1. Sinks that spew, but do not suck. Our kitchen sink is clogged, and no amount of Drano is doing any bit of good. We’ve got a call into the landlord to get someone to come out and fix it, but in the meanwhile, we use the sink and then scoop water out into a bucket, and dump the bucket into the bathroom sink. Back. Forth.

2. The fact that it is nearly 10PM and I am not packed or ready for Thanksgiving. We leave tomorrow morning for the airport. I’d like to console myself that in part it was reason #1 that prevented me from being totally ready, but I am going to be honest: I probably would have lounged around and panicked at 11PM anyways.

3. I am sick of winter and it is only fall.

4. My iBook, my pretty pretty iBook, is dead, dead, dead. She died the other night in a blaze of glory. I unplugged her and tried to be lazy and sit on the sofa and surf wirelessly, and she would have none of that. Her monitor wigged out and darkened. I was able to revive her long enough to quickly download and back up all of my important files (so right now if I lose or fuck up my iPod I will be one cranky person), and now, fini. She served me well. Sophie iBook, 2002-2005.

(amusing anecdote: I told my boss about Sophie’s death and she said, “But Josh has a computer at home - you’ll be fine!” (she does not understand why we both have our own machines) I walked into an office shared by two of my colleagues who are resident Macheads and said, “My iBook is dead!” They sat me down and commiserated with me and we all eulogized briefly the life of Sophie)

Four things that suck. Not too bad. Things that I am thankful for, tomorrow being Thanksgiving in the US:

1. Going to visit my family, and being able to financially afford the visit.
2. Josh
3. Ava
4. Food.
5. Shelter
6. My incredible privilege to live the life I do.
7. Health insurance (I am one expensive woman to maintain)