- I went to bed around 11 last night, so when the alarm goes off at 6:20, I feel well-rested and ready to get up
- I get inspired and write over 2,000 words on the Bad Novel
- And crack the 100-page mark!
- The sun is shining
- My Thomas Pink shirt doesn't require ironing
- And I wear it
- (And I own a Thomas Pink shirt)
- There's a lovely autumn nip in the air
- I read The Brothers Karamazov on the train
- On Five Bucks to Friday, Ron and Starbucks Girl (the Little Red-Haired Girl of the strip) have a great date at last
- A good game of Internet Scrabble ends in my victory (but it's close)
- I think long and hard about a manuscript, and eventually write and send revision notes
- The Acquisitions committee approves a picture book I want to acquire
- And I get to make the offer
- I read the blues for The Valley of the Wolves -- the last manuscript stage of a book I've been working on (on and off) for two years
- I have a hot ham-and-cheese sandwich, potato chips, and a chocolate-chip cookie for lunch
- While eating, Rachel and I discuss the usual: her upcoming birthday party; her books, my books, books in general; how much we love food; our families; friends; men; and work (those last four semicolons could also be commas)
The very sweet Olgy Gary of Children Come First tells me that her e-book of "The Rules of Engagement" is getting a lot of requests and nice comments
- The National Agricultural Library asks us for a copy of Food for Thought: The Complete Book of Concepts for Growing Minds for their collection -- which is "What the hell?" but also terrific and hilarious
- Katy and I get to talk
- My family is going to have a huge Thanksgiving dinner with all of my favorite dishes (including, especially, Jiffy corn casserole)
- And we'll play croquet
- My cold is dissipating
- I listen to the Dixie Chicks, Patty Griffin, and Alanis Morrisette while doing dishes
- I drink my first hot chocolate of the winter
- I register for the domain name www.cherylklein.com for the Talking Books site, so there is now a website with my name on it, which is odd but cool
- And having written a blog post with all of these felicities (and hoping I don't sound too smug -- I'm just delighted to have had such a good day),
- I am going to go to bed before midnight and read Saving Francesca.
Yay!