Today’s fave five were:

1. Waking up to a phone call that made me smile…it wasn’t the call that made me smile, it was the voice on the other end of the line that made me smile…
2. The great people that I work with…the inside jokes that I can share, the space for silence, the space for laughter…it’s all kinda a good thing. I’m sad my girl B isn’t around as often anymore, but at least she is still a solid part of my life, and Amanda is just a total laugh riot! Super smart, but sometimes just plain silly= a winning combination!
3. Getting a really good waxing. Today (not that you really want to know this but) I got my legs, under arm and full bikini waxed. I FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS…or pretty darn close. At the very least, I don’t feel like a hairy gorilla anymore. If you need a good waxer and you live in the Chicagoland area, Lola at Mario Tricoci on Michigan Ave is the woman to see…she’s THE BEST! For serious.
4. First week of school being done. And it went well. Class was good and better still it wasn’t a big hate fest, but rather a happy “welcome back” fest. Good times.
5. Better still was celebrating the birthday of a most talented friend Heather Bella! Her actually b-day is Saturday, but after class most of us went out for drinks. And it was great. I love my class. For a good solid year I was away from everyone, and the year before that I was kinda in the bell jar, but this year I’m closer to where I was when I ENTERED the program then where I have been most of the time they’ve all known me. I’m starting to feel like part of the group again and I LOVE my group. They are the best. WE are the best. There is mutual love and respect among us all that is hard to find in normal every day life…with my peeps, we’ve so totally got it and it’s the best. I genuinely love every single member of this thesis class…and appreciate my classmates that support me even without my knowing it. What great stuff. I feel so…happy.

Bottom line people…it’s a Thursday night, it’s kinda late in the world, things are CRAZY all around us and the economy totally blows, but one thing I know for sure; despite all the bad stuff, I still remain happy. This is the best place I could be in starting the hardest semester of my life. I hope I can maintain this momentum…we shall see! Cheers and GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Also, I just have to add something. Tonight someone told me how another person had mentioned to them about reading my blog. And I have just GOT to say, unless you are actively responding to my posts or telling me in person that you read my blog, I don’t know that you are reading it. And so at times I think I’m just recording this all on the “off chance” that someone stumbles upon it. For those of you out there, who don’t actually know me, but that do read this, this is for you; THANK YOU. Seriously. Thank you for even having an incling to care. Thank you for considering some strangers life interesting or important enough to pay attention to. Even though I don’t really know you are out there most of the time, to learn that you DO exist and that you DO give a rats ass really means something to me. I don’t just blog because I’m some self indulgent twit. I blog because I want to SHARE with people…be it to share my story, my heart ache, my optimism, my enthusiasm, my artwork or whatever…it’s to be part of something larger than myself. Knowing there are others out there that will get these messages, without my prompting them to do so, reallllllllllly touches my heart.

So again, this message is straight up for you – I appreciate that you take the time to follow me, and I thank you for it. I’m sure that your positive energy helps fuel me along along the way when times are tough. We might not have met yet, but I still think the world of you!!! Hopefully, our paths will cross in real time some day.

Cheers, Happiness and Love,
Devin

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