Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day Holiday. I have a sore throat and runny nose. Stayed home instead of shopping as planned. Brunch at home with Patrick: tacos. Did some resting, also installed a blue and green paper lantern that Tina bought us over the dining table, repaired a broken wooden frame with some glue, mounted a full-length mirror on the wall in Patrick's office (formerly the second bedroom). We recently received issue one of the CB2 catalog (cb2.com). Lately, I've been reading it just for the marketing copy. Example: "glow string lights. epcot meets escher. part architecture, part sculpture, part party. white plastic construction mini globes light up on white electrical cord. indoors or out. set of 10 lights, 10 feet 5 inches. $14.95" Another example: "porcelein oil and sauce bottles. cruet duet. porcelain white forms decant a drizzle of extra virgin, a splash of balsamic, a hint of tamari. sauce bottle, 12.5 oz, 7 inches high, $2.95. oil bottle, 8 oz, 8 inches high, $3.95." Over my recent vacation, I finished reading Michael Chabon's The Final Solution, which I liked. I started reading Don't Tell Me The Truth About Love by Dan Rhodes—the story about the Violincello is excellent. Uploaded photos. Reviewed the website of an interesting exhibit called Ashes and Snow which Tina and Daniel had visited in Santa Monica recently. Worked on journal entries from May 10 to 21. Archived documents.