Yesterday was one of those days I didn't feel like doing anything...other than want to stay home, work on a couple of projects, read and surf the internet. Okay, that sounds like a lot. What I meant to say was I didn't feel like going out. Everyone wanted to go shopping and spend the gift cards they received for Christmas. But with the tourists in holiday shopping mode, it makes it very difficult to get around the city, especially where they wanted to shop. More and more I've been finding I want to spend more time working on creative pursuits.

I've had some time off from the day job and had planned to get a lot of stuff done around the apartment. Other than do the obligatory cleaning and laundry, I haven't done any of the stuff I had planned to do. I've been living on a whim lately. Ideas pop into my head and my job is to make them a reality. I carry a notebook everywhere I go. Stories, fantasies, thoughts, dreams and encounters are jotted down in my "magic book." The funny thing is, everyone wants to know what's in it, what I'm writing down. I've had many people ask me what's in the book. I don't even know what's in it. I keep hoping a fantastic idea will suddenly be on the page. My goal is to get as much out of my head as possible. I've been living inside my head for so long it seemed weird at first spending so much time getting my thoughts down on paper. Now, if I don't have my notebook when I leave the house I feel naked. I never thought I'd get to a point where I would feel uncomfortable without pen and paper nearby.

For some reason, I'm thinking of wine. It must be because New Year's Eve is tomorrow, there will be drinking...what do I like to drink? Red wine. I've never been a white wine person. It tends to give me a headache or make me sick to my stomach. I don't know much about wine but I know what I like - towards the dry side. I'm not into the sweeter wines at all. I seem to have a talent for picking out great wines. Well, I don't know if I would call it talent or even a skill. Here's my secret: when I go into a wine shop, I walk around the store once. Then I think about what kind of wine I'd like to buy...merlot, cabernet, etc. Then I look to see what's available. I look at the labels; whichever label makes me smile, laugh or gives me a good feeling inside is the one I pick. That's it! So far it hasn't failed me.

Well, it's early on a Saturday morning. Time to drink my coffee and read my newspaper. Ciao!

As always,
TOO