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“Never doubt that you’re the one! / and you can have your dreams! / YOU’RE THE BEST…!”

—Karate Kid

“I’m only this far / and only tomorrow leads the way / I’m coming waltzing back and moving into your head / please”

—Dave Matthews Band

time 10:40 am feeling fantastic wearing brown shirt, cool new jeans, amazing cute clogs from Jeff ready for anything next Tweet, retool headers, lunch w/ Tiffany

First part of title from Ed Henry of CNN’s Twitter feed (on his Obama Euro tour 2011)

You also should check out the reviews/comments on this Playmobil security checkpoint toy. Ha.

Today is a Turning Point. I mean that. This isn’t to say I won’t have my rough days but I really do feel like today marks a new day—The Rest Of Your Life, if you will. All of this shit I have been dealing with—it will work out. I just know it.

4 months to 30. Good time to have a Turning Point.

Yesterday was smashingly amazing. It deserves an EOTD (thanks Trike):

Got up early and got in to work early for the update. I was extremely happy because I had gotten to sleep in the same bed as Jeff finally (I had banished myself to another room due to my horrible cough), AND my cold was improving. Already a good day. The sun was brilliant and the sky a fantasyland blue. Drove in and swung by Janine’s for an iced latte to combat my tiredness. The barista told me he had “basically two Masters’ degrees” in barista-ing and proceeded to proclaim he would make me THE BEST iced latte ever. We did some tweaking and…it kind of was THE BEST. He made me a bit late for the update but his devotion to his craft and natural happiness was worth it.

Update complete. It turned out we were missing a key cable for our guest presenter who was arriving from NYC shortly. My boss had to go to field day and my other coworker was unavailable so I was tasked with traveling to Uptown to secure said cable. Briefly considered driving, then thought of THE BUS! Brilliant! Rode the 6 to Uptown listening to my iPod in the sunny day. Overwhelmed with Minneapolis love. Forced to run errands in the bright day in my favorite city? ABSOLUTELY. Picked up the part and rode on back. By the time I returned it was time for the guest lecture. Kevin Quealy of the New York Times’ graphics department was kind of enough to come out here and chat about a million amazing things. I couldn’t stop taking notes. What a smart guy, and so nice besides (so Minnesotan! He even rode his bike to the lecture after having flown in. WOW.). Self-deprecating etc. What a doll. “Nice job, arrow man.”

We then headed upstairs for a fancy team lunch with Kevin running Q&A. We sat down to beautiful little plates of tiramisu already out and then feasted on asparagus, walleye, salad and potatoes. VEGGIES!!! Incredible. It was a most delightful conversation and I was very very happy. I immediately followed Kevin on Twitter and set about my day. However that day was very short as I had gotten in early, I then left early to ride my BIKE! It was another mind-blowingly brightly beautiful day and I just took it all in. Love those lakes. Home for a hurried shower then off to see Alyssa and Kristin (& Axes!). We talked for almost 3 hours but it was so wonderful that it felt more like a few minutes had gone by. They are so wonderful and I am glad they can accept me and all my semi-autistic tendencies! Oh Apt 3. I have some really, really terrific people in my life. I am very, very lucky. Coffeeshop kicked us out and so home to do dishes/eat beets (more veggies/new obsession!)/drink sleepytime tea. Fell into a deep sleep next to Jeff. Filled with optimism and hope. A New Day.