NOVEMBER 3, 2002

NEGATIVES
-feeling fat
-sore legs, feet and shoulders
-needing new shoes and just not sure if the money's there or not
-missing those long conversations, and then despising myself for missing them purely for selfish reasons, screaming inside "please please don't be bored!" in a codependent frenzy that I thought was well in my past
-not getting that last Halloween story done in time
-smoking, needing to smoke, wondering about quitting, and getting nervous about that so wanting to smoke more
-unable to find a decent detangler in this whole damn city! (I wish you were here to brush my hair, ___)
-having to take the bus on a Saturday, when, if you miss it, you have to wait an hour for the next one.
-trying to find something to take to this dumb potluck dinner
-board meetings

POSITIVES
-getting those pictures from ___ and how much more I love him
-coffee with ___ this week, and finding things to laugh about
-Halloween at the club rocked--busy, fun, no sketch
-___ becoming the new Mr. Gay Regina
-___ sharing his mom's cow with me
-getting ___ and ___'s Christmas presents, ordered, paid for, everything
-getting my nasty Scottie dog pin
-getting a handle, slowly but surely, on those nasty bills
-grand talks with ___ and ___, and even ___ popped in to say hi.
-finding another story and roughing out the plot, even though it may take some time, it feels good to have ideas