10 favourite things

Sunday afternoon: a walled garden by the Grand River in Fergus







Grand River, Fergus


I saw Dr. J. today. After two weeks on 10 mg of Celexa, I haven't noticed any effects, good or ill. I will now increase the dose gradually, over three weeks, to 40 mg.

Yesterday afternoon I met Keith, the social worker. At the time I felt pretty rough. We talked about a crisis management plan, something I've never had before.

He suggested keeping a list of my 10 favourite things, things to enjoy when I need some self care.

"I know it sounds kind of Julie Andrews," he said, "but I probably thought of it before she did."

Really, he's not that old.

Favourite things:

1. Drawing in Prismacolor.
2. Cheese.
3. Walking along the Eramosa River. I ought to leave my camera behind once in a while, just let that time be for me.
4. Playing computer games like Parcheesi and Solitaire.
5. Writing at my desk in the morning.
6. Sitting on the dock at Lake Fletcher, listening to thrushes sing in evening light, watching the bats start to circle the bay and then the stars come out.
7. Looking at pictures of naked bearish men.
8. Receiving a long, slow blowjob.
9. Playing piano.
10. Cuddling.