8/19: the comfort of a calm day

...which included things like the New York Times Book Review, a conversation with a friend, yoga, making 1-inch x 1-inch collages, course prep that didn't feel entirely like work, Anne with an E, chocolate tofu mousse, and a foot massage machine that Chris bought for me.  School starts for real this week (not just start-up meetings), so I am grateful for this day of unflurried and unworried activity.