2013 end

3 things that make you happy:

• The sound of drips and drops on a misty morning
• chickadees in winter
• Bobcats

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Finally finishing this post
• Getting the F out of here

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Seeing a bobcat

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Neil (retroactively)

whether

3 things that make you happy:

• cats
• weather
• beach

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• therp
• cheeseburger

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• weather
• therp

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mineko

Naked Cora

3 things that make you happy:

• Naked Cora
• My new morning routine
• wolverines

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Harassing Steve
• Hugging Cora

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Getting Cora on more walks
• Having Cora meet more people

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Cora

seediness

3 things that make you happy:

• seeds
• wolverines
• goofiness

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• groceries
• wobblies

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• groundhog day
• valentine day

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• kathryn

Drawing and Singing

3 things that make you happy:

• Having a Sunday off
• Art supplies
• Singing

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Singing
• Scrounging through Katie's house for art supplies

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Figuring out color in drawing
• Getting back into a choir

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Katie

ice age floods

3 things that make you happy:

• chinese sausage
• expressions
• water

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• walk
• cats

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• lower crab creek
• frenchman coulee 

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Bruce Bjornstad

moods & meanders

3 things that make you happy:

• peripatetic perspicacious parsimony 
• peregrine falcons 
• partial permanence 

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• impartial impermanence 
• impulsive impishness 

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• shady sunday siestas
• simple strolls

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my sweetheart

fezz and drawing

3 things that make you happy:

• car talk
• fezz in my lap
• bobcats

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• drawing
• being mellow

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• more cuddles with fezz
• more drawing

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• fezz

900 mountains

3 things that make you happy:

• 900 posts
• nbh drawing
• cat foolishness

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• libraries
• beach

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• goofy-but-sincere
• mountain hikes

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• nbh

mud

3 things that make you happy:

• gravel
• mud
• spiderwebs

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• quiet
• reading

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• large rocks
• small friends

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• cah

trees

3 things that make you happy:

• lichen on trees
• ferns growing on trees
• bird nests in trees

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• walking among trees
• photographing trees

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• spring growth on trees
• being among alpine trees

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• johnny appleseed

eve

3 things that make you happy:

• stars
• quiet
• peace
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• family
• friends

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• family
• friends

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• santa claus

Drawing and Reading

3 things that make you happy:

• My penguin
• Good books
• The bird I drew

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Drawing
• Reading

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Learning more about drawing
• Reading more good books

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Mary

lights & dark

3 things that make you happy:

• curry with chinese sausage & carrots & brussels sprouts 
• chocolate
• lights & dark

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• photography books
• beach

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• spring
• returning to the missoula floods areas

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

Bubble wrap and such

3 things that make you happy:

• Cora attacking bubble wrap
• The hamsters attacking bubble wrap
• My penguin

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Talking with Anna
• Getting some tasks done

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Longish walks with floyd
• Painting

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Anna

CPAs

3 things that make you happy:

• curry
• chinese sausage
• cranberries

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• paris
• pastimes

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• august
• arithmetic

1+ persons you are going to appreciate:

• Sutherlands

perpetual damp

3 things that make you happy:

• chrimmus lights reflecting in rain
• imaginary hamsters
• decorated paper

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• wet streets
• cloudy skies

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• dusty roads
• cloudless skies

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• melvin

snow

3 things that make you happy:

• snow
• ice cream
• fudgesicles

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• snow
• not driving

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• no snow
• driving

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• frosty

shifty pickles

3 things that make you happy:

• android
• reading
• photography

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• libraries
• curiosity
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• cameras
• jello

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jan

seldom

3 things that make you happy:

• dark
• light
• shadows

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• wander
• cheese

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• snow
• sun

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• eliza

fogness

3 things that make you happy:

• fog
• photography at night
• foolishness

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• therp
• library

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• photography
• fog

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mineko

Drawing Laughing Rattlesnake Ledge

3 things that make you happy:

• The many moods of Rattlesnake Ledge
• Finding my artistic side
• laughter

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• laughing
• drawing

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Gretchen

rip

3 things that make you happy:

• remembering friends
• walking on the beach
• watching trains go by

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• walking on the beach
• remembering friends

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• honoring others
• walking on the beach

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• karen eileen jensen (smith) - 1/27/1950-12/7/2013

ephemerata

3 things that make you happy:

• colors
• patterns
• textures

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• photography
• nap

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• basalt
• water

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

sounds & rhythms

3 things that make you happy:

• empennage 
• integument
• onomatopoeia 

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• ordinary impulses
• ordinary restraint

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• extraordinary impulses
• extraordinary restraint

