easy to please

i don't think i'm the kind to only post when i'm sad or depressed. in fact, this blog is probably the opposite. things on here usually fall into one of three general categories:
1. this is what i did today.
2. rant rant rant rant!
3. things that make me happy.

this is going to be one of those happy posts.

i'm in the middle of a really good day. i spent today catching up on emails at work, and i feel on top of what i have to do. i've got some ideas swimming around my head for how to make things better, which will come into greater focus as the week goes on. not too many people are around, and it's pretty quiet. i like it.

also, i figured out that mara's dvd player and my 30-year-old TV can actually be friends. i went to radio shack and bought an adapter to hold both the TV cable and the dvd cables. now the only things left to do are to hook it up/make sure it works and then get a membership to somewhere--netflix, blockbuster, wherever. west wing season 1, here i come.

on my errand to radio shack i stopped at the candy store across the street. i got some yummy dried fruit and, even better, cookies & cream ice cream. i haven't had ice cream in a while, and it really hit the spot, especially on such a hot day.

speaking of which, what a hot day! it's summer already! incredible. such is new york weather, i guess, where we only have two weeks of springtime before the heat and humidity set in. that's okay with me though--i'll take heat over slushy cold any day.

plus, as mentioned (hooted) before, i got my tax refund. i consolidated my bank accounts so they're easier to manage (and no more stupid fees--ugh citibank). i feel now like i have a comfortable cushion and a savings, which is nice when i've been living basically paycheck-to-paycheck for the past year. it's taken me a while to settle into a financial routine--traveling always messes it up--but i feel good about it now. and i can finally buy an ipod! how lovely.

i think the major factor that's making my day wonderful is the fact that, for the first time in a long while, i feel well rested at work. i think i'd been sleep-depriving myself for most of this calendar year, and it was so difficult to get out of bed in the morning. i'd snooze three or four times before crawling out from under the covers, and i rarely made it in before 930. but this morning, i only snoozed once (huge improvement!) and i made it in just after 9, before almost everyone else in the department. i hope this lasts. i like it.

and, as if that weren't enough, today is the start of the bowling league! we're having a beginning-of-season party at chelsea piers on top of the bowling. and afterwards, i might go meet up with some old BME friends who i haven't seen in way too long. and then i can go home and eat yummy leftovers and hook up the dvd player (thank you mara) and just revel in the glory of it all.