necessary things

I meant to do a million things today, like start on a project that's due Wednesday, or go ride my horse, or do one or seven loads of laundry. While I didn't do any of those things, I went for sushi with my mother and two of my sisters, and then drank mediocre coffee out of a paper cup at an art show in Woodbridge. I wish they'd had wine, but you can't ask much of the old ladies on the county's arts committee. And anyway, it's not like I can afford to actually purchase anything.

When I got home, I did half of the crossword puzzle, like I always do. I've never actually finished one myself. I used to tag-team them with a friend at our summer job. Today I just left it on the kitchen table, unfinished, and went downstairs to watch four consecutive episodes of Sex and the City.

I should be studying. Doing homework. Laundry. Necessary things.