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pacific rim, originally uploaded by Witty Screen Name.

Things I did this weekend:

-Drove downtown in a beautiful whiteout Friday evening
-Briefly fell in love with the parking attendant
-Walked in the snowy snow snowfall
-Took lots of pictures. Fell in love with sparkley lights and snow and small-and-secret spaces and shoes that were left behind.
-Briefly fell in love with the people at Pacific Rim
-Ate yummy food
-Wandered in awe
-Thought about "life as art" and how it feels like falling in love over and over
-Accidently crashed a reception while trying to find a bathroom at the Flynn. Told the lady in line in front of me she was so pretty in her fancy dress (unbeknownst to me, she was UVM President Fogel's wife) and asked her if she was performing.
-Saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo
-Briefly fell in love with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the couple to my left, and the lady to my right
-Denied the urge to hug random people after the show
-Could not stop smiling
-Saw Amy and Megan (already love them)
-Drove home. Slept.
-Met with Emily and Ryan (already love them, too)
-Briefly fell in love with the EMS guy who helped me pick out my snowshoes
-Went to the Mason's house
-Played with Simon (the dog)
-Went to Shelburne Farms for Winterfest
-Fell in love with Earl the Siberian Husky. He leaned into me.
-Was in awe at the beauty of Shelburne Farms and the many, many, many kidsounds
-Made applesauce
-Fell in love briefly with the applesauce guy
-Stood by the fire in the farmyard
-Watched sledders
-Stood in line. Stood in line. Stood in line.
-Went dogsledding!
-Snowshoed, briefly.
-Went to healthy living for a snack.
-Briefly fell in love with the beer sample guy
-Ate kale and stew. (True love.)
-Felt happy
-Changed into nice, dry clothes and sat next to the fire at the Masons. Chatted.
-Was treated to a fah-ncy dinner by the Masons at a fah-ncy restaurant called "Sauce" in Shelburne. Fah-ncy!
-Home. Slept.
-Picked up Emily. Visited E1 art collective
-Was in awe at Jake Rifken's art (yes, I fell in love with him, too).
-Met other hip-and-happening artists.
-Pet dogs Nali and Trout. Love and scratching.
-Breakfast at Magnolia's with Em and Ryan. Briefly fell in love with eggs benedict while singing "No Woman No Cry." It smelled really good in there, and the morning light made everyone beautiful. (Yes, I fell in love.)
-Movies! (I splurged a lot this weekend!) Kicked off Beth's birthday month. We vowed to see a happier movie next time.
-City Market for some rice and beans. Yogurt.
-Home.
-Read Todd's latest blog. Emailed him about it.
-Went to bed. Some tears. Thought about what is emptiness.
-Considered calling Todd.
-Todd called me. We talked.
-I went to back to bed, in love with my life, with a vow to save all sentient beings in the universe. And prepared to be saved by all sentient beings in the universe. This feels like falling in love over and over and over again.