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
December 15: Chit
2007-12-16 18:52:00 1. A day wandering Kensington Market:Market. Touch-ing exhibit. Helvetica film documentary DVD.2. An evening at a houseparty:Wine. Chopping vegetables. Turquoise ski pant advice.3. A late night journey home:Snow. Hailing taxi. Complimentary corporate cab chit. More About: December
December 14: Lightning
2007-12-16 18:43:00 First, this guy sold me his $15 ticket for $10 at the door.Then, local band Flash Lightning rocked an incredible gig.Then, White Cowbell Oklahoma on stage at Lee's Palace. More About: December , December 14
Bonus: VerveEarth
2007-12-15 04:33:00 VerveEarth is a new way to surf the web. It's just starting up, so check it out and let them know what you think! More About: Bonus
December 13: Duprees
2007-12-15 02:14:00 The Corporate Party:My dinner companion shared her beef with me. (I always order salmon because it's ostensibly healthier, but as soon as beef is set on the table, I am like the family puppy.) That is my 1, 2, 3-in-one. The Creative Party:1. On telling the organizer I was a ?guest of a guest? ? this was true ? she replied that she appreciated my honesty, let me stay and even gave me a drink ticket.2. A storyteller named Roger met Julia and Neil, whereupon they ? all three possibly Duprees ? voted on naked business cards and told each other stories.3. At the end of the night, this to me from the remaining guests: ?Hi, we're a bunch of straight guys and we just wanted to tell you that we totally looove your shoes.? More About: December
December 12: Timeslot
2007-12-13 04:56:00 1. Colourist agrees to refine her highlights in an open slot.2. Dude at Laura Mercier examines her shades of plum lips.3. Babe scores some fancy corporate toilet paper for herself.Corporate TP is the most enduring and endearing. Snag a roll from work and test it at home. It lasts twice as long. I'd like to know where to buy this stuff. Toilet paper should not be soft and squeezable, of puffy air and no longevity ? it ought to be a solid roll of consumer product!PS - Just went here for a fantabulous surprise. More About: December , December 12
December 11: The FB
2007-12-13 04:53:00 1. Facebook: Izzy is a real woman with a real job. Who takes my calls in the middle of the day to listen to ? of all things ? my aliases. All the cool names get rejected. I beg her to listen to a few more (?is this too porny??) ? and she actually does, even though she has real work to do.2. Non-Facebook: My first swim in a saltwater pool.3. Facebook: Is it possible to spend two hours on the FB at work? Oh, it is possible to spend a lot more than two hours! Just a theoretical supposition. More About: December , December 11
December 10: Super
2007-12-13 04:52:00 1. Super stuffed: two slices of orange carrot cake. 2. Superbad: two high school kids in a riotous flick. 3. Superbeer: two reds resting in the fridge, waiting. More About: December
December 9: Workshop
2007-12-13 04:51:00 1. Free full-size milk with Starbucks ?traveller.?2. Free exchange of ideas in a creative workshop.3. Free spirits, free, with the free gift of learning. More About: Workshop , December
December 8: Calories
2007-12-13 04:50:00 1. Feeling the love: film directors and learning the art of. 2. Feeling the love: grandmothers and beaming smiles from. 3. Feeling the calories: Izzy and sharing free birthday cake with. More About: Calories , December , December 8 , Calo
December 7: Fridge
2007-12-13 04:48:00 1. Goodbye, Miss Elena (brunch titled ?Indian?)2. Goodbye, Miss Vivian (linner titled ?Japanese?)3. Hello, Miss Jennifer (email titled ?chocolate treats for you in the fridge?)I love Indian food, but do not recommend it for breakfast. More About: Fridge , December , December 7
December 6: Sneaking
2007-12-07 05:37:00 1. Two little nephews sneaking into bed early in the morning. ?Oh! I thought you were mummy ? but you're Auntie Julia!?2. With my 4-year-old companion, sneaking pink and blue cream cheese icing and pink and blue Smarties from the carrot cake sitting atop the kitchen island.3. In hysterics, rolling back and forth with Lukas on speckled white floor tiles after Gymboree: sneaking snow pants onto a giggly, fidgety two-year-old in a Canadian winter in a simultaneously hilarious and exhausting moment. More About: December
December 5: Frames and Pictures
2007-12-07 04:44:00 1. Guest Surprise ? Meeting up once again with the talented women of Frames and Pictures .2. ?Guest Straw? ? Sipping on Kat?s strawberry banana milkshake.3. Guest Beds ? A, Sneaking a little afternoon nap. B, Sneaking into a little sister?s crib. More About: December
December 4: Brandy
2007-12-05 03:32:00 3. In a freezing cold office over a kitchen counter, leaning up against a running dishwasher for hot, steamy comfort. It almost felt as good as taking a shower.2. In an idle morning over cream of wheat, chatting with Vivian.1. In an unexpected moment over a pile of papers and laundry, receiving some very good news from a woman named Brandy . More About: December
Bonus: Rules
2007-12-05 03:29:00 All I Ever Needed To Know I Learned In Kindergarten:1. Listen2. Participate3. Have fun! More About: Bonus , Rules