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• archie

episodic cranberries

3 things that make you happy:

• marmalade
• cranberries
• pickled herring

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• episodic disengagement
• pictures

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• eclectic interests
• episodic reengagement

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• eliza

repetitive

3 things that make you happy:

• SSDI received
• breakfast
• cats

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• photography
• android play

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• repetitive photography
• repetitive android play 

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

shrimp pie

3 things that make you happy:

• shrimp
• photography
• good lab results

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• therp
• cheeseburger

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• rain
• pie

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mineko

Sun and Snow

3 things that make you happy:

• Christmas lights reflect on the snow so that everything glows
• Walking while it snows and watching the world transform
• Mellow walks with Floyd

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• A warm, long bath
• Getting my desk cleaned off

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Sitting and watching light bounce off the water as sunshine warms my skin
• Cora mellowing out a bit

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Mary

nose

3 things that make you happy:

• blake
• bacon
• breakfast

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• libraries
• licorice

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• ordinary weather
• orange-cranberry treats

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• webster

3 things that make you happy:

• Good coffee in the morning
• warm fire
• warm bath

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Talking with Anna
• Hot pad on my neck

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Warmth
• Rain

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Anna

miscellaneous pork

3 things that make you happy:

• family
• bacon, sausage, ham, miscellaneous pork
• breakfast

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• family breakfast at kathryn & andy's
• photography

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• not so flicking cold
• chrimmus

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• kathryn

android tamales

3 things that make you happy:

• chocolate
• cats
• tamales

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• photography books
• android tablet

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• photography
• music

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• linda ronstadt

3 things that make you happy:

• silliness with friends
• silliness with animals
• silliness in stories

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• silliness
• stories

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Karla

pizza

3 things that make you happy:

• photography
• shadows
• stars

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• richmond beach
• pizza

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• photography
• cameras

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• abner

3 things that make you happy:

• photography
• ice making leaves all shiny and beautiful
• rattlesnake mountain bright and white against the blue sky

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• seeing rosemary 
• actually posting this instead of leaving it open all day

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• rosemary

red

3 things that make you happy:

• a warm cat in my lap on a cold morning
• pictures from the past
• gingerbread

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• doctor appt
• after dr appt

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• green
• white

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• dr harris

3 things that make you happy:

• Cora being silly
• snow making everything look soft
• floyd catching snowballs

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• no obligations after work
• playing in the snow

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• silliness from cora
• cuddles from floyd

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• floyd

jigsaw

3 things that make you happy:

• pictures
• jigsaw puzzles
• trains

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• doing more jigsaw puzzles from my own pictures of trains
• android tablet time

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• ice
• snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• eliza

3 things that make you happy:

• Looking at Rattlesnake Lake
• Snow
• Happy visitors to the Ed Center

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Posting to the Ed Center's Facebook page
• Talking to the crew

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Camping with Nae&co again
• Skiing

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Steve

ginger

3 things that make you happy:

• ginger cereal
• ginger cookies
• ginger ale

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• trader joe's
• ballard

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• entropy
• socks

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• bob

rain

3 things that make you happy:

• flannel
• twill
• houndstooth

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• rain
• more rain

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• more rain
• wet snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• cora

stuffing light

3 things that make you happy:

• the leaves off the trees so i can see out across puget sound on my evening walk
• the lights on the far shore 
• the lights reflecting on the water

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• leftover stuffing
• stuffing on leftovers

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• snow
• spring

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• sanky claws

thanksgiving

3 things that make you happy:

• thanking
• giving
• family

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• stuff
• pie

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• ground hogs day
• green

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• amanda

and happy thanksgiving to chris!

on the unlikely chance that anyone else is reading this - happy thanksgiving to you too!

strange yams

3 things that make you happy:

• strange words
• tiny cars
• strange colors

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• easy out
• little talk

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• snowballs
• meatballs

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mom

potaoes

3 things that make you happy:

• comic strips
• manga
• potatoes

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• pumpkin pie
• fabric

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• thanksgiving
• fabric of time

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mineko

festival of hope

3 things that make you happy:

• foh
• friends & family
• fiesta wear

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• rest & recovery
• residual pleasure

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• foolishness
• friends & family

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• blake

looking around

3 things that make you happy:

• beach
• railroad tracks
• sunshine

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• keystone's 'festival of hope'
• friends & family

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• looking around
• pizza

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• eliza

waves

3 things that make you happy:

• beach at night
• train in the dark
• waves

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• blake
• eliza

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• streetcars
• pizza

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• blake

ruling by fiat

3 things that make you happy:

