Hey, nobody said they had to be consecutive days.
Today's happy: This past weekend. Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous day, so I spent about eight hours getting the yard and garden whipped into shape. I painted the front steps, cleaned out the fishpond and added a dozen tiny feeder goldfish, raked, bagged leaves, propped up sagging hyacinths, weeded, and scrubbed off the outdoor furniture.
Sunday was a nice, quiet laid back day by comparison; the weather was twenty degrees colder and it drizzled rain all day (Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!) so I spent the morning reading books and drinking coffee. Mid-afternoon, Paul and I drove to Chicago to see the dry run of the This American Life show that will be beamed to movie theatres nationwide next Saturday. I'd never been to the Chicago Theatre before, and was blown away by how beautiful it was. They really don't make 'em like they used to.
Anyway, the show was really fun, and if you have tickets for the upcoming movie theatre version, you're in for a treat. Dan Savage (though he's been a bit disappointing lately) gives an incredibly funny, heart-tugging monologue, and Starlee Kine and Mike Birbiglia also deliver solid performances. There's a new Chris Ware Quimby Mouse cartoon, which is so definitively Chris Ware that I'm not going to say anything else lest I spoil it.
So yeah, great weekend.
And here's some bonus happy: I was still feeling really sad that I didn't get to go to Stumptown this weekend (Curse you, airlines!!) but an ex-coworker of mine who moved to Eugene with his wife last year went and had a great time. They knew I was all bummed out, and so what did they do? They got me a special, limited-edition commemorative Bite Me! wooden spoon from Dylan Meconis! Seriously? I have the best friends ever. Theriouthly.