List of 10 things

1 awesome new president
2 times i almost got hit today. stupid effing cars.
3 types of leafy greens in my CSA box last week - cabbage, kale and chard. some of the kale and chard were used as a side to a chicken dish that EA and i made on sunday night, the rest was made into a lovely soup.*
4 more nights that you can go see Tenaya Rocks: A Sexy Geological Cabaret. i'm hoping to go either friday or next weekend, depending on EA and GM's schedules
5 approximate miles i ride, roundtrip to get to/from work, assuming no other stops
6 pounds i need to lose (assuming i have not gained anymore since last time i stepped on that sonofabitch scale)
7 weeks left in 2008
8 a hateful proposition that passed in california. i am torn - i regret not volunteering to help the no on 8 campaign, but i also do not regret the time i spent volunteering for obama.
9 days i will be home for christmas - 12/20 - 12/28! (actually, i get in at like 12:30am on 12/20 and fly out 7am on 12/29)
10 number of toes that i am looking forward to getting pedicured and pampered once i lose three pounds

*lovely soup, made of stuff from my fridge & cupboard (ok, i bought the broth):
get a big soup pot
chop up 3 cloves of garlic, 1/2 a red onion
turn on burner, put pot on burner
coat the bottom with olive oil
put in garlic & onion, stir
while that's heating up, chop up a bunch of carrots
add to pot: 1 large can, 1 small can of diced tomatoes
add carrots
cut 3-4 hot red peppers in half (horizontally), chop off the tops, add to pot. you'll eventually take these out.
add some rosemary
add a carton of vegetable broth
cut tofurkey brand italian sausages into half-circle shapes and add them. i added all four, or an entire package.
add a can of sweet corn (just the corn kernels, but maybe you could add the corn juice too)
chop up the greens - 1.5 small heads of napa cabbage, .5 bunch of chard, .5 bunch of kale, throw in pot
cover, turn heat down a little.
stir occasionally.

take out the red peppers.
enjoy.