Top five things about today, and other items.

1. Waffles for the five thousand this morning.
2. Painting while watching Phineas & Ferb with grandsons.
3. A small recovery nap in the afternoon when the house was quiet.

If I am a force field, metaphorically, all my energies will be focused and concentrated 

and I will be awesome. I think that's what I'm after. Or something.

4. Leftover Indian food for dinner.
5. A package from Scotland, with pictures and chocolate, shortbread and messages.

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I am planning 2014. I am considering metaphors like

• force field

for what 2014 will be like, as practiced by me.

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There are a lot of drafts that I planned to  get accomplished over the break. At the moment, I am pondering these drafts. Will they get written/rewritten/re-mediated? Will the hazy agent in the previous sentence get her motivation together, and apply her will to do this writing? Or will she continue on, acting as if writing does itself?

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Syllabi. There, I said it.

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I am about to throw all the cookies away. That's the first warning.