• seeing a Fiat 500
• remembering my Fiat 850 Sport Coupè
• imaginary hamsters doing the Fiat dance

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• joining the imaginary hamsters Fiat dance
• being accused by the cats of ruling by fiat

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• driving a Fiat 500
• finding the slide of my Fiat 850 high above the Mosel

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Giovanni Agnelli

3 things that make you happy:

• Cora's rowdiness
• Franklin's soft fur
• Cuddling with Fezz

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Not having to go to any appointments after work!!!!!!!
• Walking with Floyd

2 not too long term things you are looking forward to:

• Easy going mornings with Nae&co
• Games night

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Floyd who had a perfect behavior walk this morning. Awesome job Floyd.

scissors

3 things that make you happy:

• paper
• wood
• rock

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• therp
• cheeseburger

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• groundhog's day
• lower crab creek

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mineko

moderation

3 things that make you happy:

• plaid
• snaps
• pockets

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• moderation
• walky

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• lack of moderation
• snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

Post-catatonic ephemera

3 things that make you happy:

• maps
• satellite views
• aerial views

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• sausage
• cheese

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• more Blake
• more cheese 

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Levi

got cheese?

3 things that make you happy:

• goofy cats
• granola cereal
• green cedars

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• gray cartrip
• gormless chip-eating 

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• good christmas
• generally celebrating 

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

wolverine phases

3 things that make you happy:

• webster cat
• lights across puget sound through the leafless trees when i take my evening walk
• weather

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• fierce wolverine
• gentle mr p

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• weather
• phases of the moon

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• webbie

bacon cheesefamily

3 things that make you happy:

• bacon
• cheese
• almonds

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• maps
• reading

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• zoo
• family

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my sister

3 things that make you happy

• Talking with Nae
• Cuddles with cora
• Making Lindy laugh

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Making Lindy laugh
• Getting my car back from the shop

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Not that long term, but spending time with Nae over Thanksgiving
• California sunshine

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Lindy

salish sea

3 things that make you happy:

• cabbage
• evergreen trees
• trains in the dark

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• seeing mountains
• seeing tidewater
• walking

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• walking in mountains
• walking in tidewater

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• eliza

Veterans Day

3 things that you appreciate:

• veterans
• reading history
• this country's better side

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• the flag moving in the breeze outside the window
• reflection

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• this country overcoming its not-so-good side
• admiring the flag again and again

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• a composite veteran

3 things that make you happy:

• Folk music
• Sunrise, when the sky glows in rippling red and gold hues
• Dusk, the magic moment between light and dark

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• walking the backside of the lake with floyd
• talking with anna

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Anna

eschew reality & chew

3 things that make you happy:

• imaginary hamsters
• fierce wolverines 
• snuggly platypuses

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• breakfast
• lunch

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• dinner
• bedtime snack

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• melvin 

3 things that make you happy:

• Fezz's sweet face
• Watching Austin on the voice
• Dippers

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Walking Floyd
• Getting the dirty dishes out of the sink

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Discovering more good music 
• Learning more interesting animal facts

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Fezz

tracks

3 things that make you happy:

• jo
  
• walking on the beach with a friend
• exploring railways with maps & satellite views - yesterday japan

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• quiet rain
• quiet day at home

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• winter
• spring

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

3 things that make you happy:

• mornings without alarm clocks (Except the dogs)
• cora hugs
• Floyd wiggles

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• taking it easy
• a long hot bath

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• good pain management
• hiking (I will hike again. I will!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• dr chen

licorice streetcars

3 things that make you happy:

• maps
• railways
• licorice

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• maps
• rr tracks

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• streetcars
• blake

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

3 things that make you happy:

• Electricity
• silliness
• Good books

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Silliness tonight
• PT (ok, I already did it but I was looking forward to it)

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• seeing tasha graduate from highschool (not that far away)
• Seeing the progress cora makes 

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Karla- my PT who really understands mps

PS- this has been written in chunks throughout the day

fysdunctional?

3 things that make you happy:

• toadstools in our yard - many types
• i went to the zoo yesterday!
• mooshy mooshy

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• envelopes
• lunch!

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• dinner
• eastern washington byways

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• blake!

linearities

3 things that make you happy:

• maps
• photography
• streetcars

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• beach
• woods

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• rivers
• snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• nlc

mild & damp

3 things that make you happy:

• weather
• friends
• family

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• mild & damp day
• cheese

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• road trip 
• plaid

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

3 things that make you happy:

• fezz
• puppy tummies
• hamster silliness

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• scritching frankie
• observing birds

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Cora done teething
• summer twlight when I'm quiet by a lake

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• rosemary