11 42 am pdt [ description I ]

The description said:

Unfurnished, Year Lease, Cats Negotiable, Water and Garbage Paid, Gas Stove and Refrigerator, Coin Laundry on Premises, Old Building, Hardwood Floors, Fantastic Neighborhood, Near Shops and Transportation, Parking Month to Month in Near-by Lot

I felt ill getting the cashier's check. I felt better signing the lease. I felt perfect when his electric touch caressed the inside of my arm.

4 44 pm pdt [ description II ]

The description said:

A state-of-the-art rear-drive sedan that's a nearly ideal blend of comfort, sportiness, luxury, and safety.

I loved the salesman. He was friendly and optimistic. He conveyed a trust that I had not expected. "We'd like to test drive a 330."

"Sure, no problem," he said with a smile. He handed Matthew a key and instructed, "Go out and come back in that door." We were both in shock. We can take the car for a drive without him? And we did, adding nearly a mile to the car's 34, as displayed by the odometer.

I want to have veggie burgers again.

I dreamt that Matthew asked to borrow money for the bridge toll (as he did yesterday morning) but I didn't have any. I didn't have two dollars to my name. I woke at four am and worried about money for much too long. I am fond of saying "money is easy to come by and hard to hold onto" but it hasn't been so easy to come by lately. I did design an ebay auction template, which I enjoyed very much.

We began a list of needs & wants for the new apartment:

needs:

• bookshelves
• dining room table (and chairs)
• microwave
• coffee table
• cleaning supplies
• dish rack
• my plates from LA
• my silverware from LA
• my Britta water filter from LA
• my wine rack from LA
• my plants from LA

wants:

• windowboxes (hopefully from Windowbox.com)
• curtains
• towels
• candelabras
• a reef tank
• an indoor greenhouse to grow orchids in

Here is the view from the front entrance through the kitchen to an external window.

Here is the lovely white tile in the kitchen.

The description said:

Go Players Wanted
I am looking for both experienced and new pursuants that are interested in playing Go. If you want to sharpen your skills, or just want to know more about this ancient game, drop me an e- mail and we can set up a time and place to play.

And so I learned how to play Go, though the end of the game and scoring was a bit iffy.

Here is the board, well into the game. I am black.

[ 3 years: ]

three years ago today: I am very content with this lazy day of gardening and loafing in the sun. We certainly got a gorgeous fourth. I have been cataloging the aditional two dozen plants I picked up yesterday when we hit two nurseries and a pot shop.

two years ago today: I am haunted by memories of old times / places / people. I cannot remove the memories of old lovers and ancient mistakes.

one year ago today: I don't care if we see fireworks or have a bbq. I just want to steal more moments with my man.