Sunday, August 10, 2003
Breakfast at home with Patrick: Cheerios for me, Grape Nuts in milk (then heated) for Patrick. Planned Patrick's forthcoming Provincetown expenses in Excel. Did the same for potential trips to New Orleans and Anaheim for us both. We realized we can't afford the $2500 we would need to enjoy our minimum one-week itinerary for New Orleans, so that trip was postponed until Patrick's novel is sold. Graphed my salary history versus my rent history—I'm now better equipped to understand exactly how much I'm not happy with our money situation. Late lunch at home with Patrick: pipette pasta with diced herbs and vegetables in olive oil. At Cafe Flore, Patrick wrote ideas for a new novel. I (re)read from Ethan Mordden's How Long Has This Been Going On?. I had forgotten how much of a pleasure it is to read this book, and I relished each scene anew. The last time I remember reading this book I was in Key West sitting poolside under awnings on the patio of the Lighthouse Court in the middle of a severe tropical storm. We had coffee and tea and shared a peanut butter cookie: about $8. Grocery shopping at Golden Produce. Shared a burrito and regular nachos and a Snapple iced tea with Patrick at Azteca: about $10.