To Do List

To-do list for the day:

• Acquire Tinker toys for youthful onslaught on Friday.
• Purchase wine for 50- person party two days later.
• Perform anti-dreading exercises. Breathe!
• Find tiny tripod for video-cam to continue doing YouTube reviews of ridiculous movies.
• Insofar as it can be done, turn youth of America against “Jersey Shore” in all its lowest common denominator stupidity.
• Attempt to hang intensely heavy cabinet bought for burgeoning supply of gaudy earrings.
• Dust off tried-and-true motivational and/or reward techniques for getting husband to hang cabinet for me.

The sun is just coming up after a weekend composed of dining out, dining in thanks to Annie's cooking, playing Trivial Pursuit and begging littlest grandchild not to climb out of his crib next weekend and already I yearn for relaxation. But today I have to also (a) write in sensible fashion for the newspaper, (b) write in light-hearted fashion for the blog, (c) talk to a reporter (d) BE a reporter with respect to certain zoo animals who snack on goat’s blood (above), (e) make an entreé for Smith College Club Annual Fall Supper, (g) take elderly uncle for a little drive, (h) iron while watching Episode Five of "Boardwalk Empire" again, sifting for fine points in plot and theme.It makes me want to be like Annie here and just turn my back on it all - or else down a quick shot of goat's blood myself. Onward and upward however; four more work days to follow!