? James Richardson, quoted in The Washington Post More About: Bonus
08 March 25: Unscrewing
More articles from this author:2008-03-26 03:02:00 1. Adjustment: better bridge fit on my newly customized eyewear.2. Refreshment: hissing pop! whilst unscrewing Perrier bottlecap.3. Enjoyment: a marijuana roach in the stairwell at work - someone likes being green on the job! [Not me, by the way.] More About: March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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