Sunday, January 29, 2006

constant

i love dancing alone in my house. when we saw feist a few weeks ago i was watching some drunk people dance and thought "ah, that's exactly why i dance at home".

ok enough dancing, time to get down to some serious writing. you know what i think is very interesting?? several people have told me that i'm a good writer. that surprises me because even though i enjoy writing, i've always been told by teachers and my boss that i was a crappy writer. so i wouldn't have thought that's something i'm particularly good at, but other people see that quality in me. that's why relationships are so important, friends and family can identify things in us that we can't see in ourselves. it was melinda and my mom who encouraged me to become a graphic designer. i would never have considered it, i really appreciate their support and push in the right direction. i've also been told that i'm very articulate, which is another thing that surprises me. i tend to stumble over my words or combine words. i get that from my dad, i don't know if its genetic or a habit i picked up from him. its one of those nature vs. nurture questions. oh another thing (i'm apparently on a roll here), laney has said a number of times "you know yourself very well". what an interesting observation, i didn't realize that was an unusual quality. the way i see it, i spend more time with myself than anyone else, so i tend to analyse myself a great deal.

well i made some spaghetti this afternoon and packed it up for my lunch tomorrow. i'm all set for another week of work. i couldn't find any pomegranates in a&p today. oh no!! what am i gonna do?? i only have a quarter pomegranate left :(

i'd like to give a big hello and welcome to dawna! and congratulations on the birth of your baby, maya. her name is maya right? very pretty name.

i listen to the wind of my soul, where i'll end up well i think only God really knows.

7 comments:

dawna said...

hey lesley,

thanks for the welcome, and yes her name is maya... it's weird, after you name a child sometimes for awhile you feel like it might be the wrong name. with colby we think it worked out in the end so i'm sure the same will be true of maya.. i do appreciate your vote of confidence, thanks :)

have you tried pomegranate juice (in those neat curvy bottles, usually on ice in the fruit section)? i like to add it to my smoothies.

enjoy your week and your spaghetti (i'm hungry already, haven't had breakfast yet, so it sounds really good)

yelsel said...

DAWNA!! that's so rad that you posted, i'm so glad.

i can see your point, i'm sure the name will grow on you and she'll grow into it. i just realized i didn't know your son's name! i know exactly who he is so that's pretty funny, colby is a good choice too.

TEAM RICHKA said...

just don't drink the pomegranate juice straight.

dawna said...

yeah, pomegranate juice definitely needs something to back it up... i hear it's good in a martini ?!?

yelsel said...

good idea! i'll give it a whirl...

TEAM RICHKA said...

at 6:32am eh? i hear you're good at that...

Anonymous said...

Ohhh, can I join you guys for pomegranate martinis? :) Delightful idea!