what are you doing right now?

my baby!  her birthday's tomorrow.

i'm

1) reading rough stone rolling by richard bushman.

2) discussing the outcome of this season's rather tepid project runway.

3) hanging out with one of my favorite people, university of okalahoma musicologist michael lee, here for a performance and to do research in byu's special collections library, home of the max steiner papers.  and then to perform christian's fall of the house of usher on tuesday.

4) trying to push thoughts of how many papers i have to grade from my mind.

5) feeling uber-relaxed after scalp massage from lula.

6) experiencing both anxiety and anticipation for the next two busy days, including a very special birthday tomorrow.

legwear:  black tights

inspiration: going overboard with leopard

looking forward: to saturday morning donuts & farmer's market

Friday Tights

 My weeks are so logistically complex that it is a relief--in the grand tradition of working people everywhere--to get to Friday, even if I do have to work tomorrow.

I spotted the tights above on a fellow parent dropping of her kid in the school lobby this morning. I was very close to interviewing her about her tights: 1. Where did she get them? 2. Does she collect tights? 3. Are tights her preferred mode of winter dressing?

 But I didn't and am still a little regretful about that.

 I love Lara's "highs" and "lows" that structure her post today so here are mine:

 Highs:

1. Writing before work in McNally Jackson where I spotted a pair of tights that I'll share tomorrow. 

2. Attending my nice, smart writing group in a group member's fabulous Brooklyn pad, and getting great suggestions for my story.

3.  Finishing a blog post at the 11th hour!

 Lows:

 1. Thinking about all I have yet to get through this month. Wish my anxiety could disappear because it is not helping.

 2. The fact that I still can't post the photos I take on my phone to Facebook.

 3.  The fact that I can be so shy when I don't want to be!