(tomorrow is exciting. tonight is sleep)

i left my headphones in the car so i had the valet take me to the garage after dinner. they were in the cupholder. i was walking back, and i had the urge to run to the hotel to get it done faster. but then i remembered tomorrow. i stopped, then felt frustrated and relieved. frustrated that i had to take the long way to the hotel, relieved that i was having trouble not taking off. i might be ready.

the sense of isolation here on the floor sums up nicely in the climate control. though it's below 40 outside, this monster of the building has temperature issues worked out so that we have the air conditioning on up here. it feels nice.

at the barnes foundation there was one painting i particularly liked. a little matisse with a lemon, a spoon and a glass of water on a platter. i sketched it roughly in my notebook (despite being asked not to by the rules). later we passed a series of larger matisse's, and one of them had the lemon/spoon/water platter in the corner. i was tickled.

there was also a courbet nude and my mother was surprised that it showed vagina. tonight i showed her l'origine du monde. she thought it was interesting. i showed my dad and he rolled his eyes.

i gave my mom thomas and sara's numbers. there are lots of people!