guest list: flowers, by chaya

Pompom
Petunia
Daisy
Marigold
Zinnia
Iris
Forget-me not
Phlox
Black-eyed Susan
Lily
Callalily
Nasturtium
Lilac
Azalea
Daffodil

i found this list in pieces in someone's garbage can in brooklyn, i think. after taping them together, it is clear this list was created by a virtual list-master. what do you think?

where/with whom/under which circumstances i connect to my source

1. center for anti-violence education
2. the interfaith fellowship
3. in therapy
4. in certain musical states
5. in the presence of edwene gaines
6. in the presence of marianne williamson
7. in the presence of gurumayi chidvilasananda and her ancestors
8. at satsang, chanting and meditating
9. *new* anshe chesed

what i got at whole foods tonight
and essential facts about this transaction:

cashier: marcela
time: 21:17:49
store: 223
register: 11

items purchased:

1. one ("1") organic gala apple, weighing in at .44lb @$1.49/lb
2. two ("2") "conventional" bananas, weighing in at . 68lb @ .69/lb
3. organic cilantro chicken sausages
4. organice spinach feta chicken sausages
5. one ("1") pound just-roasted ethiopian harrar coffee
6. half ("1/2") pound just-roasted sulawesi toraja coffee

items not purchased:

1. those pink gerbers, how pretty and dainty they were
2. those cellophane packages of fat, chocolate chip cookies
3. mediocre snacks
4. pickles

other facts surrounding this purchase:

1. the lines were incredibly long
2. a woman in front of me who had no neck and greasy curls was creating gaps in the line by enjoying the public reading of a cookbook while wearing an unattractive red and black dress.
3. i noticed the word "conventional" is used to distinguish from "organic" in the produce department.

cds i bought tonight
1. dixie chicks, _home_
2. the flaming lips, _yoshimi battles the pink robots_
3. bryan ferry, _frantic_

what i ate tonight
1. some of sue's shrimp.
2. half of a tamal de hongos with the nice mole sauce.
3. almost a half chicken with roasted, citrus-spiced skin.
4. some yummy plantanos.
5. seltzer with cranberry juice and a twist of lime, through a straw.

mail i got today
1. tempting reminder/enticement card from the new york times the message of which is to subscribe.
2. thank-you letter from edwene gaines, with (a) encouraging chapter and verse having to do with prosperity, as well as (b) enclosures about several upcoming, reasonably-priced workshops to be held at her retreat center.
3. pamphlet about sxsw 2003, something i don't feel much excitement about at the moment.
4. new copy of saveur.

names of flowers i know
1. rose
2. carnation
3. gladiola
4. sunflower
5. aster
6. snap-dragon
7. violet
8. pansy
9. gerber
10. azalea
11. tulip

what i did today
1. experienced lower back pain, said to be associated with financial issues by one louise hayes in a book my therapist had handy one day.
2. received delicious, fresh cup of coffee in favorite, white cup and saucer set by saucy significant other, hereafter known as _sso_.
3. relocated to couch in other room, assuming a feet-on-walls position.
4. read new york times.
5. prepared breakfast of (a) two ("2") organic eggs, fried, with grated reggiano parmesan, (b) three ("3") multigrain rice cakes, (c) half cup of part-skim ricotta cheese, (d) half an organic grapefruit.
6. ate aforementioned breakfast.
7. prepared additional coffee.
8. inserted additional coffee into ll bean thermos.
9. continued to read the new york times.