Pause Again

I caught myself a nasty little stomach bug this week, the kind where you're so flat on your back sick that even watching TV feels too exciting. Today I managed to leave my house for a walk around the block and caught this stoplight on camera. If the Clash hosted a photo contest, I would send in this one for "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

Since my diet has been mostly clear liquids this week, and no one needs a recipe for how to make a glass of water, I thought I'd point you in the direction of two of my favorite blogs. They inspire me every day.

Jessica Bonin's One a Day. She paints one watercolor a day, 365 days a year, and writes beautiful prose to accompany her subjects. This sugarbag is my favorite of the past couple weeks. I have oh so many favorites.

Elissa Ball's Haiku Diary. 5/7/5 syllables, 365 days a year. Her haiku capture the beauty and humor in the quirky and prosaic moments of everyday life. As you can see from her April 5 entry, she writes haiku even when she's sick. Haiku like these:

Damage Done

Wet sidewalk at night.

Under my shoe: sudden crunch

of a snail’s shell. Aaaah!

Airing of Opinions

Fanning my armpits

on the sidewalk. Old man says,

“Face it. You’re just hot.”

Enjoy!