I [heart] the Brooklyn Public Library

I [heart] the Brooklyn Public Library
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I woke early yesterday morning. Six am to be exact. My upstairs neighbor was dragging furniture around. At six am. Who does that?

I wasn't sleepy anymore, so I hopped out of bed and got moving. I accomplished quite a bit yesterday morning. I finished unpacking, showered, and got my butt to the Central Library to check out some more books. As you can see, I got, um, a few. I went a little nuts. But they're free! Freeeeeee! After having to buy an unexpected plane ticket, I'm a little strapped for cash. Free books make me go crazy!

I left the library and wandered through Park Slope to catch the train. It is beautiful over there, with or without the Stroller Mafia. I passed a mansion and the thought occurred to me, "I could have that. If I really, truly wanted it and made it a goal, I could have that." It was an empowering thought. Right on its heels came the thought, "Do I really want it?" I'm not so sure I do.

What do I want? I want to get out of debt and stay out. I want a cozy, comfortable home without the worry of how I'm going to pay for it. I want a career in which I get to be as creative and variegated as I am when I'm not working. I want to do it all: write, act, direct, make films, create performance art, dance, photograph, produce, organize, design clothing, paint, daydream, learn, relax. I want adventure, whimsy, romance, good food, movement and color. And I want to get paid for it. I believe I can.

Puppies and Incense

Improvisation
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Free incense rules. Because I am cheap.

Now that spring is here the city's dogs are out in force. Doggies, puppies, everywhere! I want one so much you don't even know. I smile at dogs the way some women smile at babies. And if the dog and owner are amenable, I'll bend down and give the pooch a pat and a scratch.

Walking through the Village on Thursday I passed a tiny storefront with old-school puppy display window boxes filled with shredded paper. And what do you think was in those puppy display window boxes filled with shredded paper? PUPPIES. SLEEEEEPING. It took every once of willpower not to march in there, plunk down my credit card, and walk out with a puppy in my arms.

I need a pet. I think I'm going to have to settle for a plant.