Don't Go Chasing Things that Fall

by writing it, maybe i will be better at practicing this known truth - i am way more productive and thus, feel way better about my day, when i spend a significant part of it in a coffee shop rather than on my couch (duh). yesterday i had a conference call and then the mouse man (i think everything is under control) and so by the time i headed to the gym it was after 11 and by then shops were open which significantly slows my process and while the gym is fine i don't really enjoy sitting in my sweaty clothes afterwards. so - yesterday while i did hit a coffee shop after my gym, it felt rushed (i think i was only there 30 minutes) and then i ran home to make the monkey bread (yes, i'm still talking about the monkey bread).

today i could not drag myself out of bed (it's the rainy weather i know, but this does not bode will for my upcoming schedule change of hitting the gym BEFORE work) but once i did (and pushed ABN out the door) i made my own way to the coffee shop and have happily been working ever since. it's only 11 and i feel more productive and more satisfied than i did all day yesterday. so if you see me walking down the street muttering to myself "coffee shop, coffee shop, coffee shop" - you'll know i'm only trying to motivate myself.

last night was our third book club. we read THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS, which i had read 9 years before (CRAZY) while travelling through europe. i remember sitting on a turkish rug in capadocia (FAIRY CHIMNEYS!) fingering the tassels as i turned pages. arundhati roy does the work for the reader, creating such a specific visual picture of each and every scene. i remember thinking as i read it the first time, it's like a movie unfolding perfectly before my eyes - but what i realized this time is that this book could never be turned into a screenplay - there would be no way to recreate the detail. remember rethinking the way that i write, when i read this book. the story is memorable but for me the descriptive voice is really the most compelling.

alright enough...back to work. and then the gym. and then trader joes because i'm totally making THIS for dinner.

also...two more things that have been keeping me up at night:
1. i'm thinking it might be time to change the name/host of the blog. ABN has argued for a while that fairy chimneys sounds like butterfly blech and while would argue a deeper meaning i sorta have to agree. it seems like if i'm making one change i may as well do it all at once so just a heads up...don't be surprised if i sorta jump ship. and i'm taking suggestions/guidance.

2. a lot of my blogger friends (i'm sorry, that's like the most ridiculous phrase i have ever typed ever) are doing a themed weekly post. whether it's a breakdown of a favorite tv show, an easy to follow recipe or a latest obsession, i must admit i look forward to reading more. i'm thinking of doing a weekly post as well (you know me, i like jumping on board after over analyzing for weeks at a time) but i'm not sure what direction to choose. there are a few options i'm considering: my thoughts on the latest hollywood happenings (hollywood as defined by me), my latest and greatest web discovery (ie something you can buy and i feel the NEED to own) or things that make me go hmmmmmmmm....

what would you like to read about weekly?