twenty days. . .

. . .seems like a lot more in internet time, doesn't it?  Nothing like the sound of gas burners in the pre-dawn light to break up the fall.

Twenty Ways to Not Blog for Twenty Days:

1. Wake up at 5am, drive the bikes to a convenient location, bike into Balloon Fiesta Park, take loads of pictures for sharing, then give in to all urges to nap the rest of the weekend.
2. Check out loads of books from the library.  One of which is The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai whose writing is like a sweet reward and compels shutting the computer earlier and earlier.
3. Bake two loaves of banana bread every three days.
4. Spend a decadent afternoon at the bookstore reading each and every magazine you'll never actually buy.
5. Sew clown pants for T.
6. Felt an array of bowls.  (Felt is a verb there, guys.)  
7. Host sleepovers, watch Michael Clayton, Revolutionary Road, and Thirty Rock.
8. Forget you have a blog.
9. Remember you have a blog.  
10. Take out the trash.
11. Buy overpriced drapes.
12. Return overpriced drapes.
13. Buy cheap drapes; hang cheap drapes; hem cheap drapes.
14. Learn the capitals of Spanish-speaking countries.
15. Establish new rules about no screens during the week; try to lead by example.
16. Rearrange your office.
17. Indulge yourself in mild bouts of melancholy brought on by cool air and early dusks.
18. Pretend you're moving to Istanbul.
19. Play Scrabble.
20. Believe in tomorrow.