December 3: Doughnut
2007-12-05 03:26:00 1. Honouring: attending one very inspiring awards luncheon.2. Spacing: attending a release party for Toronto's coolest mag.3. Attending: to the maple-glazed doughnut Kevin bought me.?Today is the tomorrow I was terrified of yesterday.? More About: December
December 2: Mustard
2007-12-05 03:23:00 1. Trekking through freshly fallen snow with the boys early on Sunday morning in a city hugged by the white blanket of winter.2. Journeying through carol-filled hotel foyers and salons packed with young children wired on chocolate milk and sugary sweets.3. Laughing through lunch as Lukas repeatedly offers me a green-coloured shortbread cookie wreath, dipped in bright yellow mustard. More About: December
December 1: Ethiopian
2007-12-05 02:56:00 1. Queen Street West: Doing the gallery walk, warm lights glowing from storefront galleries at twilight.2. Queen Street West West: Gingerly picking up salad with folded bread between fingers; eating an entire meal without utensils at Addis Ababa Ethiopian restaurant. Ridiculously delicious!3. Hollywood Boulevard: A night of raspberry sorbet and the boys of Entourage. Ouch! Hot! Jeremy Piven. Sigh... More About: December
Bonus: Lessons
2007-12-04 21:27:00 As holiday party season kicks off:1. Keep an extra plastic bag at coat check in case you are the lucky winner of the oversized centrepiece in the middle of the dinner table.2. If you're wearing stay-up nylons, for heaven's sakes, wear stay-up panties!3. If your company is dim enough not to provide you with a taxi home, by all means feel free to act up in any way you see fit for free cab money. More About: Bonus , Lessons
November 30: Hours
2007-12-04 21:26:00 1. Nine hours of beauty sleep.2. Two hours of office work.3. Six hours of party time. More About: November , Hours , November 30
November 29: Yellow
2007-12-04 21:26:00 1. Good: Got a lot of good work done.2. Better: Then got even more work done.3. Best: After the work was done, the pleasure of being sandwiched between four teenaged boys on the subway. Yes, I do mean that. It was remarkably entertaining. Every sentence started with ?Yo? - as in ?Yo, check out the Yello w DJs!?What is a Yellow DJ? Yo, that would be the construction workers in the subway tunnels. More About: November
November 28: Poppins
2007-11-28 03:45:00 1. Generosity: the guy on the subway shared his newspaper.2. Patience: the girl at the salon let me have my Mary Poppins of Pockets moment as I took forever to empty out my coat.3. Highlight: the girl doing my hair gave me a positively brilliant idea. She is a creative, gorgeous super-babe of the universe.‘He is a statue wrapped in a painting in a frame made of muscles.’ More About: November , November 28
November 27: Privileged
2007-11-27 23:50:00 1. to be imparted valuable perspectives from Canada's aboriginal community,2. to hear a speech by Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa,3. to spend an afternoon in a sauna and spa, followed by a 90-minute nap.December 1 is World AIDS Day. More About: November
November 26: Blubber
2007-11-27 23:49:00 1. Gift: Box of luxury Ukrainian chocolates.2. T-shirt: ‘50 Ways to Leave Your Blubber’3. Fruit: Large, ripe, green, sweet, juicy pear. More About: November
November 25: Turtles
2007-11-26 03:29:00 1. Playing Animal Yoga with my nephews after lunch. ‘Be a tree!’ [Stand tall.] What else? ‘I know! Let's be turtles!’ [Get down, curl up, tuck head into shell.] ‘Let's be bacon!’ [Lie down flat on back. Sizzle as frying pan heats up.]2. Walking with my brother in the late afternoon. Walked right into the nail salon, where my hands and feet got some much-needed tender loving maintenance.3. Biking with my Toque eastward at sundown, facing a full moon and a warm wind. Biked right into Izzy on Bloor Street, where we got some much-needed Linner. More About: Turtles , November
Weekend Bonus: Random
2007-11-26 03:08:00 This week, in no particular order, three good things:1. Booyakasha! I finally remembered the numbers on my old combination lock. They were in my memory bank all along. 2. Hip. I was told by the young'uns in the mailroom that Nike Airs circa 1995 are coming back. My cross-trainers (in white leather) have been part of my wardrobe all along.3. Eh? I finally got my first Toque. This Canadian classic features hand-knit wool, chin strings and long ear flaps. I never did wear one, though I was Canadian all along. More About: Random , Weekend , Bonus
November 24: Linner
2007-11-26 03:04:00 1. Incredible feedback from my U of T professor and classmates.2. Linner (lunch + dinner) with my brother and his friend David.3. Terrific Humber performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.‘Things growing are not ripe until their season.’ More About: November
November 23: Red
More articles from this author:2007-11-26 03:03:00 1. At Yoga, I had to be a Fish - and I was feeling it.2. At work, I had to meet a deadline fast - and I did it. 3. At home, I had to unwind already - and I succeeded.Thanks to: 1. relaxation, 2. motivation, and 3. half a bottle of red wine. More About: November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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