{"id":3589,"date":"2009-07-24T12:13:58","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T18:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromutopia.com\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2009-07-24T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T18:13:58","slug":"random-random-random","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cariluna.com\/wp\/random-random-random\/","title":{"rendered":"Random random random"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. My beloved pet artichoke plant has put up a bud. I’m beside myself with excitement. It’s almost unseemly. It seems more than I dared hope for in the first year of its perennial life. But there it is. An artichoke.<\/p>\n

2. My review copy of Scorch Atlas<\/em><\/a> by Blake Butler<\/a> arrived yesterday. It does not bear any obvious signs of having been kicked, humped, burned, or otherwise abused<\/a>. Nor have any pages been eaten<\/a>, or even tasted. I haven’t yet decided if I’m disappointed about that or not. It’s also the most gorgeously designed book I can recall having held in my hands. So far so good with the words, too. Against my better judgment, I started reading it after the kid fell asleep last night. I ended up staying up way too late, then was up a good part of the night with the kid. Now I’ve had two hours of sleep and my head feels all funny and I’m not sure if it’s from the sleep deprivation or the prose. Stay tuned for a review and interview.<\/p>\n

3. While the kid is at playgroup today, I’m meeting my friend Meg for lunch. All by myself on the bus, (hopefully not so sucked into Scorch Atlas<\/em> that I miss my stop) to have a grownup lunch with a friend. It feels like the pre-child days. I’m not baking bread today, or cleaning the house, or even writing. I’m not going to be productive in the least. I’m more excited about it than makes sense, given the small scale of the outing. I guess this means I need to get out more. And maybe let myself have a little bit of fun sometimes on the days he’s at playgroup, instead of either writing or doing the Little Suzie Homemaker schtick.<\/p>\n

4. Tomorrow is Billy’s 42nd birthday. Should I bake a cake or cupcakes? I can’t decide.<\/p>\n

5. I have nothing more to say, but I dislike the number four.<\/p>\n

And now I’m heading out to the garden to pet the plants for a bit before I make my way over to the bus stop. Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. My beloved pet artichoke plant has put up a bud. I’m beside myself with excitement. It’s almost unseemly. It seems more than I dared hope for in the first year of its perennial life. But there it is. An …<\/p>\n

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