New again (obviously). Don't know if I like this layout either. We shall see.

I finished Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. It feels good to be back in my habit of reading an entire book in one night.

I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't write this book first, that I allowed someone else to get to the idea and publish it. I haven't overcome any obstacles. I have mundane things to say that are also interesting and necessary. I suppose that's why I keep a blog, although on the prestige continuum, a blog is towards the "not" end, where a book is on the "has the potential to have a lot of" end.

I had a lot more to say about this last night as I was falling asleep, but I didn't want to get out of bed to blog. Now I've forgotten.

I don't like this blog layout, so I'll probably change it tomorrow.

Helping Tom buy furniture and accessories for his new apartment has made me want to move into an unfurnished 1-bedroom apartment and pick out sofas and bookshelves and curtains.

Tonight I picked up Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. By the third or fourth page, I'm amazed at how similar her style is to that of Dave Eggers. Sure enough, on page 18, I see that she wrote for Might magazine, which he founded. That makes me feel smart and literary. I'm only on page 23, but I really like this book so far.

Dream:
     Talia wanted to know how to knit, so I showed her. She then went immediately to a yarn shop and started hanging out with their knit club there. She came back and told me she had been offered a job there. I was incredibly jealous, and I was like, "Do you even know the difference between worsted and bulky? Between alpaca and cashmere?" I stomped up to my bedroom (which was some sort of attic loft). She followed me, and I pushed her through the doorway and slammed the door in her face. I went to another yarn shop, where this French girl who was formerly my TA and is now a peer (in real life) was hanging out. She was tipsy and told me jokes.
     Then Rob's dad wanted to chastise me for something. He was wearing half of a lobster costume, because he had had to do some sort of play. Cassie was nearby, shopping for makeup derived from pomegranates.
     Then it turned out that Talia's job was really for an Amish furniture store that was in the same strip mall as the yarn shop. Her job was to keep the cooler full of juice and soda for the customers. She hated it.

How is it that 20 completely different people read my blog yesterday, and 19 completely different people read my blog today, and only 1 of you has an opinion on the peafowl? Leave me a comment! I like when people I don't know leave comments on my blog. It makes me feel special. I'm going to leave the peacock post on the main page until at least 2 other people comment.

Right now I'm finally seeing the "Serenity now!" episode of Seinfeld. Jerry's dating a girl named Patty, played by Lori Loughlin, who also happened to play Dolores in the famous "Junior Mints" episode. Neat, but weird.