Top ten reasons why things aren't going so bad (in no particular order):

1. I live in a fun neighborhood.

2. I can find the cheapest vegetables and fruits ever in the Mission.

3. Even though looking for a job sucks, the few people who have seen my book have liked it. It always makes me feel good to know others really like my work.

4. Each time I show my work I am reminded that I've never stabbed anyone in the back nor do I have to lie about the work I've put into my book-it's all mine.

5. Christine and I are lucky enough to speak on a regular basis again.

6. I'm reading a good book. Running with Scissors.

7. I have a new bedspread which I enjoy very much.

8. Every morning in my bathroom I smell the onions being chopped at the Mexican place downstairs-quite a wakeup.

9. I have like 80,000 personalized notepads from my old job. So good cause I haven't had to buy paper.

10. I don't mind taking risks.