Five Things that Don't Suck, Sunny Saturday Edition

1.  sunlight on the bee hives
2. a really long talk with a really good friend yesterday
3. laughter
4. coffee
5. knowing that everything is going to be okay

Five Things that Don't Suck Random Friday Edition

1. the combination of cool nights and warm days
2. having no real agenda for the weekend
3. waking up without an alarm
4. the possibility of having a clean house by Monday*
5. Jed, learning how to use the espresso machine

*do not make the mistake of confusing this possibility for an agenda

Five Things that Don't Suck, Off-Campus Edition

1. making cookies for tomorrow's meeting
2. seeing Julie for lunch (hi, Julie!)
3. being just a week a way from seeing some of my CT poet peeps
4. waking up to Jed's (7:30) alarm instead of mine (6:30)
5. maybe a little time for a poem

Five Things that Don't Suck, First Day of Papers Edition

1. these last few hours before grading begins for the new semester
2. getting to see what and how the students think
3. making a few minutes before class every day to read some poems
4. a cup of tea sweetened with honey from our own bees
5. ditching it all and becoming a roadie for Elvis Costello

Five Things that Don't Suck, Just Calm Down Edition

1. calming down
2. chilling out
3. relaxing
4. taking a nap
5. moving on

Five Things that Don't Suck, Can't Trust that Day Edition

1. actually enjoying my job
2. seeing if I can get college freshmen to talk to each other today
3. poets near and far
4. the last of the banana bread
5. manatees

Five Things that Don't Suck, Perfect Sunday Edition

1. being ready for some football
2. being able to DVR the game because
3. you get to hang out with your cool family outside today
4. how very gorgeous September days can be
5. appreciating every second of the weekend