Hear Me in the Harmony

One belongs to New York instantly; one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.
— Thomas Wolfe

There’s nothing to writing.  All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
— Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith

I’ve got a post half-written.  I can’t finish it, though, because it’s making me cry.  (It’s not related to David, don’t worry.)  What do you do when that happens to you?

A penny is a lot of money if you haven’t got a penny.
— Yiddish proverb

1. Digital coin counters – I ended up with one of these in a Secret Santa exchange at work this Christmas, and David and I had the most fun time transferring all our accumulated change into it and watching the number get higher and higher.  You probably think we’re weird, but it’s the little things, and we can have fun doing almost anything together.

2. Watching Friends on DVD from start to finish (this was my Christmas present from David last year, but we didn’t get started on them until recently – after we finished the West Wing and the Sopranos) – I know practically every episode by heart, and nearly every day, something in my life happens that reminds me of a Friends episode.  Jane will understand.

3. New books

How about you?

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and lightning bug.
— Mark Twain

So last week I ordered Not Quite What I Was Planning: 6-Word Memoirs and when it arrived, I read it in about half an hour.  It’s fascinating: people–famous and not–were asked to tell their life stories in exactly six words.  Some of them are funny, some sad, some incredibly poignant:

• Came, saw, conquered, had second thoughts. — Harold Ramis

• When I proposed, she said yes. — Josh Neufeld

• Scarred by 9/11; helped by penguins. — Audrey Blackburn

• Everyone who loved me is dead.  — Ellen Fanning

• Catholic girl. Jersey.  It’s all true.  — Mary Elizabeth Williams

• Asked to quiet down.  Spoke louder. –Wendy Lee

• The light that night was perfect. –Lara Swimmer

That’s just a sampling.  So, of course, it got me thinking: What would my life story be in six words?  I came up with:

• Lost hearing, found self, loved much.

I think that pretty much sums it up.  And I wondered what you (all three of you who read me) would come up with.  If you’re up to the challenge, leave yours in the comments.  I can’t wait to read them!

They say that 90% of television is junk.  But 90% of everything is junk.
— Gene Roddenberry

1. our big new, flat screen TV and slick Ikea entertainment center – we spent all day Monday shopping for this and about 5 hours putting everything together and setting up over the last two days; it was exhausting, but totally worth it

2. knowing it’s ok that I’m a homebody – I like my home and I love the person who’s at home, and I’m most happy spending time with him rather than out carousing with co-workers

3. being mindful