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Music: Kathleen Wilhoite - Shiva
Book: Winner of the National Book Award - by Jincy Willett

I've been awfully lax in my journal reports as of late. Maybe I'm settling into laziness. Seems you can't be busy and lazy at the same time though...at least not in my world. "Winner of the National Book Award" is a refreshingly sarcastic and brilliant novel about twin sisters who couldn't be more opposite and the people who write about them. Not since Binnie Kirshenbaum have I become so instantly enamoured of any writer. Willet is wonderful.

Snow to come in the Twin Cities all week, which I find delightful. What's the point of living in this climate unless you get snow to accompany the cold?! My Seattle sister comes to visit tomorrow and we're spending 4 straight days pampering ourselves into stupidity. Quelle Beau temps huh?

I have a basket of half finished songs begging for completion but for some reason I'm ignoring them in favor of the next new song verse or chord progression. Odd...I'll finish them eventually, but this is a new stage for me.

I purchased a glorious pillowtop bed this week and I can't seem to stay out of it. The mattress just calls to me and then I fall asleep instantly. It's marvelous, but of course, the honeymoon can't last forever; my days must be filled with something other than napping *smile* but not today!

Happy Anniversary

Music: none
Book: Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

Mr. Manager and I are celebrating 5 years of dating....instead of the bonds of love, we like to call it the "bondage of our love" There is no escape. We had a fun evening of ice skating, wine bars and a night on the town planned, but this morning Jon came down with a nasty cold instead. I guess we will celebrate over chicken noodle soup and gingerale. Still a happy day. Actually, since it's a snowy, slushy mess outside - staying indoors with the boiler cranked sounds like a good time. We rented a few movies; I believe we'll make it through the night : )

Gone gone gone for the winter - Trip Shakespeare

Music: NPR
Book: Blue Horizon - Wilbur Smith

A few weeks turned into a couple of months but today, officially, my sister moved out. It's just Mr. Manager and I again with our lovely pets Sweets and Kitty. Nice change. I've been searching out historical fiction books and obtained quite a few recommendations. Yesterday I finished "The Daughter of Time" by Jospehine Tey which was a quick and delightful mystery. I love royal scandal.

Recently, surfing the internet I came upon a yoga retreat overseas and am very intruiged with the concept so I've been doing ashtanga yoga religiously, just in case I sign up for the excursion. I'm loving my new SUV by the way...a few extra feet up gives you miles of road to look forward to.

Oh and next Saturday, January 15th is my show in Menominie, Wisconsin at the Maibel Tainter Theatre - it's a beautiful venue...please come out to see me if you are able!

2005

Music: Avril Lavigne - believe it or not
Book: Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

I have movies overdue and books to return to the library as well as laundry to finish and shoveling. Not a fun week. I would like to think I'm being productive but in reality I'm just playing catch-up. Nothing new on my end. Hope your holidays were fun and maybe relaxing?