February 18, 2010

Today, I am grateful for….

1. Everyone who took the time to post kind thoughts about the blog on Facebook. Here’s a shoutout to each of you.
2. Seth Isenberg – I love the fact that we share an appreciation of both Akira Kurosawa and Adam Carolla.
3. Ilan Cohen – Actually, I’m grateful for the entire Cohen clan. All amazing people.
4. The greater perspective I have on life since graduating college.
5. Dana Gould’s Batman impersonation.
6. Greg Fitzsimmons.
7. Marvin Gaye’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” at a 1979 Holmes match.
8. Marvin Gaye’s completely different rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” at the 1983 NBA All Star game,
9. Having lost ten pounds since Christmas
10. How good I feel after stretching.
11. Bacaro’s new bar menu – can’t wait
12. Ralph Garman
13. Jessica giving me a ride to work
14. Good, no great coffee.
15. Randy Cross’s awkward metaphors
16. Not worrying about running out of firewood
17. All three of my magazines arriving on the same day
18. Not having to file FSA claims anymore
19. Roger Ebert for his Martin Scorsese book
20. The Roger Ebert feature in Esquire
21. How cute Jessica looks in her purple winter jacket
22. My stereo amplifier finally being fixed
23. Turn and Burn!
24. Eric Ripert’s diss of Rocco Dispirito
25. MS Office 2008 not pissing me off yet
26. Taking charge at work.
27. Earning the respect of my peers.
28. Seeing a long overdue change being made at my part time job.
29. Finally getting the new FB to work the way I want it to
30. Things chugging along
31. Standing up for myself at work.
32. Finalizing plans for my trip up to Chicago next week.
33. DVR
34. Our trip to Kansas City shaping up to be a rather laid back one.
35. Peter King
36. A rather free weekend that I can use to get shit done.
37. Krusovice
38. Half priced scotch night.
39. The few things that came through for me at work today.
40. Job security
41. A great part time job that gives me constant contact with creativity of the highest order
42. My new Macbook - I now believe the hype
43. Some semblance of financial security after some scary and lean years
44. Jessica - everyday I am surprised at how much we love each other
45. Not worrying about where my next meal is coming from
46. Facebook being an easy means to keep in touch with friends all over the world
47. How exciting this year is shaping out to being
48. How Jessica and I can’t seem to stay mad at each other for very long
49. Adam Carolla podcast
50. How much Jessica and I make each other laugh
51. Michael Sheppard’s sensitive performances he coaxed out of what must be the worst Bosendorfer in the world
52. Breathing
53. Any form of nuanced thinking
54. Active wear
55. Keeping my cynicism in check
56. Still not completely believing in the concept of being comfortable
57. The ability to have some fucked up and entertaining dreams – My next high school reunion as a game show
58. Having a washer and dryer in our apartment
59. Mike Ross, the director of Krannert Center
60. Foreign languages
61. Life forcing me to multitask
62. Anthony Bourdain
63. The rush of positive thoughts and feelings I have every time I see Jessica
64. Tiki
65. My smart and talented friends old and new
66. My increasingly reliable intuition
67. My Brita filter especially on those days when Illinois Water decides to put WAY too much chlorine in it
68. The music playing in my head – Stand Up
69. Competent and dedicated coworkers at both of my jobs
70. How great I feel after riding my bike to work
71. This computer stand from Ikea
72. Jessica's cute faces
73. How Jessica can pick me up when all seems lost
74. How good of a listener Jessica can be
75. Google Wave
76. Clothes that fit me even though I’ve gained too much weight
77. Bill Simmons
78. No longer worrying if today will be the day our car will completely fall apart
79. My new Ted Baker glasses
80. The moktak that my mom sent me
81. The copy of the Korean Zen Buddhist prayer CD that my mom made me
82. How good cracking various joints feel
83. My new earmuffs that don’t mess up my hair
84. Jackson 5 version of "Who's Loving You"
85. The fact that my seasonal eczema is finally subsiding
86. Everything I have yet to learn
87. My passion for music slowly returning
88. Our Simmons Beautyrest
89. My cautious optimism
90. The bizarre yet surprisingly effective baby talk that Jessica and I have developed for communicating
91. Jessica's hourglass figure
92. Memories, good and bad
93. The pavlovian response Jessica induces in me when I hear her keys just before she opens the door when coming home from work
94. My desire to seek out the positive in my life
95. Sensodyne
96. Free floss from the dentist
97. My orthotics
98. Not having to worry too much about what to wear for work
99. Having hope
100. Completing my tenth post

Object of my metta practice - myself

Reflection of the Day – With work being crazy and the traveling that I had to do this week, I just now got to reflecting on my 100 items. What a tough week, especially for something like this site! Let’s see how the weekend goes.