New-York-iversary (8).

This week I celebrate (with a nap) my 8th New-York-iversary. And so, Three Beautiful Things for my 8 years in NYC....

(1) The ridiculously awesome people I've met here. Actors, dancers, academics, doctors, lawyers, activists, radicals, writers, designers, moms. Whether known for a minute or a lifetime, they are game changers.

(2) Public transportation and all of the convenience and entertainment it daily affords me.

(3) The knowledge that though I have lost many battles in/with this City, I am winning the war. And creating a peace agreement. And setting up a humanitarian alliance of states. And installing a puppet government. And throwing huge independence day celebrations complete with beer and meat and fireworks.

Three Beautiful Things.

To start the week....

(1) Reading back and finding beautiful things from the past 3 years, that continue to be beautiful. (ie. Barack Obama, Fun with friends, Weddings!, etc.)

(2) The opportunity to negotiate.

(3) The beginnings of chilly-but-not-quite-cold weather season.

Three Beautiful Things.

The last few weeks have been pretty stinkin' awful at work. But really, isn't there always something beautiful among the muck. So now Three Beautiful Things amid the goop.

(1) SYTYCD...for real, the funnest thing ever.

(2) Grown-ass people finding bliss in 4th of July arts & crafts.

(3) The beauty of possibility.

Giving Thanks.

Three Beautiful Things for Thanksgiving Week.

(1) Repairing rather than replacing things.

(2) Getting back to work with Street to Home.

(3) The upcoming Drunken Foodie Thanksgiving.

Long Overdue.

I was reading a blog a used to read today and found myself linked there. It reminded me of the power of joy in small things. So, three beautiful things for today...

(1) Nonsensical conversations brought on by nonsensical VP debates...about pork bellies. Everyone likes pork bellies. What's so wrong with pork bellies?

(2) Having had the same conversation with the same people so many times that you have a script in your head. Sounds monotonous but really it's just terrifically efficient.

(3) The first sweater and scarf day of fall. Hooray!

Three (or more) Beautiful Things.

Beautiful things to begin the middle of the week...

(1) Instant friends. (Bring It!)

(2) Austin Public Radio.

(3) The fact that New Yorkers enjoy wearing scarves in August.

(4) Having a lovely roommate who will gladly bring me my keys rather than expecting me to sleep in the lobby.

(5) New friends having finally made it to NYC after an arduous move.

(6) A new tattoo.

Three Beautiful Things.

So, Three (or more) Beautiful Things to start out the week...

(1) Ira Hays.

(2) Spending the weekend with friends.

(3) Warm, sunny weather after months and months and months.

(4) My roommate deciding that I should start speaking with a British accent all the time.

(5) Calling a friend to wish him a happy birthday, and finding him engaged to marry.

(6) Thoughtful, but joyful, phone conversation.

(7) High school e-reunions.

You know it's good when you can't be held to only three.

A Positive Note.

I've decided to start the week off with a positive note and give you my Three Beautiful Things for Monday, November 6th. Here goes...

1. Dreading a social event, only to walk in the door and find most of your friends (who you didn't know were coming) are already there.

2. The fact that all babies love to meet other babies. I was on a very crowded train yesterday (due to Marathon traffic) and saw two babies meet up and become fast friends. If only things were still that easy.

3. Election Day! We hope that this one stays a beautiful thing, but right now it has beautiful potential.

Three Beautiful Things.

As it is 4:45ish, and I am not in the middle of something at work, I was surfing around blogsphere and found something delightful. It's a blog called Three Beautiful Things. It made me very happy, so I thought I'd share it with you. And here are my Three Beautiful Things for the day.

1. Today was the first day I could actually justify wearing a scarf. I love scarves.

2. Fonts. I love them without reason.

3. Sweaters....almost as wonderful as scarves.