New Roasted Chickpea Earrings

 Holiday art on the walls.  Homemade (like you couldn't tell).  I need to take all this down soon.

 Roasted Chickpeas with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic.

 Thoven "The Destroyer" only survives some days because he's so durn cute.

 New earrings from a distant friend (miss you, dear) and a thick sweater to combat the cold my apartment can't seem to cut.

The big excitement for the day is that I'm getting my hair cut tonight.  A friend who is in a show with me right now has her cosmetologist license so for a few bucks and a bottle wine:  Haircut.  And much needed it is, too.  I think it's been two years since I was even in for a trim.  Yipes.

Aside from that I experimented with roasted chickpeas (too much time in the oven, but not terrible), got a new pair of earrings (thank you, L), and started journaling again.  No pictures of that - it's private, ya know. 

In my time on this earth I've started and stopped a journal at least a half dozen times.  I get going for a while and then something comes along to keep me from writing an entry for one day and suddenly, derailment for months at a time.  I'm not going to lie and say that this time it's a life-long thing...I embrace my true procrastinatic nature...but it IS interesting that every time I go back and read my previous journals the themes are always the same (as I Think I mentioned just yesterday, yes?). 

This morning I caught myself daydreaming about working with such and such a person or on such and such a project.  I literally sat for 30 minutes doing nothing but picturing myself in positive environments.  Now, don't get me wrong, I realize that visualization is key to making goals realities, but at some point you have to stop visualizing and start Doing, right?!  So, once I woke up to what I was doing I made a point of making professional development a big part of my day.  To that end I worked up and sent off an audition and have some more plans for later tonight...including more visualization (wink).

Vorpal Bunny Strikes Again

I've been having an argument with my closet lately.  I just don't agree with it anymore on just about any topic.  Nothing fits quite right and if it fits it doesn't feel right, ya know?  This phase has been going on for a couple of months now, so I'm hoping that I'll be able to slowly start integrating some new items in.  I picked up a new scarf the other day at a resale shop (which should, given its size, have a LOT more good finds, but always disappoints instead) which I'll wear one of these days and show off to everyone.  Until then, though, or until I'm particularly pleased with what I place on my body, you'll be getting a different kind of post.

I think these are more fun anyway. :)

This is what my desk is covered with for now.  The desk itself is actually a table from a play I was in back in college.  I kept bugging the TD to let me have it as I loved the texture and age.  He finally caved during senior awards night.  :)  He passed away last year.  I think of him fondly every day at this desk.  The teacup and saucer are from my Grandma who also passed away last year.  I think of her every day too.  The notebook is a catch-all for my personal life. I was just re-reading a note I'd written to myself in November when I was getting down on myself for not doing "better" at an audition.  Sometimes I just need ot sit myself down for a good chat.  I have loads of notes to myself in various notebooks and it's interesting to go back and re-read some of the old notes.  My advice to me actually rarely changes - it's all basically the same thing over and over in different ways: stop getting so down on yourself, start doing what you Want to be doing even in little ways, and disappointments are not disappointing in the long run.  I am earnestly trying to listen to me for once this year.   The web site I'm on is one of the MANY blogs I read - this one is a food blog.

I just got this tea kettle for Christmas from Mom & Dad.  I love it.  It's small and colorful and does exactly what I need it to do.  All I want for Christmas is practical gifts.  The little green thing in the background is my new salt and pepper shaker set also from Mom & Dad for Christmas.  Again with the color and useful.  Love it. 

I finished reading Cymbeline last night (Shakespeare).  It's one of his lesser known for a reason.  Though there are a few monologues I might try to acquaint myself with therein.

Williams (Will) is my senior gal.  She's a sweetheart.  She's been with me ever since I moved to the city.  When I first got her she wasn't all that social. She didn't like new people and while she liked sitting Near me, she was by no means a lap cat.  Sitting On me was just a step too far, I guess.  Well, in the past couple of months she's opened up and now greets anyone new to the apartment and to top it off (this is my favorite) she sits on my lap every day now when I'm winding down for the night.  Love her.

My friend T won the office secret santa the year he got me these Vorpal Bunny slippers.  It's well and truly cold outside now so my apartment is having a hard time keeping up with the heat.  My response is to whip these bad boys out and toast my tootsies right up.