I’ve decided that the only things I’m going to buy that I don’t really need are going to be things that make me happy.  That sounds like a silly statement, and I don’t really go out and shop a ton, but I’m sure there are things that I purchase (like chapstick) simply because they are there.

Two new books are headed my way, and I’m excited:  Amy Wilson’s book and Kate Durbin’s chapbook.  Amy is an amazing artist that I met through a good friend, and I’m excited not only because I get to support Amy, but also because I get to have Amy’s work out here in Seattle.  Kate’s book is just breathtaking, and Dancing Girl Press has such a wonderful chapbook series that I’m overjoyed to support it.

I love things made by friends.  I’m spoiled- my friends are artists and musicians and writers, and I get to experience all of it.  A good friend just sent me his book and I devoured it in a day.  How did I become friends with such amazing people?  They are beautiful.